2020 Kia Soul Complaint
Engine
Filed June 12, 2025 · Incident date May 30, 2025
- Vehicle
- 2020 Kia Soul
- Component(s)
- Engine
- Complaint filed
- June 12, 2025
- Date of incident
- May 30, 2025
- Reported VIN
- KNDJ23AU1L7
Owner's description
While driving, the engine started to knock shortly before stalling. The car was restarted and then stalled again while to safely get it into a driveway. The check engine light did not come on until after the first stall (code P0014). As mentioned, these stalls occurred while driving at speed and on busy roads. The car was towed to a Kia dealership and found to have bad crankshaft bearings, requiring full engine replacement. Kia refuses to include this under a previous recall that admits engine damage could have resulted.
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