379,000 Souls At Risk of a Fiery Damnation. Kia Souls, That is.

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Over 379,000 Souls are at risk of burning in eternal damnation … due to damaged catalytic converters and connecting rod failures. Wait, you knew I was talking about the Kia Soul, right? The automaker has admitted that hot exhaust gas is overheating the catalytic converters. Additionally, piston damage and busted connecting rods can puncture the engine block and let oil leak onto the hot exhaust. In other words, these things are a tinder box and the recall can’t come fast enough.

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