Crankcase (pcv) Problems of Kia Motor Soul

The contact owns a 2020 kia Soul. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, there were several unknown warning lights illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the pistons and the pcv valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

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My vehicles ksds sensor was updated per recall. 2 months later the catalytic converter, pcv valve, and spark plugs needed replaced. After replacing and paying out of pocket in 01/2024, the check engine light began coming on as well as oil light. Vehicle began losing power and going into limp mode. Was taken to kia and knock sensor was replaced 06/15/2024. Less than 3 weeks later the check engine light was on again, loss of power and check engine began flashing. Towed to kia again to be told that I have to replace the engine out of pocket. This is a huge safety concern, considering the loss of power and all issues with kia Soul for any recalls or warranties have been the same issues with my vehicle. Vehicle had roughly 96k miles at first knock sensor replacement and approximately 104k at final issue.

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I own a 2015 kia Soul affected by recall sc200, which addresses engine compartment fires due to oil/fuel leaks and potential engine damage. My vehicle experienced engine halts at high speeds, and peak kia in littleton, CO, discovered a leaking valve cover gasket and pcv valve. Despite these issues being relevant to the recall, kia and the dealership refuse comprehensive testing or repairs under the recall. The dealership initially suggested engine replacement but later claimed only a knock sensor detection system (ksds) update and lockup test were required. They refuse to conduct oil analysis, leak-down tests, or endoscopic inspections to rule out systemic issues or internal engine damage. The vehicle has been with the dealership for five weeks. Kia's customer service, including a case manager named courtney, promised to review the case but failed to follow up. The district parts & services manager, jacob, instructed the dealership to close my request without further testing and refuses to open a validation case or respond to emails. Kia customer support has promised callbacks for three weeks but has not returned them. The dealership is attempting to charge for an inspection fee and repeat systemic repairs despite these being likely covered under the recall. They have not addressed relevant technical service bulletins (tsbs) eng222 and fue053, which provide guidance for diagnosing and repairing oil consumption and leak issues. I believe kia and the dealership are not complying with the full scope of the sc200 recall, which mandates comprehensive inspections and repairs for any oil leaks. They are using circular logic to avoid performing necessary tests and repairs, potentially putting my safety at risk and leaving me vulnerable to future engine failure. I request NHTSA's intervention to ensure kia and the dealership comply with the recall requirements, perform all necessary testing and repairs, and address the potential systemic issues with my vehicle's engine.

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The contact owns a 2013 kia Soul. The contact stated that after arriving at her destination and upon attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start immediately. After starting the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost all motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the vehicle's exhaust system, including the catalytic converter and pcv valve. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v120000 (engine, engine and engine cooling), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 145,000.

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The car was having an oil consumption issue so I took it to the dealer where they said it wasn’t considered excessive to them and said to get the pcv valve replaced which I had them do. Then the car went into “limp home” mode while on the highway and began displaying a check engine light intermittently with a po420 code. Took it to the dealer and they said it needs a new catalytic converter. It had just had the catalytic converters recall performed and when I talked to the service manager about that he agreed and said it was a latent defect in the car and that kia would goodwill repair the catalytic converter. Kia denied doing that and continued to deny it even after I appealed several times. The car still has an oil consumption problem, still intermittently displays the po420 error and has a check engine light on and last I talked to the dealer they said now the car needs an entirely new engine.

Soon after buying my car used in 4/2021, I took the car into a kia dealership to have the check engine light evaluated and asked for the open recalls to be addressed also. They didn't check the codes before doing the recalls and said the recalls performed cleared the codes and the check engine light was no longer on. I then had my mechanic do a tune up of spark plugs and oil, lube and filter change. The car performed better but would randomly experience loss of power while on the highway or when accelerating from a stop as though it was chocking and ready to stall. The check engine light never came on during this time. I have had to keep a very close eye on the oil level this whole year and there has not been any signs of a leak . But I have had to add a quart or more of oil approximately every 500 miles plus have the regular oil and filter changes. Also installed a new pcv valve. I have put 11,500 miles on the vehicle in one year. Now one year later, I couldn't get the car to accelerate to highway speeds and yet no check engine light comes on. I took the car to another kia dealer to have it diagnosed. The codes were showing misfires on multiple cylinders. And their diagnosis is that the catalytic converter and gaskets and O2 sensor need replaced plus the spark plugs need replaced because they are burnt. Also the fuel system needs serviced due to excessive carbon build up. I have researched the recalls on the 2014 kia Soul and see that there is a NHTSA campaign:19v120000 that addresses this same issue but somehow my VIN is not included. I am not able to have these repairs made (nearly $4000) and this car is just an accident waiting to happen. Why is my VIN not included in this known issue that already has a recall associated with my make and model?.

