Dealership changed my brakes on sept 18. On sept 19, while driving on highway, all four brakes activated without brakes being pressed. Vehicle decelerated from 65mph to 30 MPH and drivers side front brake caught on fire.
2010 Kia Soul brakes complaints
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While driving on I-95 in south florida I had a difficult time getting my 2010 kia soul to stop during a panic stop situation. I am over 210 lbs. And had to put every ounce of strength I have to get the car to stop. I am 63 and have been driving since 15 and never had a car react like this kia. It has 4-wheel disc brakes. If [xxx] was driving we would have ended up on the rear deck of the car in front of us. [xxx] is small and would not been able to push as hard as I did. I took the car to the dealer and they could not find anything wrong. I would like to make you aware of this problem (braking issues) because I certainly need a car which will stop on command. I talked to a young girl here in nashua who owns a 2011 kia and she told me she thought there was something "wrong" with her brakes also. It is very scary when a car won't stop like it should. Thank you for listening to my complaint. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I am the owner of a 2010 soul. The car rolled down a hill in 1st gear with the emergency brake on twice, the 2nd time into a river. Now every time it is damp or cold the emergency brake sticks [stays on when the lever is disengaged] and I end up driving with the brake on. The entire car shakes until the brake lets go. I have had the car looked at by my local dealer twice and they have done nothing.
Tl* the contact temporarily rented a 2010 kia soul. The contact stated that the brake pedal was abnormally small and high, making it difficult for the contact to depress the brake pedal when attempting to reverse. The contact stated the design of the peal caused dangerous driving situations because he would have to look away from the roadway and locate the pedal. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 8,000.
4-8-10 aaa tells me the rear brakes are not engaging when they changed a flat tire. I took car to dealership to inspect brakes and patch tire. Dealership did no repairs. 4-26-10 2010 kia soul se2, brakes failed to engage when car ahead stopped causing my car to rear end that car. Speed under 15 MPH. $3000 damage to my car. Scratch to other car. 5-11-10 independent master mechanic inspected brakes and thinks they are defective and unable to be repaired. Advises lemon law application started.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 kia soul. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH. The transmission began to slip without prior warning. The failure continued during the travel for approximately 800 miles. In addition, whenever dispensing fuel into the fuel tank; the fuel continuously sprays out. Also, there was failure with the brake system. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician was unable to locate the failures. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 800. The current mileage was approximately 7,000.
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