Major Problems with 2011 Kia Soul Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Kia Soul

2011 Kia Soul AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 94000 miles

2011 Kia Soul AIR BAGS Victims: 2

2011 Kia Soul AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 43000 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and BODY are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Kia Soul owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS on the above date the referenced kia soul was making a left turn when a ford 350 pick up truck...	20 ~ 49418 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER since purchasing my kia soul on feb.28 2011 i have replaced the windshield twice! yes it was hit but small...	15 ~ 72797 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph and attempting to...	12 ~ 54977 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph with the cruise control...	10 ~ 46363 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that the lifter in the engine caused a loud...	10 ~ 51486 miles
SUSPENSION on july 2 2012 while driving at 50 mph the front passenger suspension system failed resulting in the front wheel...	8 ~ 50175 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL driving the vehicle down the road in good weather conditions when the brakes initiated for no reason and no gas...	8 ~ 18158 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE we purchased a molten 2011 kia soul. 3 months after owning the car we noticed multiple paint chips all over...	8 ~ 46949 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that the rear lights were not bright enough which...	6 ~ 41417 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that after impacting the rear end of another vehicle...	6 ~ 28214 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact was driving 35 mph and heard a noise coming from...	6 ~ 31450 miles
SERVICE BRAKES when driving at any speed & need to suddenly stop the vehicle brakes lock up & do not stop the...	6 ~ 48717 miles
TIRES tl. the contact owns a 2011 kia soul with nexxen tires size 225/45 r18. the dot was not avthe contact...	6 ~ 17200 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER safety issue - passenger front side glass blew out for no apparent reason while parked in driveway. this was a...	5 ~ 36583 miles
VISIBILITY the first incident occurred while on my way to work last week rock hit the windshield and broke the windshield....	5 ~ 16930 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL driving the vehicle down the road in good weather conditions when the brakes initiated for no reason and no gas...	5 ~ 80020 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY i have a crack in my windshield that is getting bigger- do not recall a rock hitting it... *tr...	4 ~ 14825 miles
STEERING when driving at any speed & need to suddenly stop the vehicle brakes lock up & do not stop the...	4 ~ 25000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that the vehicle horn was malfunctioning. the vehicle was...	4 ~ 28125 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the clutch and fly wheel wore out on the car at 22k miles. this is extremely early for a clutch...	3 ~ 26264 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the whole front of the car was on fire and the wind shield exploded. everything melted down and car is...	3 ~ 8000 miles
STRUCTURE on the above date the referenced kia soul was making a left turn when a ford 350 pick up truck...	2 ~ 5839 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated both rear seats failed to latch properly in a...	2 ~ 13750 miles
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY parked in front of coffee shop about 3pm. windy but warm (not hot or cold weather). came out to find	2 ~ 34900 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. while driving 3 mph the accelerator pedal fractured. the police was contacted...	1 ~ 55000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. the contact stated that while driving at any speed the brake lights...	1 ~ 160000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul. while driving various speeds a loud clucking noise was heard near the...	1 ~ 85000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE traffic came to an abrupt stop and iv rear ended ov1 which pushed ov1 into ov2 which was pushed into...	1 ~ 16602 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE my husband went out to our 2011 kia soul and opened the driver door and got something out of the...	1 ~ 47000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC pulled into parking space car accelerated and brakes went to floor went over the parking curb on to walkway the	1 ~ 1700 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2011 kia soul equipped with hankook nexen p225/45/r13 tires dot 8ej7. the contact stated that...	1 ~ 14000 miles
EQUIPMENT since purchasing my kia soul on feb.28 2011 i have replaced the windshield twice! yes it was hit but small...	1
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN violent shutter vibration felt like blown passenger side tire after 30 miles(drove off lot) pulled over to inspect tires everything...	1 ~ 1000 miles

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