5.0
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- $50
- Average Mileage:
- 95,400 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most common solutions:
- evap purge valve (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
I live on a basically fixed income, being the only working one - my spouse is unable to work due to health issues. Dealership wants to charge $95 to diagnose but if under warranty it will be taken care of - but if it's not covered, I cannot afford to pay. This is the second Soul I have owned - the first one was 2012 when I had electrical issues that wouldn't act up when dealer was looking for it. I took it to them three times, and finally had to tell them I was going get the local news do a report. So they sold me a newer Soul, but now I've got 100,000 on it and it's breaking down. The codes are p0017 and p0014. I have taken care of it and it still looks brand new. This should be the last Kia I will own until I get it paid for, or they offer me a buy back incentive.
- Darren A., Greer, US
Check engine light came on and it was connected to the purge valve. Seemed to stymie the used car dealer I got it from and he ended up replacing the charcoal purge cannister by the fuel tank. Car still had the light on, so I went to NAPA and bought a replacement purge valve. Installed it myself in less than 20 minutes. Light went off.
I am aware the 2016 is one of the worst model years and I am looking to replace it.
Kia's are not terribly reliable.
- Jeff S., St. Stephen, NB, Canada