My car is only 3 years old, 112,000 miles and my air conditioning compressor went out. the fix is over $800. i have owned 6 cars in my lifetime and have never had this happen, i've never even ran out of freon in my cars.
This incident occurred on saturday, the 11th of august, 2018 at 12 noon. in motion on interstate i75 southbound. medium traffic, dry and clear conditions. i heard what sounded like a rock or other road debris hitting the bottom of the car. about 15 seconds later i started hearing a sort of tapping noise from the engine compartment. all the gauges showed normal. i pulled over thinking i may have picked up something under my car. i pulled to the shoulder and examined under the car and saw nothing. i started driving again and changed my destination to the kia dealer where i purchased my car. i noticed the noise increasing and it seemed as if the engine lost lost compression. i then turned on my flashers to alert the drivers behind me. about this time the lcd screen turned white and had the message that the system may have received an error message from the engine and noted that i should get to a kia dealer asap. the screen then went blank. i drove for about another half a mile and the engine light illuminated and the engine died. i was able to get to the shoulder and i notice "steam" coming from under the hood. upon opening the hood i saw the steam was smoke and flames were shooting from the top of the engine, from under the oil cap. i took a blanket from the back of my car to beat out the flames and it caught on fire. at that time i got away from the car and dialed 911. at that time a trucker had pulled over and came running back with a fire extinguisher and doused the flames. a fire truck arrived and wrote a report which i do not have. the car was towed to sons kia of mcdonough, ga.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle began to sputter, vibrate, and a knocking noise was present coming from the engine compartment. in addition, the check oil indicator flashed on and off. the contact stopped the vehicle to check the oil and discovered that the oil level was low and the oil was very dark. after adding oil to the engine, the failure continued and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to ed voyles kia (2145 cobb pkwy se, smyrna, ga) where it was diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. the contact stated that the check engine indicator flashed, there was a drastic reduction in speed, and the vehicle stalled intermittently numerous times. the manufacturer added the vehicle to nhtsa campaign number: 19v120000 (engine and engine cooling) on april 16, 2019; however, the vehicle was unable to be safely driven. a dealer had not diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2015 kia soul. while the contact's son was driving 60 mph, smoke appeared from the front of the vehicle, the vehicle stalled, and an abnormal noise was heard. the contact's son exited the vehicle and observed that the bottom of the engine was on fire. within a matter of minutes, the entire vehicle caught on fire. the fire department extinguished the fire and indicated that the vehicle was a total loss. the vehicle was towed. the cause of the fire was unknown. there were no injuries and no police report was filed. the manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
Engine started making knocking noise at 79,000 miles. took it in to dealership and they said i need a new engine. since i was the second owner, it in not covered under the warranty. dozens of people are having the same problem with this engine. this recall is long overdue
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle lost power and smoke appeared from the engine compartment. there were no warning indicators illuminated. a police report was not filed. a citizen extinguished the fire. there were no injuries. the vehicle was taken to jim bone kia (1255 santa rosa ave, santa rosa, ca 95404, 707-545-7050) where it was diagnosed that the engine failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number to the contact. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000. the vin was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of engine power. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle did not have any engine oil. the vehicle was towed to another independent mechanic who also diagnosed that the engine seized and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and was towed back to the contact's residence. a dealer was not contacted. the contact stated that there were no warning indicators illuminated prior to the failure and no signs of any leakage. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
I was driving my 2015 kia soul on my normal route to work on 4/5/18. it was a dark, clear morning on a busy highway. i was moving with traffic at approximately 60 mph. at just about 5:30 a.m., the vehicle made a noise and lost acceleration. i was able to get to the side of the highway and park the vehicle. i was parked for approximately 3 minutes when i saw smoke and flames coming from the engine. i exited the vehicle. shortly thereafter, the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames. no other persons or vehicles were involved in this incident. i purchased the vehicle new and it had had no significant mechanical work in the 2 years that i owned it, just normal oil changes and a couple of safety recalls. neither the firefighter on the scene, nor the insurance adjuster, were able to determine the cause of the fire, only that it started in the engine.
Engine developed a loud knock. was not able to drive car. this is the second time. first time was 09/05/2017. it took 4 months before we got car back. engine was warranty replaced. towed car on 2/17/18 to dealership. still waiting for repairs to be done.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. while driving various speeds, the transmission lunged without warning. in addition, the contact observed that the vehicle shook vigorously while idling or while driving. also, the vehicle would sometimes fail to switch gears. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine mount needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to the dealer again where it was diagnosed that the fuel injectors needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 14,000.
The car caught fire under the hood of the engine. upon arriving home from grocery store passenger noticed smoke under the hood. the fire was extinguished and the kia emergency roadside service was called. the local kia dealer doesnt want anything to do with the car even though the car is still under factory warranty . kia corporate isn't much help either saying it will be 2-5 business days before someone from there will be able to come and inspect it. in the meantime i am stranded in fort wayne with no transportation. again the car is still under factory warranty!!!!!!!!!
The engine failed at 23,600 mi. i was sitting in traffic when the "oil" light came on and the engine seized up completely. fortunately this did not happen on the highway. the kia dealership denied the powertrain warranty stating that since i did the oil changes myself the warranty was void. i paid a mechanic to replace the engine. when i took it to the shop the mechanic said they had just replaced the engine in a 2014 kia optima and where more than familiar with an engine swap on a modern kia. these cars are not safe, the government should be investigating kia motors for their fraudulent practices.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. the contact stated that the engine was idling high. the engine hesitated, there was reduced engine power, and there was a strong vibration as if the vehicle would stall. the vehicle was taken to kiefer kia (1810 w 7th ave, eugene, or 97402, (541) 302-0909) more than four times; however, they failed to provide a permanent solution. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 19v120000 (engine and engine cooling); although, the failure was similar. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the failure mileage was not available. *bf *jb
Car is equipped with eco-boost and active "intermittant stop and go" system, which is active every start cycle unless "deactivate" button is engaged.car has been driven by 18 year old daughter for 3,000 miles in 6 months. the engine has shut down and not been able to be restarted on 2 separate occasions.both times the isg system switch was depressed, the system was deactivated,and the car was stationary. the second time the car shut down was at a very busy intersection, my daughter is a new driver-she was hysterical. dealer claims there is nothing wrong with the car, they are saying it is operator error. i have told them that she always deactivates the isg every time she starts the car. she has seen the "deactive" light go out several times while driving the car. this is a very dangerous situation. we were not told by the dealer about the isg system when we purchased the car, if we had known about it, we would not have bought it.i feel there might be a software problem that is causing uncommanded shut down. dealer cannot find a problem with the car.i am an airline aircraft mechanic with 30 years experience on boeing jets, and have been working on cars for 40 years.
I have had the oil changed the first time at 3000 miles and they noticed the oil was leaking from the front of the engine. i call the dealer and made an appointment to have it fixed the dealer did change the oil pan gasket, then i drove it until the next oil change, same thing oil leak at front of the engine, so i called the dealer made an appointment, they changed the valve cover gasket. i have now 82500 miles on the car and just came from having car check at my local mechanic and still oil leak in front of the engine. looks like the warranty will run out with on repair to my vehicle!!!