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2014 Kia SOUL Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1657780
Internal NHTSA #	11322123
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2014
File date	22/04/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving on the highway going the speed limit. I turned down the radio due to hearing a shaking noise. The shaking noise began to get louder and shook my whole car. I quickly pulled over to the side and turned my car off resulting in smoke coming from the engine. I immediately got out of the car. I returned to my car the following morning to see if the car was in need of coolant or oil. The oil reservoir was full but the oil pan was empty for some reason. We filled it will oil waited a bit and tried to turn the car back on. The engine shaking only got worse. I called road side assistance to take my car to the kia dealership. Once at the dealership after doing some research there is a recall out on my car for the catalytic converter that i was made aware of previously by auto zone after doing a free diagnostic check on my car last year. While reading into the recall it states a piston rod can be thrown from the car puncturing the engine causing oil to escape from the engine. This is the exact words the service guy at kia had said happened to my car. He said since my car would not be able to be on long enough while seizing to check if the catalytic converter was the cause that he would not fix the car even though the recall specifically states what is wrong with my car and what would happen if not taken care of. Now i am in a position of having a car i owe 9k on but is only worth 400$ with no engine. With this i can get a car for almost 500$ which is not close to reasonable and i should not even consider. I take very good care of my car. It has a little of 120,000 miles on it and i am the second owner. I have always gotten oil changes and have never had issues with not keeping up with my car. I know i am not in fault for this. Recall number 19v120
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	120000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORFOLK, VA
VIN pattern	KNDJN2A25E7XXXXXX
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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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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