Three problems related to steering rack and pinion have been reported for the 2013 Kia Motor Soul. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Kia Motor Soul based on all problems reported for the 2013 Soul.
Rack and pinion sound.
The steering wheel of our 2013 Soul is making a clunking sound. The vehicle only has 31,000 miles on it and from what I've read it seems to be the rack and pinion. I'm worried that I will lose steering while driving and the dealership I bought it from will not fix it even though all the optima's and kia Souls 2014-17 have been recalled. I've seen youtube videos highlighting this defect going back to 2011 so kia was obviously aware of the issue.
The steering wheel is clicking and it is getting progressively worse. 2 opinions cite the rack and pinion steering. It is acting just like the description of the 2014-2016 recalled kia Souls.