Issue ID | 1685472 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11351547 |
Manufacurer | Kia Motors America |
Brand | KIA |
Model | SOUL |
Model Year | 2020 |
File date | 22/08/20 |
Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Brand new car with 6k miles and when it rains the headlights fill up with so much moisture it's blocking output from the light and causing flickering with the bulb interminably. This is causing me to pull of the road during rainfall and at night and i was informed this is normal for kia from the general manager at wesley chapel kia in wesley chapel fl. Kia refused to replace the headlights under platinum warranty on a new car when they have a tsb out about the same issue |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6200 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | LAKELAND, FL |
VIN pattern | KNDJ23AU6L7XXXXXX |
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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