Issue ID | 1649428 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11315923 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | SOUL |
Model Year | 2020 |
File date | 12/02/20 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Rpms kept increasing to the red line for no apparent reason while driving on the highway. The vehicle would jerk and not have acceleration at higher speeds, the transmission would slip. The transmission would not always engage when accelerating from a stopped position, or when it did it would feel like the vehicle would drag as if something very heavy was tethered to it. At the same time the rpms would increase and decrease wildly without touching the accelerator. The vehicle was returned to the dealer who diagnosed "transmission slipping at higher rpms. Internal issue in the transmission. Per tech case #... |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 3800 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA |
VIN pattern | KNDJ23AU8L7XXXXXX |
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 | 01/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 70 |
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