2012 Kia Soul Wheels Problems

“Prior to previous service, I noticed lug nuts were beginning to rust. Summit place Kia had one for this model and replaced the worst one and was to order a new set for all wheels as a warranty item. They were supposed to call me when these came in. Never received a phone call. I asked about this upon next servicing and they found that nobody had ever ordered the remaining lug nuts. I didn't worry about this between service appts. Since it appeared to only be surface rust at this point...no threat of danger, yet. …”

“On april 23, 2015, we drove from our home in miami to north georgia. The first tire failed on the way to north georgia, near gainesville, fl. The second tire failed on the return trip near lennox, ga. As you can plainly see from the attached images, both tires appear to have failed in the exact same way. I still have the second tire in my possession if you feel an inspection is called for. At the time of the first 2 failures, the car had approximately 26,500 miles on september 5, 2015, a third tire failed in the exact same manner as the previous two. …”

“Bought wife brand new 2012 Kia SOUL in 2012. Got standard transmission. At around 20k I noticed a squeal coming from the vehicle when the clutch was completely disengaged, by that I mean vehicle running foot completely off clutch. I presumed it was a throw out bearing. Took it to local mechanic and he agreed. So I took it to local Kia dealer. Bought vehicle in denton texas, but had moved 7 hours south to corpus christi area. When I took it to Kia in corpus I got the run around. Yes of course they could hear it but everything was working mechanically. So I was basically told too bad. …”

“Steering makes a clicking noise and will pull either direction while driving straight. I took it to the dealership and they want me to pay for the repair. They state that the problem is the steering coupler. To me this is a safety issue, they said my warranty is expired so they wont cover the cost. I am afraid to drive it. It is also making my tires wear to fast and they are new.”

“The vehicle does not come with a spare tire of any kind. Instead you are given a small air compressor and a can of tire sealant. This will not help if you have a complete tire blow out. In that instance you would need to have the vehicle towed and taken to a tire dealer. If you are in a remote area, with no cell phone coverage you are stranded. (in my case, the dealer did not tell me that there was no spare. I discovered it after I'd had the vehicle for 2 months.)”