2017 Kia Soul Service and Repair Manual

I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE SUN VISOR AND EDGE OF WINDSHIELD. BASICALLY SCALPING ME. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED YES BUT AFTER I WAS BLEEDING AND REACHING TO UNDO MY SEATBELT. HITTING MY HAND WHICH BROKE MY WRIST HAVING TO HAVE SURGERY TO PUT A PLATE AND PINS IN IT. ALSO HITTING ME IN THE CHEST SO HARD IT KNOCKE THE BREATH OUT OF ME. IT WAS SMOKING REALLY BAD TOO LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CATCH FIRE.

On August 20, 2022, I was driving my 2017 KIA Soul and was slammed into in the front of my car, at full speed, by a KIA sedan which had sped across my path in an attempt to make an illegal U-turn across a highway. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED in my KIA OR in the other errant KIA's car! I suffered physical injuries upon impact to the chest and sternum and was removed from the scene by ambulance. Since that awful crash, I have read a number of articles that KIA is in the process of issuing recalls for air

2017,Kia soul plus brakes failed with no warning and we crashed into an intersection and hit a dump truck. I suffered severe broken bones including a compound femur fracture and broken arm. I was trapped in the car for over a hour. Both my arm and leg have rods and pins now. I also suffer from severe ptsd and nightmares. I hospitalized from 6/25-7/4, and in a nursing home until 7/4-8/1, learning to walk again. I received the voluntary recall letter on 7/11when I was in the nursing home. It was

Severe front end damage in accident and airbags never deployed on 4/7/2022. Airbag light was never illuminated on the dash. Never received notification of recall before accident. Both driver and passenger taken to emergency room.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE AIR BAGS HAVE NOT GONE OFF IN A CRASH ON THIS CAR THE FIRST CRASH WAS AT 55 MPH HEAD ON AND THEY DIDNT GO OFF AND THE SENSORS WERE HIT AND DAMAGED. TODAY THE CAR WAS IN ANOTHER HEAD ON CRASH WITH INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AGAIN THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AS TO MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAGS . IN BOTH CRASHES THE VECHILE WAS IN MOTION.I WILL BE TAKEN PICTURES OF THE CAR TOMORROW. SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED IN TH

The contact owned a 2017 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while in stop-and-go traffic, an 18-wheeler crashed into her vehicle and sent the vehicle into a guardrail. The air bags failed to deploy upon impact and the contact hit her head on the driver-side window. She was taken to the hospital where she was treated for a fractured skull and a concussion. The whereabouts of the other driver were unknown. A police report was filed which noted that the guardrail was damaged and in need of repair. T

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, THE BRAKES NEVER TOOK EFFECT TO MAKE ME SLIDE SKID OR STOP. SEATBEAT NEVER HELD ME BACK FROM SLAMMING INTO STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE CALLING FOR THEIR PARENTS WHO OWN A 2017 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THEIR FATHER WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN A VEHICLE TWO CARS IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THEM TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE THEN BOUNCE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED A HEAD AND NECK INJURY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT A HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED CONTINUING HEATH ISSUES, INCLUDING BACK AND NECK INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. JENKINS KIA OF GAINESVILLE (2810 N MAIN ST, GAI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING FACILITY AND DEEMED DESTROYED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE

The contact owns a 2017 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while attempting to park on an incline, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration which resulted in a crash. The contact crashed into a handicap ramp. The vehicle then unintended accelerated in reverse where the vehicle crashed into a cement pole and a bush. No warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence pending another tow by the insur

THE STEERING WHEEL GO LOCKED WHEN IN CURVE RESULTING IN A CRASH WHERE I HIT A POLE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET.

ON 10/23/2020 I WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A 2017 JEEP WRANGLER AND THE AIR BAGS IN MY SOUL DID NOT DEPLOY. MY SOUL IS A TOTAL LOSS, DUE TO FRAME DAMAGE.

VIN # [XXX] I HIT A DEER AND THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW AND AS I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THEY FELT AS THOUGH THEY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF SPACE TO STOP, I WAS UNABLE TO AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY A NON-KIA DEALER VIA MY INSURANCE. WITHIN TWO DAYS OF ME HAVING THE VEHICLE BACK IN MY POSSESSION, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE COMING TO A SLOW GRADUAL STOP AT A LIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, PRICE KIA, TO REPORT T