2010 Kia Soul power train problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2010 Kia Soul — 8% of all complaints for this model year.

Power Train complaints

share of all complaints

40,500 mi

median reported incident mileage

1 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Problem started after having clutch replaced in april 2019. When in 2nd gear, car hesitates and behaves as if it isn't getting gas; ie: does not accelerate when applying gas. I take foot off of gas and then put back on the pedal or have to change gears before car accelerates.”
filed Feb 24, 2020
“Car does not recognize it is in park, and cannot be started due to safety feature of not being able to start car in gear. Temporary fix was discovered to be shift all the way to 2nd gear, then back to park. Taking to kia dealer tomorrow to have 'switch' checked for possible short. Car was driven…”
filed Oct 13, 2019

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

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