Issue ID | 1355201 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10953779 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | SOUL |
Model Year | 2016 |
File date | 26/12/16 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | The 2016 kia soul owners manual has false, misleading and incorrect information. Before purchasing this new kia soul in 12/16 i looked through the cars owners manual. Something that caught my eye and helped sway me to purchase this car was the information in section 8 page 15 under online factory authorized manuals (u. S. Only) it states that the following publications are available on www. Kiatechinfo. Con at no charge. Service manual, electrical troubleshooting manual, owners manual. If you visit that site www. Kiateahinfo. Com the first screen that pops up states that effective october 17,2014 the site has been changed to a subscription-based pay per use site. Kia refuses to honor the information in the 2016 owners manual stating that this information is provided free of charge. This inaccurate and misleading information needs to honored buy kia motors and this and any future inaccurate information in the kia supplied owners manual needs to be corrected prior to the sale of any and all kia automobiles. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 200 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | CLAYTON, NC |
VIN pattern | KNDJP3A51G7XXXXXX |
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 | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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