2011 Kia Soul power train problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2011 Kia Soul — 7% of all complaints for this model year.

Power Train complaints

share of all complaints

40,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“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…”
filed Jan 26, 2021
“Theres something really wrong with my engine and other mechanical issue. I've been to kia dealership and they wont fix it because theres no recalls that have been announced. The sensor lights keep turning on and once I check it it says nothing is wrong, but the light is still on and it will turn…”
filed Nov 27, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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