Headlights Problems of Kia Motor Soul - part 2

Headlights: intermittent head lights on kia Soul. Had a headlight out so put in new bulb. Worked and on my way. Next morning light worked okay for about 20 minutes and went out. This has happened on both lefthand & righthand head lights. After replacing bulbs a couple time I put old ones back in with the same result. I found out this is a known problem but loosing lights does not seem to be a safety issue. Loosing lights at night is a huge safety issue. Apparently the connectors that connect the headlights to the wiring harness was made with substandard plastic and the heat of the engine warp the connectors. This seems like it should be a full blown recall. Started happening in March 2019 and continues.

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The headlight just went out - no warning no flickering nothing. Changed the light blub, changed the whole headlight assembly - still does not work - only happened to one side - fuses, replys, everything else works.

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Driver side headlight cuts out intermittently while in use. Upon inspection the connection to the bulb socket was found melted and black.

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The headlight connectors melt or burn out causing one or more headlights to stop working intermittently or completely while driving. This issue occurs when the vehicle is moving or stationary.

Driver side headlight went out. Replaced bulb back on and then right back off. Further looking and the adapter plug that snaps into the back of the light is burnt!.

Connector on headlight wires are burning while operating headlights and causeing both headlights to go out while on the expressway. Bulbs are burnt out but headlights will not come on until car sits for a while.

I had to get new headlights at the dealership. It is now getting ridiculous. One head light will not work. It will come on when it feels like coming on. Sometimes it comes on. Sometimes it will come on right away others times it will flicker on off and not work at all. It is dangerous because I drive home in the dark and I dnt want to get filled over. I also drive in dark roads and it makes it hard to see when only one headlight works. I am now noticing that is the working in the car not my headlights.

Engine runs dry of oil while stationary, headlight wires melt while stationary.

Usually after a rainy night or when there is dew in the morning, with the vehicle in park and stationary at my home, the head lights will not turn on and the windshield/back glass wipers will not work. After turning the wipers on and off several times they may come on for a moment and then will not operate again. Dealer has been unable to duplicate issue twice so far. Has less than 6000 miles on it. It is now dark when I am leaving for work and this is a huge safety issue since I can not drive it with out head lights. It is also illegal to drive without headlights/wipers in the rain where I live.

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Headlights flicker on and off when I first turn on the headlights. There is no rhyme or reason to when it happens. It is usually fast on/off flickering. This is very dangerous and happens without warning. Most times the car is in park but I am concerned that this will become worse.

My headlights flicker when I'm driving. Sometimes they shut completely off and don't come back on for several seconds. I notice the problem not when I use my indicators. When I flick the indicator on my headlights flicker off and on.

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When driving the headlights will flicker and go off dome times they come back on and some times they stay off also have had the dash lights go off with it it has happened on side streets and on the highway it has happen stoped at a stop sign I have had it to the kia dealer but they can't find a thing wrong with it.

While driving the car the headlights flicker and sometimes go off randomly. This has now begun to occur while the car is also parked. This is highly dangerous while traveling at night and a huge safety risk.

Tested deficiency on multiple conditions (car moving, stationary, engine running and engine off, highway and city roads) and nothing changed the light behavior. Driver's side headlight only. Initially flickered on and off. Sometimes toggling brights on and off would help at first. This went on for about a week and a half. After light stopped working, I changed both bulbs. Light continued to flicker off and on for about a week, then died altogether. Called shawnee mission kia, in overland park, KS and spoke to service manager joe. He stated he was not personally familiar with the issue, but that some of his service department employees might be. I told him there were 132 complaints on the NHTSA website, but he told me without a recall I could not get a discount or free repair. This is a dangerous condition that could result in a driver losing all headlight function without warning. I am unable to safely operate my vehicle at night because kia will not repair their obviously defective equipment.

While driving at night, when the blinker is used, the headlights flicker and go out for a few seconds. Once you use the blinker once it will continue to do so for many minutes. This is incredibly unsafe. Upon research, it is a faulty wire that overheats the connector causing it become deformed. This is a safety issue and should be a recall ASAP.

Was driving down back country highway where there are no highway lights when my head lights would turn off for a few seconds and then back on a couple of times. Then when I thought it was okay to drive, anytime I would use my blinker, all of my interior would turn off and on. This never happened to me until recently. I wasn't hitting any bumps when it happened, just highway. I was driving my kids back home from a weekend trip so it's not like I was close to home either which made it worse. About a year ago I did have my headlight wiring worked on after my left headlight would randomly work and not work on days and it turned out to by my wire burned. Kia fixes that problem but this headlight flickering at night is extremely dangerous and after researching it looks like there are many others who have experienced the same scary scenario with no good outcome from kia. Just to add as well, I've been recieving numerous calls from kia before this trying to buy my car back because it is in �high demand�, but after this happened it has came across my mind that they are just trying to buy them back to prevent liability on their part for not putting a recall out on the problem before something happens to someone and/or their family.

