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2015 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire · 1655640 · 2020-03-23

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
82,700
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER HAVING THE CAT CONVERTER REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL EVER CAME OUT OR EXISTED THE DEALERSHIP NEVER CHANGED THE REPLACED CAT WHICH WAS AS DAMAGED AS THE FIRST ONE BUT THEN HAD THE ECU UPGRADE DONE AT THE SAME MILEAGE AS THE FIRST ON GOING BAD AND NOW BLEW THE ENGINE AND CAUGHT FIRE!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11318998
Machine
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