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The contact owns a 2015 Kia Soul. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the driver's side headlight became inoperable and while using the turn signal, the driver's side headlight would shut off. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 95,014.
2015 Kia Soul Intermittent headlight Flashing at random Months ago the KIA dealership could not replicate. Contacted KIA-Customer-Care and they cared less. I have a car I am afraid to drive at night or in heavy rain. Youtube movie of problem at [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Headlights flicker off and sometimes just for a second, sometimes stay off and will usually come back on if i turn them off and on again. But then it happens again. I took it to my mechanic who could not figure it out. Couldn't afford to do much so i have not been able to drive at night for a year as it's very dangerous. I called Kia and since my car is out of warranty and apparently no sort of recall for this (despite me seeing lots of complaints with the same issue) i can't afford to do anything. I'm beyond upset. I love the car otherwise. Date below is when it started, but it is ANYTIME it's driven.
Headlights turn off after using the turn signal switch. Started happening once in a while but now it happens not only after using the turn signal switch but the headlights will turn off for a few seconds and then turn back on. Other times they will just flicker for several seconds. This is a SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. The headlights turning off or flashing at night is not a safe way of driving. There are many reported cases of this issue on the Kia Owners Portal so they can't say they didn't hear about it. I would think I could take it into Kia to have them replace the turn signal switch since that is the only thing that makes sense. And I can recreate the issue by wiggling the switch. (This is not related to the light sensor since I do not have automatic headlights.) Why hasn't there been a safety recall issued"?? This has been happening for over a year and I just try to drive only during the day until Kia is forced to fix the problem. That is no longer possible as I am now working nights. What are my options to have this resolved without costing me any money??" Please have someone reach out to me at [XXX] to assist me in my research. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I would like to report that my 93,632 2015 Kia Soul headlights flicker. The headlights (both) even go out for seconds and then they come back at the same time. It's an electrical issue, not a matter of changing the bulbs. I contacted Kia Motors to report this and check if there are recalls or extended warranty on this issue and they said no. There are plenty of other users on online forums reporting this same issue. Maybe it's time to investigate if this is a defect since from what other users described, is the same situation as with my own car headlights. Sounds very dangerous having a vehicle losing the headlights suddenly on a highway, I spoke with 2 CSR from Kia on 6/7/23 regarding the headlights and none of them were interested in this specific matter.
- Orlando, FL, USA
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4 times within 16 months, my passenger side headlamps low and high beam burned out with a melted headlamp connector plug. My 2015 Kia Soul was purchased in June 2016 and now has less than 38,000 miles. I have seen that there was previously (2016) a safety Recall SC149 Halogen Headlamp Low Beam Connector for 2015 Kia Soul but Danbury Connecticut Kia dealership denies this. I am concerned about a fire as well as cost of repairing this dangerous defect. [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
When driving with the need of headlights, they will flash/flicker off and back on again when using my turn signal primarily. I thought it was a one off when it happened once, but it has now happened more than once and I have found others online that have had the same problem. Thankfully it hasn't been on a busy highway, but it is on back roads that don't have much lighting.
While driving at night on the street and on the freeway, the headlights begun to flicker on and off when using the turn signal, and will turn off completely for a few seconds then turn back on. Also, the headlights will randomly flicker. I replaced the headlight bulbs but it did not resolve the issue.
My headlights have begun to flicker on and off while I am driving. Sometimes they do not turn on at all. This results in me driving for anywhere between 1 second and 15 seconds at night without lighting. The lights are disturbed when I try to use my brights or turn signal. The documentation is taken while parked in my driveway because I feel unsafe driving at night now with unreliable headlights. From an internet search I can see that many other Kia owners are having the same issue.
The contact owns a 2015 Kia Soul. The contact stated that the headlights would flicker on and off, while driving or stopped. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The vehicle was out of warranty and there are no recalls on the vehicle at the time. The failure mileage was 100,500.
Headlights started flashing on and off in a 3 flash amber light sequence. Dash lights were on. Keyless entry would not work. Manual key entry required. Car would not start and light malfunction continued until all systems are dead. Planning to take to mechanic today if jumping battery will start car. Car was in my driveway when neighbor brought my attention to the lights.
Passenger side headlight works intermittently, if you twist wires a certain way, the headlight turns on. Suspect the connector overheated and melted preventing it from making a solid connection to bulb.
The headlights flicker off or turn off while stopped or driving. Wiggling the multifunction switch will usually bring the lights back on temporarily. This is a known issue with the contacts in the multifunction switch. Kia has issued a warranty extension for this issue for MY2014 and prior, but has not issued a warranty extension for MY2015 even though this is the same issue.
I was driving down chuckanut drive. Windy road, I came to a corner going 15 mph then it felt like the engine turned off. So I pullled over to see. When I stopped the engine was still on so I put it in park turned the car off and opened hood checked oil everything seemed fine start driving again I noticed it was very touchy on gas pedal you couldn't really accelerate. I get like 2 miles down the accelerator stopped then it just had the worst noise coming from engine and the dash light said oil was blinking ! I couldn't go any further! I sat there for a couple hours finally got a hold of cab company that brought me oil I put it in and still the worst sounding noise coming from engine. My friend came and got me and my car is still on chuckanut! as we speak I'm trying to figure out what to do next chuckanut is on highway 11 in wshington state the car was in motion and now is parked on pullout on chuckanut drive
While getting ready for a 160 miles trip, a friend of mine check the engine oil and for our surprise it was off stick..no oil but the light on the dashboard never got on as a warning. I took it to walmart and yes, they made the oil change with the note on papers that it had little oil only...why this happened on a Kia Soul 2015 with almost 50,000 miles"..I don't understand and what might happened if I were going into the 160 miles trip without oil"..very risky..I think
My headlights have starting to flicker off while driving at night (on highway, street, turning, etc). I am able to get them back on by turning the switch back and forth several times. The car dealership replaced the headlight bulbs, but problem still remains. Though there is a known issue with the Kia Soul headlights (and Kia has extended the warranty to include the headlights for some and has a service bulletin out for it), Kia refuses to cover my particular vehicle, though 2015 is one of the years covered (I can only assume there is something different).
The headlights flickered on and off repeatedly and then remained off. This happened several times, initially while the vehicle was moving and then parked. This occurred in an apartment parking lot.
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- Lake Mills, WI, USA