← NHTSA complaints

2007 KIA SORENTO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1274859 · 2016-04-12

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
12,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS STARTED FLASHING. AS SHE PULLED TO A STOP, SOMEONE CAME UP TO HER WINDOW AND TOLD HER THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED IN TO A PARKING LOT TO CALL ME. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND FIRE WAS OUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED. FIRE DEPARTMENT LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TRAILER HITCH WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT AND STARTED ON FIRE. MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT TOWING ANYTHING AT THE TIME. WIRING HARNESS IS OEM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10854993
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown