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2016 Kia SOUL Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1708794
Internal NHTSA #	11377917
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2016
File date	02/10/20
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have not had a safety failure yet, just to clarify. I bought the car certified in october. It revs up to 2,500 - 3,000 upon startup, loud enough for a neighbor to come over and tell me to get it checked out. It hard-idles and shudders when it's stopped. I'm very concerned about it being unreliable, but more worried about it being unsafe with the revving. After three visits to the dealership for these issues, i'm told it's due to a bad software update from before i bought the car. They can't/won't tell me details on the update, but say that i'm lucky my car is still running because it put a lot of cars "out of commission". Because it's still running, the dealership and manufacturer are refusing to help me (no fix is available, and they've refused a refund or replacement). I just need a safe and reliable car. I refuse to simply trade it in and pass the problem along to someone else. Kia did not disclose the software issue in advance and isn't backing their product. I wonder how many other people have been affected.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KINGWOOD, WV
VIN pattern	KNDJN2A29G7XXXXXX
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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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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2016 Kia SOUL Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Kia SOUL Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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