Tl* the contact owned a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated while driving a puff of smoke was seen coming from the hood as it started to stall. The contact stated that no warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that a jogger alerted him of flames coming from underneath the vehicle. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The contact was the only person in the vehicle. No injuries were sustained. The contact stated the vehicle was towed to a towing lot and deemed a total loss. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v120000 (engine, engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
2015 Kia Soul engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power and jerked with the oil pressure and battery warning lights illuminated. The contact coasted to the shoulder of the roadway and restarted the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to operate as designed. Kings kia (9600 kings auto mall rd, cincinnati, oh 45249, (888) 460-0461) was contacted and made aware of the failure. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted nor made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated that several warning lights were illuminated indicating a misfire on several engine cylinders. The vehicle was taken to healey kia (114 ny-17k, newburgh, ny 12550, (845) 565-7033) where three out of four coil packs were replaced. The contact was informed that cylinder #4 showed low compression. The contact was also informed that the engine needed to be replaced due to the result from the compression test. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Car burns oil excessively. Has started making bad engine noises. Visited a kia dealership mechanic. Was advised that the engine requires replacement due to damage. Noise is when in motion. Standard driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated while driving at a slow speed, the vehicle had ceased without warning. The contact depressed the accelerator however the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer however a diagnosis was not performed. An independent mechanic diagnosed the failure to replace the catalytic converter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 145,000. The contact referred the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v120000 (engine, engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. Invalid VIN.
Had been driving on the highway for about 90 minutes/90 miles when we were coming to the summit of stevens pass on hwy 20 east-bound. The car suddenly started running rough so we pulled to the shoulder just in time for the engine to stall and all dash lights to come on. Tried to restart the engine when a puff of smoke erupted from the engine compartment and a bystander alerted us to visible flames. Thankfully, a passer by had an extinguisher and was able to put out the fire almost immediately.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact restarted the vehicle and pulled off the roadway. The contact stated that the vehicle consumed and excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was notified of a failure on cylinder number 3. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 125,600.
Engine is using excessive amounts of oil and there are no apparent leaks. A seized engine on the interstate can lead to an accident. I see multiple reports of this problem with this engine and nothing is being done to correct this safety issue.
I had an oil change done march 8,2020. May 9th,2020 I hear a ticking. I checked my oil,there was none. I have no oil leaks., I added oil,drove about a mile,the ticking got louder and then my engine shut off. I had it towed home. I have no idea why there's no oil and no leaks. I was driving about 30 MPH when it stalled. No smoke,nothing. My indicators for low oil or check engine never came on. They still aren't on.
I was driving home on the highway at full speed (65 MPH) when all of a sudden my 2015 kia soul + stalled and the check engine light started to flash and then smoke started pouring out.... I lost all power but made it to the break down lane and turned the car off. The car started to fill up with smoke and I saw flames coming out from under the hood so I tried to get as much stuff out of my car as I could before the flames got too big and before I knew it the whole car was fully engulfed by fire.
Vehicle just hit 80k. Low oil light came on @ 2500 miles. Checked and 2 qts disappeared. Filled back up with 2 qts and a month later, check oil light came back on and was again, 2 qts low. Filled back up and immediately the low oil light started flickering again. Replaced the oil pressure sensor and that fixed the flickering light but am still losing oil. No leaks or smoking. This is ridiculous.
Car lost power and wouldn't start. I had it towed to the dealer to find out it had piston failure. Upon doing more research I found out this is a common problem for the kia soul. I got my car though car max and the warranty company refused to fix it as I could only provide one years worth of oil change receipts. I am suck paying for a car that wont run kia is aware of the issue and will do nothing to help.
I was driving down chuckanut drive. Windy road, I came to a corner going 15 MPH then it felt like the engine turned off. So I pullled over to see. When I stopped the engine was still on so I put it in park turned the car off and opened hood checked oil everything seemed fine start driving again I noticed it was very touchy on gas pedal you couldn't really accelerate. I get like 2 miles down the accelerator stopped then it just had the worst noise coming from engine and the dash light said oil was blinking ! I couldn't go any further! I sat there for a couple hours finally got a hold of cab company that brought me oil I put it in and still the worst sounding noise coming from engine. My friend came and got me and my car is still on chuckanut! As we speak I'm trying to figure out what to do next chuckanut is on highway 11 in wshington state the car was in motion and now is parked on pullout on chuckanut drive
Loss of power, needs oil every 1k miles. Catalytic through the muffler clogged and had to be replaced. Everything stated in the sc176 recall for the 1.7l engine is exactly the same on the 2.0 been getting worse and worse wont last another year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the engine of the vehicle with the check engine and oil warning lights illuminated. The vehicle loss motive power. The contact coasted to the shoulder of the roadway. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to community kia of bloomington (2200 s walnut st, bloomington, in 47401) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was then informed that the warranty on the vehicle was expired. The failure mileage was approximately 69,149.
High exhaust gas temperatures LED to damage to the catalytic converter,allowing engine oil to escape damaging valve gasket, spark plugs, ignition coils and head gasket. Also 2 valves were bent.this damage occurred while driving on the I-95 expressway in jacksonville, fl. Vehicle went into limp mode while going 55 miles per hour. It had to be towed to a local repair shop.
