Major Problems with 2014 Kia Soul Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2014 Kia Soul

2014 Kia Soul AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 36000 miles

2014 Kia Soul AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 44825 miles

2014 Kia Soul AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 6000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Soul owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE i have had my car to the dealer 4 times for this same issue which still has not been fixed....	152 ~ 88167 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i had an emergency and tried at night to unlock electric doors for my passengers and i. upon attempting to...	92 ~ 58764 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact rented a 2014 kia soul. the contact stated that the passenger's side heated seat caught on fire...	62 ~ 54895 miles
STEERING steering started making a clunking noise when turned slightly left or right. dealer says the steering rack needs replacing. part...	44 ~ 29262 miles
POWER TRAIN when accelerating from full stop or rolling stop vehicle hesitates and loses power when shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear.	24 ~ 47473 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the vehicle hit a tree at an unknown rate of speed. the seat belts functioned and the air bags were...	20 ~ 52488 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM we were driving 75 mph. on i-75 outside dalton georgia in lots of traffic (the outer lane) at which time...	17 ~ 53936 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have had my car to the dealer 4 times for this same issue which still has not been fixed....	15 ~ 34500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES when braking there is fading pedal feel whereby braking grip is not linear with pedal pressure. *tr...	9 ~ 16497 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns 2014 kia soul. the contact was driving approximately 50 mph and crashed into the rear of...	9 ~ 21758 miles
WHEELS this was a rental car the accident occurred resulting from driver error in a dark rural area sharp s curve...	6 ~ 42895 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE we had been driving for about 20 minutes. we pulled off highway to look at a tourist attraction. no indication...	6 ~ 36478 miles
SEAT BELTS as i was driving i had a sudden stop and my child was thrown from her seat as far as...	5 ~ 32366 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL cruise control randomly cut off. then esc and abs lights come on and disables anti-lock brakes system and stability control.	4 ~ 52598 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia soul. while driving 55 mph the contact was alerted that the front driver's...	2 ~ 72141 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2014 kia soul. consumer writes in regards to catalytic converter safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the motor was replaced...	2 ~ 60000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER when making a turn of changing lanes when turn signal is set once it resets all lights turn off or...	2 ~ 55500 miles
SUSPENSION front drive axle nut was loose and causing the left front wheel to shake violently. no work was ever done...	2 ~ 21000 miles
STRUCTURE the rear windshield did not seem properly secured or glued. there is no secured corners. october 5 2014 i unloaded...	2 ~ 10000 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY the rear windshield did not seem properly secured or glued. there is no secured corners. october 5 2014 i unloaded...	2 ~ 10000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY the first panel of the panoramic sunroof shattered. *js...	2 ~ 14050 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia soul. while driving at unknown speeds the front end of the vehicle shook....	1 ~ 46900 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2014 kia soul. the contact stated that after closing the driver door the rear hatchback...	1
EQUIPMENT driver's side axle nut loose on 2014 kia soul. *tr...	1 ~ 23000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT driver's side axle nut loose on 2014 kia soul. *tr...	1 ~ 23000 miles
U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE > LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY > SPRINGS driver's side axle nut loose on 2014 kia soul. *tr...	1 ~ 23000 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl* the contact rented a 2014 kia soul. the contact stated that the passenger's side heated seat caught on fire...	1 ~ 18 miles

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