Kia Motor Soul owners have reported 2 problems related to transmission noise (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Kia Motor Soul based on all problems reported for the Soul.
I I was on the interstate and my car started making a loud noise and decelerated. It seemed to lose power, I turned around and started home as I was very frightened. The car accelerated without pressing the gas, decelerated without pressing the brake. The tachometer was swinging around wildly. The car most of the time seemed to have no power. I was afraid of a rear end hit by another car or flyling into the back of the car in front. I was trying to limp it in to the dealer. The car only had 3400 miles on it and I had had it for 7 months. At one point I had to stop for a red light and the car would not move. I put on the warning flashers and tired to edge to the side of the street as there was a bit of slope. I turned the car off and restarted it and was able to get it to the dealer about 2 miles away with very little power. They told me it has to have a new transmission. They said they are replacing the transmission with a different kind and it will be safe not to worry, though confidence in the vehicle is diminished. I understand that the ivt transmission that kia developed in 2020 has been giving problems.
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When I was in the middle of driving on a back road in doswell, va, after making a turn, the rpm meter shot up to 4,000 but I was only going 15 mph. As I tried accelerating the rpm meter kept shooting up even higher than necessary and the engine was making a very loud noise like I was driving 85 mph. I had the car towed and taken to kia where they said they have to replace the entire transmission. I bought this car two months ago and it only has 1,900 miles. It has been in the shop for a week now and kia has been very unhelpful in this process and have been very poor with communication about my vehicle. When I called this morning, the technician said he currently has 20 more kia Souls in the shop that need new transmissions and he doesn't know when I'll have my car back. I don't plan on buying from kia in the future.
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