Purchased used 2013 kia Soul July 2018. June 2019, vehicle was taken to kia dealership for sc176-19v120 ecu logic upgrade. Neither catalytic converter nor engine were replaced during recall repair. In 2020, vehicle began consuming oil and poor mileage. No smoke or leak detected. Had vehicle inspected by local mechanic, who could not find pooled oil or a leak. Suggested replacing pcv valve and had that done, but symptoms persisted. April 2021 engine misfire code p0300 and p0303 for cylinder 3 and multiple cylinder misfires detected. Local mechanic also checked for burning oil or leaks. Engine made knocking sounds on acceleration. Mechanic performed fuel system cleaning, and replaced spark plugs and coils. Engine knocking stopped, but loss of oil and poor mileage remained. Oct 2021 campaign pi2002a knock sensor software update to ecu was performed by local kia dealership with no other repairs performed. Feb 2022, visible oil leaking from beneath car and check engine light. Local mechanic diagnosed code p0420 catalyst system efficiency below threshold (bank 1), and heard engine knocking. Recommended replace catalytic converter and reprogram ecu for short term fix, followed by engine replacement due to wear and damage from catalytic converter. Suggested I contact dealership who performed recall repairs to see about warranty or replacement of engine due to recall repairs failing to correct faulty engine issues.

The first issue is that the oil light does not come on properly. It would only flicker on occasionally when the oil level began to get low. This is scary to think about not being warned that your car is out of oil and continuing to drive, when the engine could seize. The real issue is that the car is consuming oil. I am going through a quart a week just to keep up. I drive 500-600 miles a week. Kia will tell you that adding oil in-between oil changes is normal. There is nothing normal about having to give it this much. The car is not smoking and the car is not leaking. I had it checked by my mechanic, and they replaced the pcv valve. They said this was a long shot, and the next step would be to replace the engine. The valve replacement did little to help the consumption of oil. I know there are other cars in kia's offering that have leaked oil into the pistons, I am thinking this could be one of them.

Engine oil consumption has been . 69qts per 1k miles. I bought this car new. In the beginning I thought that the service department wasn`t changing the oil. I went to a metallurgist I had done some work for and asked him to observe my drawing of an oil sample to send off for analysis. There was nothing out of the ordinary in the oil. I started servicing the car myself. Over time I kept topping up the level in the engine. The car was getting close to the end of warranty and news had reported engine fires in my make and model of auto. Kia called in autos for an oil consumption analysis: an oil change - goop up the drain plug, dip stick - oil filler - cap - drive 1000 miles - bring the car back - check the oil - top it up - do it again. Three of these cycles were called for. I brought my car back for the first check by this time I had zero confidence in this process. I made them allow me to observe the dip stick check for crankcase oil level. Low and behold it had made oil. This indicated the oil level had been exceeded and there had been no base line been established so the first 1000 mile check was a waste of time. I made them suction off the excess oil to establish an appropriate point of reference. In the end they sent me home with a statement that kia considered . 7 quarts per 1k miles acceptable. One free oil change @ 1k miles then 10k intervals mile to the next oil change. 10k miles @ acceptable engine oil consumption of . 7 quarts per 10k miles = an empty crankcase before oil change is due. No wonder they found debris in the crankshaft. It doesn`t take a nuclear physicist to extrapolate this. Kia feels its the owners fault debris is found. Who would buy a new auto with knowledge of these statistics. At a minimum the auto was misrepresented. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly; 3 - VIN corrected, error in one position (assuming check digit is correct); 14 - unable to provide information for all the characters in the VIN. #vpic#.

Went to kia dealership for oil consumption test on 2015 kia Soul. Vehicle has used 1 1/4 of oil in about 3500 miles. First time the kia tech said to check pcv valve which was fine. At third time with 3/4 consumption kia didn't say to check anything else. Asked what was going to be done because the motor will not fix itself on 8/1/19. As of today called the dealership and no answer, kia is not honoring there alleged 10 year 100,000 warranty. I feel they have told there dealerships not to do any motor warranty work until investigation is done leaving consumer in limbo.