2012 Kia Soul Fuel system Problems

“Please note NHTSA campaign id: 19v120000 originally this was restricted to the 1.6l Kia SOUL 2012, but I have noted that my car has had an exhaust leak and gets hot, even if open a front window, get a nice whiff of exhaust, when the only car in the vicinity. And is stated as : what you should do: Kia will notify owners, and dealers will upgrade the catalytic overheating protection engine control unit logic to prevent overheating of the catalytic converter. In addition, the catalytic converter will also be replaced if it has been damaged. …”

“Occasionally, the check engine light would turn on and then turn off. For only a day or two, I could hear a rattling sound upon acceleration. While driving on the highway, the noise became much louder, the engine failed and began smoking. The car became inoperable. I had the car towed to an auto shop where they showed me that a piston rod had punctured the car's engine block. I learned that the car had been recalled under NHTSA recall number 19v120. I followed recall instructions and brought the car to a local dealer. The dealer refused to repair the car. …”

“I have been having my car stall at stoplight since the middle of may. I complained on here because there are no recalls on my car but on the same make and model some in the same year as mine does have recalls. Then it started to stall while driving. Then I took video on my phone of having to restart it and the rpms did not work at all. I took the advice from one of the phone numbers on here and they told me to take it to a Kia dealer.the Kia dealer said there is nothing wrong and no codes, and no lights on the dash. Today it died 3 times the third time was turning left onto a 55 MPH road. …”

“My car is believed to be recalled, because the mpg (mile per gas?) is supposed to be between 30 to 34 mpg while driving on the highway. It was between 20 to 25 mpg all the times and never exceed to 34 mpg or more. The detail or guide showed that it can exceed to 34 mpg. I think maybe they lied or didn't know that it is recalled until they found out, but however they mailed me a form and with the url of the online form to fill out for the gift cards to be received. I did, but they are waiting for me to pick up the gift card (about $120) and I did not want it. …”

“No engine warning lights on. At random, engine will lose power, but does not quit. No matter how much you try to accelerate, car only reaches approximately 30 MPH. Observed to happen after turning ignition key and nothing happens. However, occurrence is random, and no engine warning code is given. Mechanics find nothing wrong, due to no warning code.”