Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2016 Kia Motor Soul

Table 1 shows two common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2016 Kia Motor Soul.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Kia Motor Soul

Problem Category Number of Problems
Warnings problems
1
Adaptive Cruise Control problems
1

Warnings problem #1

Several times in the past year the power steering has spontaneously failed requiring significant force to stabilize the vehicle and creating an obvious hazard while driving. The forward collision system indicates there's a fault while this occurs. Sometimes this is cleared by cycling the power on and off. The vehicle has been inspected by the dealer who indicated they cannot locate the source of the problem. Even a casual search / look at community bulletinboards online indicates that this is a much larger problem that kia refuses to address. . Read more...

Adaptive Cruise Control problem #2

Cruise control doesn't maintain speed, speed decreases. Car shakes under 10 mph and after 40 mph. Engine light starts blinking.


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