Issue ID | 1516884 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11154078 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | SOUL |
Model Year | 2014 |
File date | 23/11/18 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | 11/23/2018 1445 traveling from wilsonville or to netarts bay, or on hwy 6 westbound catastrophic engine failure/ kia engine oil defect - engine seized at highway speeds. Safely got into tillamook to call aaa for an 85 mile tow back home to wilsonville. Had a very long wait in the rain for tow truck. We regularly changed oil and performed all scheduled maintenance of which we have complete records, very clean and no accidents. No warning to any problem before incident. After the incident we had the oil checked and changed again at valvoline instant oil change in tillamook just to see if they could help. New oil did not improve the condition. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 150000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | WILSONVILLE, OR |
VIN pattern | KNDJP3A58E7XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 55 |
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