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2015 KIA SOUL Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1621311
Internal NHTSA #	11282007
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2015
File date	22/07/19
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On the evening of july 22,2019 i was leaving targets parking lot put my vehicle in reverse and when i put in drive my 2015 kia soul took off. The rpms were the highest it could go going 40 miles p hour in a busy lot all i could was honk my horn. I tried the breaks putting in park and turning the key off. My wife and i were in shock. We hit the curb fly across 3 lanes of traffic the median and hit two cars. My wife was pinned there was white smoke in the cabin. People got her out fire dept came. My wife was transported to uci trama and i went back the next day to concerned for my wife rather than myself. Wife had 8 broken ribs separated and a broken back myself 7 broken ribs and bleeding of the brain. One hour prior approx to this accident we were next store eating and when leaving to go to target the engine started making a loud clicking noise i tuned it off and waited a few mins tried again and still the same noise. Then the 3rd time it was fine proceeded to target. All maintenance has been done and on time prior to this terrible accident. Our lives have change dramatically
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GARDEN GROVE, CA
VIN pattern	KNDJX3A58F7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 KIA SOUL Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 KIA SOUL Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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