Driving long distance my car lost power would not accelerate shuddered car is smoking losing oil
When I turned my car on it heard a knocking coming from the engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to lakeshore kia located at (330 e howze beach rd, slidell. La 70461), to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the catalytic converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and manufacturer covered the cost. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v120000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.*dt
While driving home and at a stop sign my car began to knock something fierce, being a few homes away pulling into driveway. I now hear louder knocking and a new clanking noise (metal in washer sound). Car was towed to mechanic I was told the rod was busted. Needs an engine overhaul. It has 78,000 miles on it and no longer runs. All maintenance was kept up on this car, this was not due to my neglect and the check engine light did not come on. A car I can't afford to fix and still pay for.
The car is not accelerating properly and not changing gears correctly and automatically. The check engine light is on and is running several codes. It may be the catalytic converters. I was driving on the highway and my car started putting and no accelerating past 60mph. It makes this loud clicking noise when I try and go faster and also it sounds really loud like a lawn mower.
The car died - it was the catalytic converter it was replaced - then shortly after the engine died while driving on the highway. I have read that the engine was damaged by the fault with the catalytic converter - so does the man at the garage - kia just laughs at me
After having the cat converter replaced before the recall ever came out or existed the dealership never changed the replaced cat which was as damaged as the first one but then had the ecu upgrade done at the same mileage as the first on going bad and now blew the engine and caught fire!
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate above 5 MPH. The contact pulled over and inspected the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and noticed that the engine was very hot. The contact stated that the engine was orange colored. The contact removed the oil filler cap and became aware that there was no oil in the engine. The contact added two quarts of engine oil however, twenty minutes later the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to jeffrey kia located at (30800 gratiot ave, roseville, mi 48066) for a diagnosis. The diagnosis was that the catalytic converter and piston rods failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v120000 (engine and engine cooling) as the cause of the failure however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 150,000.
105800 miles on the engine. Serviced regularly. Driving on an interstate at speeds around 60 MPH. Heard a loud knocking sound happened. Ended up throwing a piston through the oil pan at speeds. No accident.
Car has been fine and normal, but the other day I was driving, and while accelerating after being stopped at a traffic light, I noticed the car suddenly seemed to lack power. It got up to about 45 MPH, but then started knocking - lightly at first, then really loudly. The oil light flickered on and off during this time. I immediately pulled off the road and had the car towed to the kia dealership where I purchased it (palm springs kia). They told me the engine needs to be replaced! Mileage is 70,612 originally, this car was under warranty up to 100,000 miles, but since I'm the 2nd owner, I was told warranty expired at 60,000. Why is that? Now I see this seems to be a frequent problem with the 2015 kia soul and a recall seems to be in order!
On feb 15, 2020 I purchased a 2015 kia soul from a used car dealer in az. In less than 24 hours, the vehicle stopped working, and after it was towed and inspected by the dealership, I was advised that the engine was going to need to be replaced.
Vehicle engine started to knock at cruising speed, 70 MPH and 2400 RPM. 235 mile trip the engine had at multiple times began to rev up to 3500 rpms at cruising speed with no indications as to why. Within 5 miles of rapid knocking noise, engine cuts off and oil pressure light comes on. Complete loss power at driving speed and loss of oil pressure. Oil system maintained in accordance with recommendation in manual. Oil system not low on oil. Complete bearing failure. Full synthetic oils used. Multiple complaints to dealer about engine shaking, sounding like helicopter, complaints about the cruise control high racing engine to make slight inclines to at least 6500 rpms. Dealers only treatment was fuel injector cleaner.
We bought this on 2016 for my daughter at that the car had 20 something thousand miles the car was working great we were doing the oil changes every 2500 miles .everything was ok until the car got 70000 miles is when the problems started in one time we did the oil change, alright everything was ok one week and half past and my daughter told that her car was doing some weirds noises on the engine so I went outside to check the engine oil level and got surprised because the engine was almost empty I had to add about 21/2 quarts of oil what happened after that is that I was checking the oil level every week finding out that I had to add almost 2 quarts every week and I thought this can't be happening on a car with 70000 miles so did start investigating online ,I found out the this car have a engine problems same thing happening to me but I'm not sure if the existing recall is also related with my problem because the one said something related with catalytic converter that could get overheated and could damage pistons in the engine the recall number is 19v120 .ok with that information I went to the kia dealership I told them about the recall and they said that they don't have the recall in the system so they can't do nothing about it so I have to wait for the kia notice . The problem is that my car already started to loss power I found out the catalytic converter is clogged and cylinder number 3 misfires . Checking on you tube I found out the kia engineers made a mistake with the pistons they did install short head pistons in the engine and somehow that causing the problems in the engine (don't know what to do )(the man with 2015 kia soul now with 82000 miles ) you guys can find more complaints like mine in car complaints.com
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. The contact stated that while stopped several unknown warning lights illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that there was no engine oil in the vehicle. The contact also stated that the vehicle had received an oil change approximately three weeks prior to the failure. The vehicle was towed to lumberton kia located at 5035 dawn dr, lumberton, nc 28360 (910) 739-2405, to be inspected. The technician was unable to find an oil leak location. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v120000 (engine, engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
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