2015 Kia Soul cruise control problems
30 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2015 Kia Soul, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
On the evening of july 22,2019 I was leaving targets parking lot put my vehicle in reverse and when I put in drive my 2015 kia soul took off. The rpms were the highest it could go going 40 miles p hour in a busy lot all I could was honk my horn. I tried the breaks putting in park and turning the key off. My wife and I were in shock. We hit the curb fly across 3 lanes of traffic the median and hit two cars. My wife was pinned there was white smoke in the cabin. People got her out fire dept came.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 kia soul. While driving various speeds, the transmission lunged without warning. In addition, the contact observed that the vehicle shook vigorously while idling or while driving. Also, the vehicle would sometimes fail to switch gears. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine mount needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Kia Soul
- Engine 690 complaints
- Fuel system 80 complaints
- Electrical system 75 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 61 complaints
- Steering 44 complaints
- Lighting 37 complaints
- Brakes 34 complaints
- Exhaust system 21 complaints