Two problems related to steering rack and pinion have been reported for the 2014 Kia Motor Soul. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Kia Motor Soul based on all problems reported for the 2014 Soul.
At 37,000 miles the rack and pinion broke. This disabled the clock spring which disabled the air bags. Was traveling about 25 mph and steering failed. Thank god I was not on expressway going 55mph or when the rack and pinion broke my steering ability would have been lost and no air bags deployed in the event of a crash. Vehicle towed to kia and rack and pinion replaced. I have another 2014 kia Soul and I worry the same thing may happen to it. Kia told me that this is not a common problem and was a part failure.
The contact owns a 2014 kia Soul. While driving approximately 25 mph, the power steering failed without warning. The contact pulled over and placed the vehicle in park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 51,000. The VIN was not available.