KIA Soul stability control problems

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA complaint #11728848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

The contact owns a 2012 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the traction control warning light was continuously flashing on and off. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 189,000.

NHTSA complaint #11667624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the ESC warning light illuminated and turned off and on. The contact was concerned that the vehicle might catch on fire while parked or while driving. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V652000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic electronic control unit needed to be replaced. The part was ordered, but the vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 96,806.

NHTSA complaint #11645562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1. THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND UNPREDICTABLY. 2. I REPLACED THE MAP LIGHT. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE I ORDERED MYSELF. A LOCAL GARAGE DID THE WORK, NOT A DEALER.

NHTSA complaint #11372791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

1. I EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE NOW. DRIVING DOWN AN ALLY THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON ME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PARKED RAN INTO MY HOUSE CAME OUT AND IT WAS OFF. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME OF THIS HAPPENING. ALSO IN SOMEHOW LOCK MY KEYS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN I CAME OUT TO GRAB SOMETHING FROM THE TRUNK . 2. YOU'D THINK A 2015 VEHICLE WOULDN'T LET YOU DO THAT ESPECIALLY WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. 3. ALSO I'M NOTICING A VIBRATION IN THE IDLE WHEN SITTING PARKED WITH THE ENGINE ON. 4. WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL I NOTICED THAT THE CAR DOES NOT STAY AT A CONSISTENT SPEED ESPECIALLY GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. THE VEHICLE LOSES SPEED WITHIN A 10 TO 20 MILE PER HOUR RANGE.

NHTSA complaint #11360069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN DEPRESSED. BREAK LIGHT SWITCH NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ESC/STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUS WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED. TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT EVERY 6-12 MONTH, AS WELL AS HEAD LAMPS BURNING OUT OFTEN.

NHTSA complaint #11351882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I JUST BOUGHT MY CAR IN APRIL AND WITH REGISTRATION PAPERS I RECEIVED RECALL PAPERS STATING 2 RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS LEGAL TO SELL VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING IT FIXED.?? NEXT I. TAKE MY VEHICLE TO KIA DEALER ON MONDAY AUGUST 3 TO FIX RECALLS THEY.SAID.NO CODES SHOW.. I DRIVE HOME 45 MINI AWAY. CAR DIES. INEXT MORNING.IT.DIES.AGAIN WONT START.. I LOOKS UNDER THE HOOD AND THERE.IS A.WIRE BURING THROUGH MY FUS BOX WHICH WAS NOT THERE BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE NO.POWER TO MY VEHICLE AND SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT I KNOW THAT WIRE WASN'T THERE BEFORE.

NHTSA complaint #11344118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THROWS P050A CODE. I TOOK INTO AUTHORIZED DEALER IN OCTOBER 2019, I WAS TOLD KIA IS AWARE OF ISSUE AND THE CODE IS INSIGNIFICANT, THEY CLEARED THE CODE. THIS CODE ERROR WAS TRIGGERED AGAIN ABOUT 4/12/2020. I HAVE CALLED KIA TO ASK FOR A RESOLUTION AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THERE IS NOT ONE, EXCEPT TO HAVE A DEALER CLEAR THE CODE. THEY HAVE NO TIME FRAME FOR A RESOLUTION. I BELIEVE THIS BECOMING A SAFETY ISSUE AS WE AS DRIVERS SHOULD HAVE TRUST IN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WARNINGS FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS, AND I AM CONCERNED FOR WHEN THERE IS AN ACTUAL ISSUE THAT ARISES AND BEING UNAWARE GIVEN THE LIGHT SPORADICALLY TURNS OFF AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF RESALE AS I HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE VEHICLES. WE SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT IN TO A DEALER EVERY TIME THIS NON-ISSUE CODE IS THROWN.

NHTSA complaint #11322750 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

WELL THE FIRST ITEM IS THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVER SIDE PANEL DOOR. THE SECOND PROBLEM RIGHT LOW BEAM LIGHT HAS BEEN OUT NOW FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE WE HAD SWITCHED BULBS WE HAVE TRACED WIRES EVERYTHING REPLACE THE RELAY STILL CAN I GET THAT TO WORK AND SOMETIMES HE DOES LUNDS HIGHWAY ROAD YOU HIT BUMPS ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON IN CAR IT IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT IN A CAR SOMEWHERE

NHTSA complaint #11318693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, EVEN WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO YONKERS KIA (1850 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10410); HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

