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2014 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1638398
Internal NHTSA #	11301692
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2014
File date	20/01/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On january 20, 2020 i was driving at about 50 mph on el mirage rd when suddenly the car lost power. I noticed the speed drop and tried pressing the gas to gain power and speed again then i heard a loud pop. I looked in my rearview mirror and there were huge flames and oil splattered on the back window. I quickly got out of my car and the flames in the back were still there but dying down and there was something on fire under the car. I had to use a bottle of juice to put out the fire underneath the car. If i didn't have that juice i'm almost positive the whole car would have caught on fire. I started doing research and saw that kia soul 2014 had a recall because of the catalytic converter overheating causing the piston rods to break and puncture the engine block causing an oil leak onto the hot exhaust system which causes a fire. The recall number is sc155. This recall supersedes campaigns 14v-332 and 15v-736. I had taken my kia soul to get a new catalytic converter based off the first recall in november. They must have put another faulty catalytic converter in because this should not have happened. I got the car towed to the rally kia dealership in palmdale, california and it is currently still there. They took 2 days to give me a response on if the car would get fixed with the recall again. They said multiple mechanics had to check it out to see what happened. They said it happened because i didn't put oil in the car which cause a piston rod to break and puncture the engine block, causing an oil leak which cause the fire. They are trying to blame it on me and charge me $6,000 to fix the car. The car caught on fire. I had just put oil in it the night before hence the oil splatter on the back windshield. And the way they described the piston rod breaking and the oil leak is exactly how it is described in the recall. They should be fixing my car with the recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	154242
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKE LOS ANGELES, CA
VIN pattern	KNDJN2A23E7XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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	50
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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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2014 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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