general problems of the 2010 Kia Motor Soul

I was driving down the interstate on my way to work when my check engine light turned on and began flashing rapidly. I then began to get over to the shoulder and into safety when I heard what sounded like a loud dropping sound come from the engine and smoke started coming out of the hood. When I got pulled over to the shoulder, I ran and popped my hood and saw that the whole battery was on fire, within minutes the whole car was engulfed and I was told to get back for my safety by someone that stopped.

The contact owns a 2010 kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, a semi-truck entered her lane of traffic which forced onto the shoulder of the highway. The contact stated that the truck did not hit her vehicle; however, the vehicle shut off as the check engine, abs, and brake warning lights all appeared on the instrument panel. The contact attempted to the restart the vehicle but the vehicle failed to restart after multiple attempts. Due to the failure, the contact had the vehicle initially towed to her home but was later towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 280,000.

Car was being driven on a neighborhood street at 25 mph a block and a half from home. The car just stopped. The electric system still worked but there was no engine activity whatsoever. There were no warning lamps or sounds prior to this event. The oil had been changed a week prior to this happening. Evidently from reading various reports online of the same type of events happening to other owners, it seems this is a known engine issue for multiple models of kia cars. The car had to be towed to a garage where it was inspected and diagnostics were run. Dianostics determined: "found metal beneath valve cover and camshaft damaged due to apparent lack of oiling - no compression present. " this car had approximately 150k miles on it and was a 2010 kia Soul ! 4. 2 0l 1975cc fi gas n 2 model. The repair fix is a complete engine replacement at a cost of 5-6 thousand dollars. Insane.

The transmission stops shifting after 3rd or 4th gear on the highway. It shift hard and not right from take off. Something is very wrong with the transmission.

My 2010 kia Soul is ceasing and locking up on me and my engine is shutting off. It has done this five times. I documented twice. When I took it to the dealer, I was told to recreate it. I can't believe someone would say this. When I turn right the wheel will turn left and it will stiffen and shutt off. I almost crashed 5 times.

I own a pre-owned 2010 kia Soul! with approximately 47k miles, clear title and no accidents. On Sunday 12/29/13 my car experienced sua (sudden unintended acceleration). I was driving approximately 35 mph, approaching a rotary, when my car suddenly accelerated on its own. The rpms spiked up to 4000-5000 and my car lunged forward and the engine was racing very loudly. I had to pump the brakes multiple times to decelerate and bring the car to a complete stop. This incident is now the 4-5th time I have experienced sudden acceleration (within 1 year), usually happening between the 35-45mph range. The car will accelerate on its own (even if I've been at a complete stop, it will jump forward with rpms running abnormally high) and I'll have to press on the brakes significantly. I brought the car to lev kia in framingham MA where they ran a diagnostic test (12/30/13) and apparently found no recorded "trouble codes" and said they had never heard of this problem before and there is nothing they can do about it if they cannot recreate the incident. With some minimal research online, I was able to find other kia owners reporting the same issue, including another 2010 kia Soul that resulted in a severe accident due to the speed control. This is obviously not a secluded incident and further research must be done. I feel unsafe driving my kia Soul!.

I was having problems with the electrical system in the kia, after that was fixed the car was still not running right, it was sluggish and using a lot of gas. The head was cracked, and several of the valves were messed up and eventually the whole engine had to be replaced, the whole process took approximately 2 1/2 months.

The 2010 Soul had a major failure when it impacted a tree at 10 mph. There were no leaking fluids, signs of smoke or fire. The vehicle caught fire roughly 15 minutes later and burned totally up before fire crews could get there to put it out. The origin of the fire was between the engine and the fire wall. I feel as though the safety bumpers that are required by law to work bellow the 15 mph constraint are under designed.

The contact owns a 2010 kia Soul. The contact stated that the engine revs excessively whenever the accelerator pedal is released. The rpms will go from 1,500 to 3,000. The dealer stated that they would investigate the issue. A representative inspected the vehicle and stated that it was not a serious safety issue. The contact took the vehicle to a few different dealers, but they all stated that there were no failures. The vehicle is still experiencing the issue and the contact is concerned that a crash could occur. The failure mileage was 5 and current mileage was 6,000. Updated 09/01/09.