NHTSA complaint #11282657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY ON I-20 GOING SEE MOTHER IN LAW @ AROUND 10:30 PM AND THE CAR JUST STARTED LICKING UP SPEED ON IT OWN AND I HAD FIANCEE WITH ME . I AM DEAF SAID THERE SOMETHING WRONG I SAID WHAT THE CAR STARTED IDLING REALLY WERID . AND HE SAID PULL OFF NEXT EXIT START TRY TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY. SO PULL OVER TO EXIT AND START TO RUN NORMAL FOR FEW MINS THEN STALL AGAIN OFF AND ON. I PULL OFF HULEN ST AT TOM THUMB PARKING LOT CHECK EVERYTHING SEEM OKAY WITH MOTOR AND FIANCEE CHECK DIDNT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOTICE AROUND AUGUST CAR SEEM PICK UP SPEED ON IT OWN I REALLY DIDNT THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THEN I NOTICE THAT IT SEEM USE OIL BECAUSE SOMETIME THERE DOESNT SEEM BE ANY OIL IN CAR . I WOULD PUT SOME IN AND WEEK LATER SEEM ALL GONE. I DONT SEE NO OIL LEAK.. I NOTICE IT USED GAS REALLY FAST I AM HAVING FILL TANK U MAYBE 100 TO 130 A WEEK . I DONT TRAVEL FAR EITHER . 11/12/2019 WHEN STALLING STARTED AND I KNOW NONE LIGHT CAME ON AT ALL ON THE ENGINE OR ANYTHING. NO WARNING NO NOTHING. I AM FINANCING THIS CAR THERE A DEALER THEY HILEY HYUNDAI IN BURLESON TEXAS. I AM LEASING F QUILL M EXTER FINANCE. I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASE THIS IS JUST 2019 2016 KIA SOUL..

NHTSA complaint #11279471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY KIA SOUL WAS MANUFACTURED 11/16 & HAS 8,643 MILES ON IT AS 10/8/19. I STARTED MY CAR THE MORNING OF 10/719 & THE AIR BAG AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. THIS MORNING THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS FLASHING ALSO. ARE THERE ANY RECALLS ON THESE ITEMS FOR MY VEHICLE?

NHTSA complaint #11267017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

PRETTY MUCH SINCE I HAVE HAD VEHICLE CAR JERKS AT TIME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES,THE FUEL NEEDLE DROPS UP AND DOWN TO EMPTY EVEN WHEN I JUST FILLED IT UP. AND RANG NUMBER TURNS TO LINES AND FLASHES LIKE CAR FUEL IS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL. ALSO LEFT HEAD LIGHT IS BURNT I REPLACED THE BULB BUT IT DIDN'T FIX ISSUE. SO I THINK THE WHOLE HEAD LAMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS PURCHASED LIKE THIS. IT SEEMS THERE MIGHT BE A EMISSIONS ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11254601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

DRIVER SEAT GIVING OFF ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO LEGS AND BUTT WHEN PRESSING THE GAS THE ENGINE STALLING THE CATAYLIC CONVERTER OVER HEATING VEHICLE STEERING RIGHT AIR BAG SYMBOLS POPS UP EVERY NOW AND THEN *BF*TP THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS LIFE THREATENING CYBER SECURITY RISK.

NHTSA complaint #11229874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY VEHICLE STALLED, CUT OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, AND DIED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AM ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE. ALL MAINTENANCE FOR THE VEHICLE WERE BEING PROPERLY MAINTAINED AP RHERE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD ANY ISSUES. THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.

NHTSA complaint #11229704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

OLI LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON WHEN MY OIL IS LOW. MY 2013 KIA SOUL BURNS OIL QUICKLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED 2 WEEKS AGO CHECKED YESTERDAY THE DIP STICK WAS ALMOST DRY AT NOT TIME DID MY OIL LIGHT COME ON. MY STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE WHEN I MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES A CLICKING NOISE, STEERING WHEEL FEELS LIKES IT LOCKS AT TIME WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY

NHTSA complaint #11220774 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE - 11-5-18 - ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN. ALL OIL WAS GONE FROM ENGINE. CAR CANNOT EVEN BE MANUALLY CRANKED. SEEMS TO BE EXACT SAME ISSUE DISCOVERED WITH SAME YEAR 1.6L ENGINES, BUT WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL AS A 2.0L ENGINE FOR WHATEVER REASON. 3 MECHANICS HAVE QUOTED ME A $10K REPAIR INCLUDING AN ENTIRE NEW ENGINE. NO SALVAGE OR USED ENGINES AVAILABLE ANYWHERE.

NHTSA complaint #11207357 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT BEING FILED REGUARDING THIS CAR. AFTER WE FILED THE FIRST COMPLAINT WE TOOK OUR CAR BACK INTO THE KIA DEALERSHIP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. THEY SCANNED ENGINE AND DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THEY TOPPED OFF OUR OIL BECAUSE IT WAS HALF FULL. I JUST RECENTLY GOT MY OIL CHANGE DONE THERE 2,000 MILES AGO. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL IT SHOULD BE DONE EVERY 7,500 MILES. THE FOLLOWING DAY WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, PULLED OFF AT OUR EXIT AND SMELLED A HORRID LEAK BURNING/ ROTTEN EGG/ SULFUR SMELL. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE CAR FOR FLAMES. WE DIDN'T FIND ANY. I'M REALLY STARTING TO FEEL UNSAFE ABOUT BEING IN THIS VECHIEL.

NHTSA complaint #11193553 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

MY CAR WAS NOT STARTING. I DO NOT DRIVE IT EVERYDAY AND BEGAN TO THINK IT WAS THE BATTERY. I HAD IT TESTED AT THE AUTO ZONE AND THERY SAID IT WAS GREAT NO PROBLEMS. SAID IT COULD BE THE STARTER BUT THOUGHT THAT ODD WITH AS FEW MILES AS ON IT. I ALSO NOTICE THE RECALL FOR THE STEERING ISSUE I WILL SCHEDULE AN APPT FOR. I ALSO HAVE A LIGHT IN MY DASH THAT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME.

NHTSA complaint #11190267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.