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2014 KIA SOUL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 1711858 · 2020-12-08

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
134,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON MY CAR STARTED TO EXCELERATE AND REV TO HIGH RPM WITHOUT THE ENGINE SHIFTING GEARS.. THEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR MAKING THIS HORRIBLE NOISE, I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS BARRELING BLACK SMOKE. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PHONE WITH KIA REPORTING THIS, BUT THEY WANTED $800 TO TOW IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP, AND IT'S KIAS RECALL FAULT THAT THIS HAPPENED. SO MY CAR WHICH WAS STILL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD LAST WEEK, IS PROBABLY PICKED UP AND IMPOUNDED BY NOW....KIA SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP, TOW MY CAR AND FIX IT, OR I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LET MY CAR GO BUY, FILE BANKRUPTCY AND NEVER BUY ANOTHER KIA. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF BUT ONLY ONE RECALL WHICH I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THAT TIME IN 2019 FOR THAT. THIS IS TOTAL UNRESPONSIVE RESPONSIBILITY BY KIA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11378446
Machine
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