2011 Kia Soul exterior lighting problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2011 Kia Soul — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2011 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the cruise control failed to operate as designed. The contact stated that the ESC warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V114000 (Exterior…”
filed Jun 14, 2021
“In the 9 years since purchase I've replaced my headlights 13 times. They generally burn out within a month of each other so now I just replace both when one goes out. I have to keep spares in the glove box because on one occasion they both went out on the same day.”
filed Nov 27, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Originally, in April 2013, Kia recalled 623,658 model year 2007-2010 Rondo and Sportage…Campaign 13V114000 · Apr 1, 2013
Exterior Lighting problems in other Soul years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Soul | 2 | 7% |
| 2023 Soul | 3 | 6% |
| 2021 Soul | 5 | 2% |
| 2020 Soul | 6 | 2% |
| 2019 Soul | 5 | 4% |
| 2018 Soul | 4 | 2% |
| 2017 Soul | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 Soul | 18 | 2% |
| 2015 Soul | 36 | 4% |
| 2014 Soul | 130 | 15% |
| 2013 Soul | 10 | 2% |
| 2012 Soul | 10 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Kia Soul
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.