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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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KNDJT2A58C7••••••2012 Kia SOUL
That is about average for the 2012 Kia SOUL — 18 complaints per build across 27 builds.
21on this build
486on the model
27builds in total
2involved a crash
3involved a fire
6injuries
Most reportedEngine 14Steering 5Engine And Engine Cooling 3Vehicle Speed Control 2
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashfireDec 2021
Loss of power to brakes while braking at low speed resulting in a crash, air bag deployment and blowout of driver airbag. Driver sustained chemical burns, and abdomen bruising. The fire department extinguished a small fire . The KIA is a almost total loss
EnginefireMar 2023
The contact owned a 2012 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph a loud popping sound originated from the undercarriage on the driver's side. The contact witnessed smoke coming from the engine compartment and veered to the vehicle side of the road…
SteeringcrashFeb 2017
The contact owned a 2012 kia soul. While driving at an unknown speed, a vehicle in front depressed the brakes abruptly causing the driver to crash into the rear of the preceding vehicle. As a result, the driver merged onto oncoming traffic and crashed into two other vehicles.…
SuspensionSep 2023
Driving down the highway at a speed of 65mph and my car just began to idle and slowed down to reducing speed quickly. I could not give it enough acceleration to pick up speed. I pulled over to shut my engine car off. Turned car back on and my rpms to shift to 2nd gear were low.…
Engine And Engine CoolingAug 2023
The contact owns a 2012 Kia Soul. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the engine was misfiring. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road for 20 minutes. The contact stated that he turned off and restarted the vehicle, and…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN KNDJT2A58C7474386 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.