Service Brakes Related Problems of the 2022 Kia Motor Soul

Table 1 shows one common service brakes related problems of the 2022 Kia Motor Soul.

Table 1. Service Brakes related problems of Kia Motor Soul

Problem Category Number of Problems
Service Brakes problems
3

Service Brakes problem #1

When vehicle stopped at red light, foot on break. The whole car shut down and locked up and I was unable to move. I had to turn the car off and back on and jerk the wheel to get it to respond again. This happened twice in one drive. This is right after getting my car back from dealership for parts that had to be replaced due to a re-call.

Service Brakes problem #2

I bought my 2022 kia Soul September 2021. In 2022, I brought my car to kia in clifton NJ because it shut down suddenly without warning while in drive, the battery, oil and engine lights came on. I would put my car in park, turn it off and on again for the car to start. By doing so, all the lights disappear and my car would drive like normal. Kia said the couldn't find the issue. I brought it back to kia again in October of 2024 because my car did the very same thing as it did in 2022. Once again, kia stated they couldn't find the issue. March 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th, 2025, my car started shutting down on me every 10 minutes while in drive, my car would then start reversing while in drive and the breaks would become very stiff. In order for my car to stop, I had to put my car in park, turn it completely off and then on again for it to drive. My car is now at kia dealership in clifton NJ, once again, they keep telling me they don't know what's wrong with my car. I am afraid I may get on the highway with my car and get into a terrible accident and thats when they will find the issue. I am afraid for my daughter and my life at this point. I am now driving a rental that kia refuse to pay for until they figure out the issue. I was told, they would only pay for a rental if the issue is covered under my warranty. I have been complaining about this issue to kia since year 2022 and nothing has been resolved. I need help resoling this issue with kia, I called corporate and they were no help.

Service Brakes problem #3

When applying brakes over bumps the car sounds as if the brakes are locking up. When putting are in reverse and it uses the automatic emergency braking aggressively too early. I have already paid to replace the window motors due to all windows not working when using the button on drivers side buttons, since replacing those motors the vehicle still continues to have electrical malfunctions when rolling windows down they won't roll up.


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