At night headlights and dashboard goes or flickers while driving down the road. Other people got the same problem of it happening. We all get told that they can't make the problem happen so they can't fix it.

While driving the car, the headlights intermittently will dim and brighten on their own. Sometimes turning off completely. Twice the dashboard lights have gone out completely as well.

The lights in my kia Souls interior and exterior are flickering and going out completely sometimes. Very unsafe when I am already driving. Happens to my headlights and dash lights and interior roof lighting. It has also caused my lights to stay on sometimes and causes my battery to die. This has happened while the car is idle or driving or off completely when the doors are open.

Drivers side headlight flickers and will go out completely. This happens while driving or stationary, and does not depend on speed. I have replaced the headlight twice. The second time I noticed that the connector that attaches to the bulb itself is starting to melt.

The headlight socket has melted and this causes the vehicles headlight on the driver side to go out without warning. This happened once before a few months ago and then happened most recently on 6/8/2018. We had to then drive to another location to get a bulb which did give us a headlight for now. . . But it will go out without warning again as it has done many times. This happens while driving and is not only unsafe but could cause me to get a ticket since it is illegal to drive without non-functioning headlights. Online research has indicated that many people with this particular vehicle have experienced issues.

While driving ( in motion) at night on a major highway, using my low beam headlights and when using my left and right blinker, the headlights go out. This has happened to me twice now and to my son several times. This is very dangerous and will hopefully be corrected by kia.

I experienced headlight flickering and going off completely while driving on my way home from work the night of June 1, 2018. This alarming problem started without warning. After this incident and before my appointment at the kia dealership on June 4, 2018, I started researching this problem and found technical service bulletin ele093 which I took to the dealership at my appointment. After my oil change, I was told no problem was detected with my headlights. I experienced this problem again last night (July 19, 2018) and needed a police escort to get home. This headlight problem is a product liability issue and a factory defect. It is an immediate threat to my safety and welfare and that of my passengers as well as other drivers on the roadway. I use my vehicle to get to my job at night and to transport elderly patients for a variety of services, sometimes to the emergency room at night. In light of the threat of physical harm to myself and others, I have requested that kia handle the cost of repairing this problem as soon as possible since this is not a problem associated with normal wear and tear.

Headlights and instrument panel go out suddenly. This happens both in motion and stationary. Also upon starting the car or after driving even a short distance. Random actually. Very dangerous at night.

While driving at night my headlights flicker a few times then completely go out. It's scary! they go back on shortly after but I'm afraid of them going out completely. I can't believe there is no recall on this. There are many reports of this online.

My blinker lights and brake and headlights always need to be replaced . And my right side blinker will not work properly no matter how many times I change it. This is a ongoing issue.

My headlights go on and off at random. They will go off while driving. They flicker and then go off for a few seconds.

For the past 6 months I have been to the car dealer for headlights and other lights out on the car as welll and the steering column is making clicking noises.

The driver side headlight randomly goes off for days at a time then comes back on for a couple days then off again.

I have had to replace the driver's side headlight three times in the last 2 months. When replacing headlight I use gloves so as not to touch the glass. I researched this problem on the internet and notice that many owners are having the same problem. There should be a recall since this is a definite safety issue. Vehicle was moving when issue occurred.

The driver side headlight will flicker or entirely turn off. We have replaced the bulb multiple times with manufacture products and discovered the electric plug to the headlight is melted. This is a safety issue as we cannot drive at night safely. Each time we replace the bulb it stops functioning in a few days to weeks.

Headlights flickered/ went out while driving at night on interstate. Had to break suddenly, rainy ,had the wipers going, radio on, gps plugged in to auxiliary plug. 7pturned the nob on the steering column on /off, headlights came back on. Went to the next exit. Stopped at traffic stoplight, right blinker, foot on brake, took foot off brake to make right turn, made steering wheel turned to right, lights flickered again. Happened on 3-23-18 9:30pm . Took to my mechanic today 4-1-18 - tcb auto in dallas GA, battery fine,bulbs fine, fuses fine, 3 weeks ago had oil change, new tires. Could not diagnose it. . Advised me online many reports ,even kia doesn't know how to fix it, ifafter bulletin,no recalls yet. . . Put in this report. .

Headlights flicker off for a few seconds when on auto-headlights. Headlights do not flicker when manually moved to on. This has happened multiple times while driving in town and on the highways.

The contact owns a 2014 kia Soul. While driving, the headlights started to flicker and then inadvertently failed. The vehicle was taken to lawrence kia (1225 e 23rd st, lawrence, KS 66046, (785) 856-8700) where it was diagnosed that the wiring overheated and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.

The headlights of my 2014 kia Soul have been flickering on and off while driving or stationary. This has been going on for a few years now. It has been taken into a dealership but after being charged the 80$ diagnostic fee, I was told the issue is due to a defective negative battering terminal connector. The issue is still ongoing even after replacing the negatve battery terminal. This is the most common complaint with this manufacturer. When is kia going to acknowledge the issue and do a recall?.