2017 Kia Soul

MILEAGE 75,000 AND THE ENGINE THREW A ROD THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THROUGH THE OIL PAN. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH ABOUT 22,000 MILES. I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS AND HAVE PUT ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE CHECK ENGINE OR OIL LIGHTS COME ON SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT 80 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR STRUGGLED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING GAS OR THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAILING. THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON AND SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I HAD TO DRIVE FOR ABOUT HALF A MILE OR SO TO THE NEAREST EMERGENCY PULL OFF AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I WAS FINALLY BRAVE ENOUGH TO POP THE HOOD, THERE WAS OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY, A SMALL PUDDLE ON THE GROUND, AND NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE BLEW THE CONNECTOR ROD OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND THROUGH THE OIL PAN. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON 2012-16 KIA SOUL FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE THAT MY VEHICLE HAS THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. MY LOCAL KIA DEALERSHIP HAS SAID I CAN BRING IT IN, PAY THE $100 DIAGNOSTICS FEE, AND THEY'LL DECIDE IF IT CAN BE COVERED SINCE THE WARRANTY HAS LAPSED. SINCE I AM THE SECOND OWNER, I DO NOT HAVE THE 100,000 MILE 10 YEAR WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY IS REDUCED TO 3 YEARS 60,000 FROM THE ORIGINAL (FIRST OWNER) PURCHASE DATE.

THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE. WHICH GOT LOUDER AND FASTER AS I DROVE. I WENT 20 MINUTES DOWN THE RODE AND THE CAR STOPPED AND STARTED ROLLING FORWARD WITH NO POWER AS IF I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO JUMP THE CAR AND DID NOT SUCCEED, THE OIL WAS BONE DRY. I ADDED OIL AND THE SAME NOISE AROSE AND THE CAR STOPPED AGAIN. LASTLY. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR TO GO 2-4 MIN WITHOUT IT TURNING OFF. I WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING, I DO COULD NOT LOAD THE FILE CHOOSEN

ENGINE- 2017 KIA SOUL 2.0 L 4-CYL. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE 42,788. MILEAGE AT FAILURE WAS 89,144. USAGE PREDOMINATELY HWY MILES. AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, WE OWNED THE VEHICLE 19 MONTHS. REGULAR OIL CHANGES WITH CASTROL GTX AND EDGE 100% SYNTHETIC 5W20 OIL. FEBRUARY 02, 2020 MY WIFE STARTED THE DAY DRIVING AWAY FROM HOME. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IN THE 60'S AND SUNNY. DROVE 4.5 MILES TRAVELING 45MPH ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL CITY ROADWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED OR WHEN TURNING OFF THE ROADWAY WITH LOSS OF POWER T-BONED TRYING TO EXIT THE ROADWAY IN AN EMERGENCY. THERE IS NO BREAKDOWN LANE OR ENOUGH GROUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY TO PULL OFF. ALL OF A SUDDEN, FOR NO REASON, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND MADE A KNOCKING SOUND. SHE CHECKED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, NO WARNING LIGHTS. TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ NORMAL. WITHIN SECONDS, SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE MOTOR OR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURES INITIAL TRANSFERABLE WARRANTY EXPIRED. WE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO OUR REGULAR ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. THEY DETERMINED THE ISSUE TO BE A ROD KNOCK. FURTHER DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED FROM A COMPRESSION TEST THE #2 CYLINDER IS AT 80#'S COMPRESSION THE OTHER THREE AT 150#'S. I HAVE READ YOUR REPORT REGARDING THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO KIA'S MOTOR FAILURES. I BELIEVE THIS MOTOR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION ALTHOUGH BOTH VIN SEARCHES TURNED UP NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. WE ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THE LOCAL DEALER TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE A MINIMUM FEE OF 1500-1600 TO TEAR THE MOTOR DOWN AND COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHY THE MOTOR FAILED. WE HAVE AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY PROGRAM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A WAY NOT TO PAY FOR ANY CLAIM ON THIS ISSUE. OUR DILEMMA IS ONGOING AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE AIR BAGS HAVE NOT GONE OFF IN A CRASH ON THIS CAR THE FIRST CRASH WAS AT 55 MPH HEAD ON AND THEY DIDNT GO OFF AND THE SENSORS WERE HIT AND DAMAGED. TODAY THE CAR WAS IN ANOTHER HEAD ON CRASH WITH INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AS TO MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAGS . IN BOTH CRASHES THE VECHILE WAS IN MOTION.I WILL BE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE CAR TOMORROW. SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED IN THIS CRASH.

AT 75K MILES THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 2017 KIA SOUL. SPECIFICALLY, IT THREW A ROD. THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR, THAT BEING THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR INTO GOSSETT KIA IN MEMPHIS, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS CALLED LATER AND TOLD THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. THE SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME, "DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2016 AMD 2017 KIA SOUL AND YOUR CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY." KIA TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CHOSE TO DRIVE FOR A RIDE SHARE COMPANY AND THAT VOIDED THE WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS THEY SOLD ME A CAR AS CERTIFIED WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE ENGINE FAILURE ISSUE.