Engine Oil Leaking problems of the 2016 Kia Motor Soul

Engine is comsuming too much oil too fast. Had oil changed recently and before it was time to get it changed again the oil light on the dashboard came on. Took car to place to where they changed the oil last time and they checked the oil and said the level wasn't even high enough to touch the dipstick. Car is not driven that much nor is it leaking oil. Tech said to see if there is a recal for this as he remembers there maybe being one.

Was driving down the highway when my vehicle began rattling and stopped running. Pulled off the highway to assess the issue and it seemed as if there was no oil in the car. I purchased the vehicle a month and a half prior to this incident and the engine oil was fine as well as there was still 2,000 miles to go before the next oil change. Upon doing some research to see if there was a recall, it seems that there was a recall on 2016 kia Souls for the 1. 6l engine version of my vehicle. I have the 2. 0l engine. More investigation shows that this is an issue across the board with both versions of the 2016 kia Soul, but the 2. 0l version has not been recalled. The kia recall I am referring to 19v120000 in which "high exhaust gas temperatures may damage the catalytic converter, possibly resulting in abnormal engine combustion and damage to one or more of the engine's pistons and possible piston connecting rod failure. Piston damage may result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. A broken connecting rod may puncture the engine block allowing engine oil to escape. The leaking oil may contact the exhaust, increasing the risk of a fire. " I do believe that this is the same issue that my vehicle experienced.

While driving my kia Soul on a city road I pulled over to let a car pass. I was still in gear and once the car passed I went to pull back on to the road and the car would not move. I then noticed that it had stalled. We tried to start it again but it would not turn over. No leaking oil and the oil was full. I do a full synthetic oil change every 3-4000 miles. We then towed it to our kia dealer. They said that the engine seized. After some research I found out about the recall for the engines and the problems. After 2 months they just informed me that it doesn't fit the recall. Even though the engine clearly falls within the parameters of the chronic problems.

I was driving at 40mph and it stalled. I immediately pulled over and realized there was no oil in it. I walked two miles to walmart for oil. None of it leaked out. I recently had an oil change. The company that did the oil change found no leak and no responsibility. I filed with kia and they denied a review after two attempts to have them fix my vehicle. No leak. No oil in the driveway. No excessive ware. Then kia came out with the knock sensor and refuse to fix my vehicle still.

My car is using excessive oil. There is no evidence of leaking externally (on the ground) or in the engine compartment. I go through about 4 quarts per month / 2500 miles. The oil light has never come on, even when I have forgotten to check and the oil dipstick is completely dry. This could be a huge safety issue if the engine locks up and throws a rod in the middle of nowhere.

Engine loses oil without a leak or any external indication (smoke, smell, driver controls). It requires 1-2 quarts added between scheduled oil changes. This is a safety hazard as it can seize abruptly without notification. It is a clear design flaw.

I will start this report with saying how utterly appalled I am with the "service" that kia has provied regarding this safety issue. I was driving my 2. 0 liter 2016 kia Soul at 70mph on a highway with my child in the backseat when my engine seized and started knocking. It slowed down to 40mph within seconds and it is only by the grace of god that I was able to pull the car over and turn onto a country backroad before it just shut off completely. We immediately had it towed to a bodyshop optimistic that it was just a minor issue. Turns out we couldnt have been more wrong. Low and behold the engine had a piston rod that fell out of place causing the knocking and the engine to start leaking oil at an accelerated rated through the catalytic converter. The bodyshop was nice enough to check for recalls for us and found one that fits our issues exactly. But what do you know its only for the 1. 6 liter engine and ours wont be covered because its a 2. 0. . . Even though its the same problem. So we then go on to filing a claim with kia customer service and paid to have to car towed to a kia dealership so they could diagnose what we already knew. Again hopeful that they would see the issue and offer to pay for it under goodwill since it is so common a problem throughout most all of their cars. I was beside myself when they came back and said that it wasnt the same problem at all, even though this mirrors the recall issues to a t. Well we escalated the claim through consumer affairs they came back and still denied that this was an issue with their car. We are now having to look at taking legal actions to get this taken care of because us being a young couple with children we do not have the $8,000-$12,000 it will take to replace an engine that should have never blown. We kept up with oil, it was under 80,000 miles, and had not had any issues prior to this incident. Please recall this.

I was driving down the freeway on I-20 going see mother in law @ around 10:30 pm and the car just started licking up speed on it own and I had fiancee with me . I am deaf said there something wrong I said what the car started idling really werid . And he said pull off next exit start try to stall on the freeway. So pull over to exit and start to run normal for few mins then stall again off and on. I pull off hulen st at tom thumb parking lot check everything seem okay with motor and fiancee check didnt see anything wrong. I have notice around August car seem pick up speed on it own I really didnt think anything of it. Then I notice that it seem use oil because sometime there doesnt seem be any oil in car . I would put some in and week later seem all gone. I dont see no oil leak. . I notice it used gas really fast I am having fill tank u maybe 100 to 130 a week . I dont travel far either . 11/12/2019 when stalling started and I know none light came on at all on the engine or anything. No warning no nothing. I am financing this car there a dealer they hiley Hyundai in burleson texas. I am leasing f quill m exter finance. I just recently purchase this is just 2019 2016 kia Soul. .

Driving home normally, engine knock loudly, lost of power, barley made it home. Oil light came on in when I was checking engine. No oil, just had a oil change month ago. No leakage, no smoke from tail pike. Oil pressure light never came on until it's out. I read 10 post that is the same as what happen to me.

I received recall notice for the engine control unit that can cause catalytic converter to go bad and can cause oil leak. I took my car in cause the check engine light and my car failed emissions I told them it was catalytic converter and I had a major oil leak they fixed the ctalytic converter and told me that the oil leak is because my gasket is messed up and if I pay for an oil change they will fix it and I wont have any more oil leaks well its 2 weeks later and my oil light is coming back on they are crooked and I know they are going to give me a hard time about it since I already had my catalytic converter fixed. . . The oil started leaking at same time check engine light was coming on so I know that it has something to do with catalytic converter over heating and in recall and kia told them if engine needs replaced they need to do it. I have an appoinment at 7:30 on 6/12 with kia of coatseville I need to know what I need to do to get them to fix my vehicle its costing me money to take off work to get this done.

After a short drive, I parked my 2016 kia Soul in the garage and 15 minutes later I heard a noise in the garage. My husband opened the door to the garage and found flames coming from the stationary kia. The entire garage caught fire and included my other car which was an Infiniti g35. The primary flames were coming out of the hood/front right fender seam with minor flames underneath the kia. We know that the fire started in the passenger side of the engine compartment of the kia Soul. The vehicle was less than one year old, had approximately 6000 miles, and had only been serviced once at the henderson kia dealership for an oil change. We believe that the cause of the safety risk was the fuel vapor leak because my son's 2016 kia forte, also purchased from henderson kia, had a severe fuel vapor leak that he had repaired at the dealership about three months after my kia Soul fire. The speed of my garage fire is consistent with a fuel vapor leak that was documented by the henderson kia service department on my son's kia forte. We had to move out of our home for five months while the house was being repaired. There was over $142,000 damage to our home and personal property.