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2014 KIA SOUL — STEERING

crash · 1133056 · 2014-11-20

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
10,192
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE RACK N PINION PLUG ON MY 2014 KIA SOUL. TOOK IT TO THE NEARIEST DEALER AS REQUESTED. WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WENT OUT LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CRASHED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEARLER WHERE I PURCHASED. FILED A CASE WITH KIA COMPLAINING THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR MY CAR PROPERLY. THREE MONTHS LATER MY CAR IS STILL AT THE SHOP TRYING TO FIX A TIE ROD END. AS I RESEARCHED THIS RECALL AND SEE ALL THE DAMAGED THAT WAS CAUSED TO MY CAR STEMS FROM THE FRONT END, RACK N PINON TIRE ROD ENDS, BEARING, ETC. I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE DEALER TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE RECALL PART WAS INDEED REPLACE AND KNOWONE SEEM TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME. HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF THE DEALER I TOOK MY CAR TO INDEED REPLACE AND REPAIRED THE RECALL PART PROPERLY? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10659810
Machine
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