2013 Kia Soul vehicle speed control problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2013 Kia Soul — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving my 2013 Kia Soul, it has turned off while I was sitting still several times this month. The RPM gauge has stopped working and than my vehicle would not drive, actually it was driving very slow and not getting enough power to go the normal speed. Also now my cruise control does not…”
filed Oct 30, 2025
“Brake petal sensor broke keeping the tail light on. Has trouble accelerating and throws the traction light on burnt up battery, both front door locks have broke with no reason. Wipers broke does not give water.”
filed Oct 13, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Soul years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Soul | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 Soul | 3 | 6% |
| 2022 Soul | 6 | 7% |
| 2020 Soul | 14 | 4% |
| 2019 Soul | 1 | 1% |
| 2018 Soul | 8 | 4% |
| 2017 Soul | 8 | 3% |
| 2016 Soul | 33 | 4% |
| 2015 Soul | 30 | 3% |
| 2014 Soul | 31 | 3% |
| 2012 Soul | 10 | 2% |
| 2011 Soul | 8 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 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.