Kia SOUL fuel problems
68 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
5,504 owner complaints analyzed
15 distinct recall campaigns
79,234 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,926 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
68 of 5,504 complaints match this topic (1.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10315522 · 2010-03-02 (March 2, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE FAILURE CONTINUED DURING THE TRAVEL FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. IN ADDITION, WHENEVER DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK; THE FUEL CONTINUOUSLY SPRAYS OUT. ALSO, THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10315522 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10381435 · 2011-02-10 (February 10, 2011)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH A PIECE OF METAL ON THE ROAD HIT THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE STOPPED AT A GASOLINE STATION HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL WAS SPILLING BACK OUT AND ASSUMED THAT THE METAL FRACTURED THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND ADVISED HIM THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,500.
Owner-reported narrative. 15,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10381435 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10429655 · 2011-10-12 (October 12, 2011)
BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STARTED TO SMOKE. MAIN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM SPEAKER AREA. WINDOWS WERE DOWN. EXITED CAR IN PARKING LOT AND BY THIS TIME, DOOR STARTED TO MELT. SOON THEREAFTER, DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR WAS STILL NEAR OTHER VEHICLES AND PEOPLE IN BUSY PARKING LOT. WAS TOLD BY BYSTANDER'S THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED FURTHER AWAY FROM BUSY AREA. ENTERED VEHICLE VIA PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, LEANED ACROSS WITH RIGHT HAND TO PRESS DOWN BRAKE PEDAL AND USED LEFT HAND TO PUT INTO NEUTRAL. RIGHT HAND BURNED DUE …
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10429655 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11426984 · 2021-07-29 (July 29, 2021)
---COMPONENT OR SYSTEM ISSUE-- Not sure yet. Based on google, it's possibly either a "faulty fuel pump relay" or "defective ignition switch". ---SAFETY ISSUE-- Potential for grave injury if a child or someone got in the car and put it in drive There were many young children AND teenagers in attendance. --REPRODUCED? or CONFIRMED? NOT OFFICIALLY-- Only that it has happened twice now. 1st occurrence--First week of July 2021 Heard the car running hours after the car was parked and the key removed. Unlocked the driver door, put the key in and …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11426984 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11691093 · 2025-10-02 (October 2, 2025)
Gas tank mounting are rusting and are not the correctly plated
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11691093 at NHTSA ↗