NHTSA ODI #11675932

2020 Kia Soul Complaint

Engine

Filed July 24, 2025 · Incident date May 4, 2025

Vehicle
2020 Kia Soul
Component(s)
Engine
Complaint filed
July 24, 2025
Date of incident
May 4, 2025
Reported VIN
KNDJ23AU0L7

Owner's description

My wife had went to the store and came out and went to pull out and the vehicle jerked forward and died. I went to see if it was a dead battery the vehicle would not jump. I called a tow truck and realized that the engine had completely failed. I took it to Parkside Kia in Knoxville Tennessee and they confirm that it was an engine failure there was a recall from Kia referencing SC209 Parkside Kia states that the recall was addressed on this vehicle but the dealership that I purchased the vehicle from had no record of that recall being done and they are stating that they will not goodwill it or repair the recall I understood from my research that even if the vehicle was fixed under that recall that there were some cases of it not being fixed and resulting in needing a complete engine my main concern was the fact that my wife could’ve been driving down the road and been in and a severe accident thankfully, she was just in a parking lot

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