2017 Kia Soul

THE FRONT DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T LATCH OR LOCK COMPLETELY WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED/SHUT FROM INSIDE. MANY TIMES WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT I DISCOVER THE DOOR HADN'T BEEN LATCHED AT ALL BECAUSE I CAN OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT USING THE DOOR HANDLE, IT WILL OPEN WITH A SLIGHT PUSH FROM MY ARM. I WORRY THE DOOR WILL OPEN WHEN IT'S MOVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES FROM FALLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A SECOND SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY KIA SOUL IS THE HESITATION AND SLOWNESS OF ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. WITH THE GAS PEDAL PRESSED TO THE FLOOR, A SAFE SPEED CAN'T BE ATTAINED FOR 2-3 MINUTES CAUSING OTHER VEHICLES TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES, REDUCE SPEED OR CHANGE LANES TO AVOID HITTING THE BACK OR SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS THE REASON I NO LONGER DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY AND TAKE THE LONG ROUTE INSTEAD. THIRDLY, WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE BACKUP CAMERA FAILS TO ENGAGE ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE TIME AND I MUST RELY SOLELY ON SIDEVIEW AND REARVIEW MIRRORS. INCIDENTS OCCURRED FROM A DEAD STOP UP TO 50 MILES PER HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 KIA SOUL EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES, SIZE: P205/65R16 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE BUBBLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TIRE COULD BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SLOWLY TO CAR PROS KIA (18835 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648, (714) 274-4632) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED WITH 16K MILES IN SEPT 2018. STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE REMAINED AT AN IDLE EVEN AFTER FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES. ALMOST GOT HIT!! I RECYCLED THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES AND FINALLY IT WORKED. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND GOT THE " NO PROBLEM FOUND " NOW I EXPERIENCE A ROUGH IDLE AND A STRANGE FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN BRAKING. TODAY I STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO OVER 3000 RPMS. CYCLED THE KEY AND IT WAS OK. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR FEAR IT MAY KILL ME! PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT A HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED CONTINUING HEATH ISSUES, INCLUDING BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. JENKINS KIA OF GAINESVILLE (2810 N MAIN ST, GAINESVILLE, FL 32609, (352) 815-2555) WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED THE PHONE NUMBER FOR THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND STATED THAT TTHEY WOULD REVIEW THE CASE. THE MANUFACTURER REQUESTED PHOTOS AND A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT FROM THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED THE REQUESTED INFORMATION AND THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE INFORMATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION BACKING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL DRIVERS HANDLE WHILE LOCK ENGAGED AND DOOR OPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL MOVING. ALTHOUGH I PLANNED ON OPENING THE DOOR AS CAR CAME TO A REST I WAS SURPRISED HOW EASY IT WAS TO OPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING, AND DOOR HAD DONE SO PREMATURELY THEN I EXPECTED. CONCERNED I TESTED WHILE DRIVING FORWARD LIKE 20 MPH & DOOR OPENS WHEN GRABBING ON HANDLE. MY CONCERN IS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ONE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK ANY DOOR BEFORE IT OPENS. I ADDRESSED WITH MY KIA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL THAT OPENING HANDLE OVERIDES THE LOCK. THIS WOULD MAKE SENSE TO DO WHEN CAR IS PARKED, NOT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED. I HAVE 2004 SATURN AND MINE DOESNT DO THAT. I UNDERSTAND DOOR/LOCK FEATURES CAN VARY FROM MANUFACTURER TO MANUFACTURER. I CAN SEE A BENEFIT TO THE HANDLE OVERIDE FEATURE THAT PEOPLE COULD BE IN PANIC IN CASE OF FIRE OR OTHER DANGER THAT ALL THEY THINK ABOUT IS THE HANDLE AND STAY TRAPPED BECAUSE THEY FORGET ABOUT THE LOCK. THE CONSUMER SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE IF THIS IS A FEATURE THEY WANT ENABLED OR NOT. KIA HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO. I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN SINCE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BARELY GRAB HANDLE AND DOOR RELEASES; DONT NEED TO PULL HANDLE ALL THE WAY. IF NOTHING ELSE IT SHOULD RELEASE AFTER 5-10 SECONDS OF CONTINUOUS PRESSURE WHILE HANDLE IS IN MAXED OUT OPENING POSITION TO OPEN DOOR WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN ANY GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. AND IF NOTHING ELSE, ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR SHOULD BE ABLE TO OPEN WHILE CARS IN MOTION WHILE PULLING ON HANDLE. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR TESTED AND DOES SAME THING. KIA SAYS ONLY THE REAR DOORS SHOULD STAY SECURE WITH CHILD LOCKS, I DISAGREE! HAD ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS GONNA BE DROPPED OFF AS A PASSENGER AND PLANNED ON OPENENING DOOR, IT FLEW WIDE-OPEN WHEN TURNING IN DRIVEWAY AND ALMOST DAMAGED 2 CARS!

I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, MY CAR WOULD JUST TURN OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS. NOTE THAT WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN I ONLY HAD 29,800 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT INTO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED MY ENGINE IN WHICH I DID NOT GET MY VEHICLE BACK UNTIL JANUARY 2019. EVERY TIME I WOULD GET MY VEHICLE BACK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE ON, AND THE CAR WOULD DRIVE TERRIBLY. IN THE COURSE OF 4-5 MONTHS I HAD A BAD VEHICLE RETURNED TO ME 3 TIMES. I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND I STILL DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND WHEN I REACH THE SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MPH IT BEGINS TO SHAKE. LASTLY, WHEN I PRESS ON THE BREAKS I COULD FEEL THAT MY FOOT BEGINS TO TREMOR/SHAKE AS IF I'M IN A GO-KART I STILL DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. I HAVE ATTACHED TWO PHOTOS. ONE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE DAY THE DEALERSHIP RETURNED MY VEHICLE, AND TWO OF THE NEW ENGINE.