Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Kia Soul has 21 NHTSA speed control complaints and 1 speed control-related recall.
21
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
15V123000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Soul and Soul electric vehicles manufactured July 21, 2013, to January 8, 2015. A ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | My car was not accelerating all the time I was pressing the pedal. a mechanic said it was the engin... |
| Jan 20, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I own a Kia Soul. The catylitic converters went out. The car won't accelerate and the car got extr... |
| Dec 11, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | The engine is the system that is malfunctioned and yes it is available for inspection upon request. ... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2014 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the accelerat... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | RECALL SC200 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE SAFETY HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING AFTER I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND... |
| Jan 16, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Car has issues when starting up. When turning on, occasionally it will take time to completely turn ... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON MY CAR STARTED TO EXCELERATE AND REV TO HIGH RPM WITHOUT THE ENGINE SHIFT... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CHECK INLINE LIGHT IS ON AND IT KEEPS READING CATHOLIC CONVERTER AND IT WON'T GO OFF I SWITCHED MY G... |
| Sep 25, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE RPMS ACCELERATED TO 4 WITHOUT... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I TOOK THE CAR INTO KIA DEALERSHIP IN CAPE CORAL, FL. ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE CAR KEPT STALLING AND WOU... |
| Aug 26, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | NO DESPEGA MAS DE 50 MILLAS POR HORA Y NO REBULUCIONA MUY VIEN SE SIENTE MUY FORSADO. TENGO 3 DIAS Q... |
| May 6, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WERE NO... |
| Apr 5, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | ENGINE LOSES POWER AT TIMES FOR A SPLIT SECOND. ACCELERATION SOMETIMES CAUSES A LUNGING MOTION. ALSO... |
| Dec 28, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE IN REVERSE AFTER LETTING OFF (REMOVING FOOT FROM) THE ACCELERATOR AN... |
| Mar 3, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | MY KIA SOUL 2014 JUST BLEW UP AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS A 4 CYLINDER GDI. THE CAR WENT UP IN F... |
| May 1, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15-25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED... |
| Mar 24, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY 2014 KIA SOUL WHICH I LEASED FOR 39 MONTHS IN JULY 2014, JUST HAD A RECALL FOR A FAULTY GAS PEDAL... |
| Jan 26, 2015 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | AT ZERO OR NEAR ZERO MPH SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS IT NORMALLY DOES. THIS CAUSES ME C... |
| Jun 19, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY CUT OFF. THEN ESC AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND DISABLES ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SYSTE... |
| Feb 17, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WHICH STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE ENGI... |