2011 Kia Soul Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The line holding my automatic transaxle fluid is leaking at such a rapid rate that my car is not driveable. The check engine light did not come on in my car until I was unable to safely operate my vehicle and switch gears on a highway. The part is severely low nationwide, potentially on back order.”

“The clutch has gone out twice . The first time was at 54029 and date of 1/17/17. Less than six months later I took it back to the dealership and told them that it was slipping on takeoff. They said that everything was fine. This time it 72735 and date of 12/28/18 . The bill for the first time was 1445.79 . It is rediculous that it goes out so soon. I have read on line that Kia uses a valve on the slave cylinder that causes slipping.”

“My 2011 Kia SOUL I bought off of a friend. It drove great only had 80000 miles. However when I got it 3rd gear would sometimes be hard to get in gear and grind. I just reached 100000 miles and I got up for work today and it wont go into gear in first or reverse. I did some research and seems its a common problem for these cars. Im hoping its not my transmission but im going to shop in an hour. A recall needs to be addressed for this vehicle. Even the miles on my car a transmission should not be needed. …”

“My SOUL is a five speed, I was stopped at a stop light, in first gear ready to start accelerating, when I realized, my car was reversing instead of going forward. I could not get it out of reverse, no matter what gear I shifted to. Other family drove my car as well, and had the same issue. Every gear is reverse, it is not always happening, but it happens every once in awhile. Had to have it towed to where I bought it, because I could not get into first to move it.”

“Head-gaskets and/or thermostats failing under normal driving conditions and low miles. I am on 2nd head-gasket and 4th thermostat and only at 109000 mi. Twice this has happened while driving on freeway and twice while around town. Fluid levels were good and other maintenance done regularly. I have talked with multiple Kia dealership service departments and they start by saying that is not normal then after looking over the car saying its a normal thing for souls. These failures have caused the engine to overheat each time once the thermostat sticks closed. …”