Engine Stall problems of the 2015 Kia Motor Soul

In November 2020 I had a dangerous encounter on the I 94 expressway in chicago. My car a 2015 kia Soul engine light came on , and the engine began stall, while this was happening a semi was behind me , thank god I was able to veer off the expressway to the emergency lane and turned off the car. This was the start of the craziness with this vehicle. The engine light has been onand off 4 times since the expressway episode. I've had many encounters with the kia dealerships (5) and Kia Motors of America regarding the engine light and the cars poor performance . In between the time of now and then I have done everything they have requested from getting a catalytic converter oil changes all these things nothing has changed is actually has gotten worse I've even gotten a knock sensor replaced which at thomas kia in indiana see it would fix the problem, didn�t. I received a recall letter for this vehicle dated January 27 2021 with all my prior complaints documented, from the oil light being on ,to again the engine light coming and staying on . Kia and the kia dealers refuse to stand by there words stated on the recall notice of the vehicle . The 2015 kia Soul is currently napleton kia in river oaks illinois. I was told by a kia of America representative and kia napleton service advisor that I would need to pay $400. To have them assessed to find out the reason for the engine light staying on. The recall plainly states that the vehicle would be assessed to determine why the light is on.

My 2015 kia Soul was operating fine until 1-7-2021. At about 45 mph the oil light came on , then the engine light, then a pounding sound and then the engine blew up. I had it towed to myrtle beach kia, the dealership where I bought the car. They submitted the incident to their engineering dept. Which approved a new engine. On 1-18-21 the kia service man called to say that the new engine has been installed but that the car doesn't run right. It needs a new fuel pump at a cost to me of about $900. I talked with the general manager who checked with the service dept. And he said that the warranty only covers the drive train, plus they found no evidence to show that the fuel pump was affected by the engine incident. I paid the $896. 40 for the new fuel pump and picked up the car yesterday. Does this sound right? the car runs fine. . . There's an engine incident which is covered by the warranty or the recall. . . Now I have to pay $900 to get my car back to where it was???.

I was at a red light, the engine stalled, or cut out very low almost cutting off, but caught up and proceeded. This is the second time in less than a year that this has happened. . The first time I was driving on 75 when it sputtered twice but then proceeded. . .

Had been driving on the highway for about 90 minutes/90 miles when we were coming to the summit of stevens pass on hwy 20 east-bound. The car suddenly started running rough so we pulled to the shoulder just in time for the engine to stall and all dash lights to come on. Tried to restart the engine when a puff of smoke erupted from the engine compartment and a bystander alerted us to visible flames. Thankfully, a passer by had an extinguisher and was able to put out the fire almost immediately.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 kia Soul. The contact stated that the engine was faulty. While driving, the vehicle decelerated and lost power. The contact pulled the vehicle over onto the road shoulder and could not restart the engine. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that a new engine needed to be installed. A new engine and catalytic converter were installed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 122,000. The VIN was unknown.

When I go to come to a stop at a stop light or stop sigh, sometimes the engine will stall out and all power is lost. The have to turn the car off completely and restart it. Then it drives fine again until I come to another stop. It doesn't happen all the time but it happens alot.