# 2015 Kia Soul - Rough idle and misfire

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-rough-idle-and-misfire/157005>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [January 22, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-rough-idle-and-misfire/157005 "2020-01-22T04:39:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Zachary33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Zachary33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Zachary33)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-rough-idle-and-misfire/157005/1 "2020-01-22T04:39:35Z")

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When I start the car up, it idles rough. Almost like it’s misfiring. At stop lights does the same thing. 2.0l n/a gdi engine 45k miles

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-rough-idle-and-misfire/157005/2 "2020-01-22T11:14:45Z")

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Yet, no CEL?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-kia-soul-rough-idle-and-misfire/157005/3 "2020-01-23T00:00:29Z")

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Have the compression checked. You may have one or more cylinders low.