The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the residence and parked. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,169.
2011 Kia Soul: check engine light
10 of the 194 complaints about the 2011 Kia Soul describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 108,500
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Check engine light by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the Malfunction Indicator Lamp was illuminated. The failure mileage was 84,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle but could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle temporarily jerked. The contact stated that the failure recurred several times while driving and depressing the brake pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who test-drove the vehicle and informed the contact that no failure was found. The independent mechanic reset the check engine warning light. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
I have had this recall(SC284) since September 25, 2023 of this year. Also I have called multiple places to have it repaired and I’ve gotten the run around. They have been so rude! Also now the check engine light has come on the dash so now I’m getting even more worried about the recall situation.
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the check engine warning light intermittently illuminated. Additionally, there was an abnormal burning odor coming into the cabin of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer however, the vehicle had not been repaired. Shortly after the electronic stability control, ABS, and TPMS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle began to emit an abnormal smoke odor from inside near the engine compartment. The contact called the dealer who confirmed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 21V137000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and that the HECU had failed and needed to be repaired. The contact was advised by the dealer to turn off and not drive the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
My engine light has been going off and one no problem driving the problem is when I put gas in car the car want start until I give it gas a little. I don't have problem to crank car. And after I crank my car after I pump the gas to start it. There is no problem only when I get gas. It goes off maybe after a long while but then come back on when gas get to low and then problem starts all over again. I have ask kia dealer about recalls all the time they say all recalls on vehicle are done. I have read several times about fuel problem or pipe that cause fires on vechicle. I read as recent as jan 18 there was recall in another country on this .the light went off jan 15 but came back on jan18
The line holding my automatic transaxle fluid is leaking at such a rapid rate that my car is not driveable. The check engine light did not come on in my car until I was unable to safely operate my vehicle and switch gears on a highway. The part is severely low nationwide, potentially on back order.
Head-gaskets and/or thermostats failing under normal driving conditions and low miles. I am on 2nd head-gasket and 4th thermostat and only at 109000 mi. Twice this has happened while driving on freeway and twice while around town. Fluid levels were good and other maintenance done regularly. I have talked with multiple kia dealership service departments and they start by saying that is not normal then after looking over the car saying its a normal thing for souls. These failures have caused the engine to overheat each time once the thermostat sticks closed. No engine warning lights and temp gauge only showed the overheat 2 out of four times. They seem to be failing fairly regularly around 20000 mi.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle began to loose power. The vehicle resumed normal operation once the cruise control function was disengaged. The failure recurred with the illumination of the check engine light. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the transmission fluid needed to be drained and replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 40,000.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Pitstop: DTC P0011/ P0014/ P0016/ P0017 due to incorrect camshaft reluctor wheel configuration
- Partial repair of c-mdps motor, ECU, worm gear and/or steering column housing
- Partial repair of c-mdps motor, ECU and/or steering column housing
- Pitstop: cylinder head steel ball inspection and installation
- Pitstop - engine component re-use guidelines
- Pitstop: manual evaporative emissions test for hard to find/small leaks
- Kia: for GDI high pressure fuel system, special service information and specifications are provided.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Kia Soul check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 2011 Kia Soul?
10 of 194 owner complaints about the 2011 Kia Soul (5%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2015.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Kia Soul?
There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Kia Soul
No deployment 18Fire or smoke 10Stalling 7Adaptive cruise 5Harsh shifting 5
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