# 2015 KIA SOUL — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1462889` · 2018-04-20 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SOUL
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 KIA SOUL ON MY NORMAL ROUTE TO WORK ON 4/5/18.  IT WAS A DARK, CLEAR MORNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY.  I WAS MOVING WITH TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH.  AT JUST ABOUT 5:30 A.M., THE VEHICLE MADE A NOISE AND LOST ACCELERATION.  I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PARK THE VEHICLE.  I WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES WHEN I SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE.  I EXITED THE VEHICLE.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  NO OTHER PERSONS OR VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT.  I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND IT HAD HAD NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL WORK IN THE 2  YEARS THAT I OWNED IT, JUST NORMAL OIL CHANGES AND A COUPLE OF SAFETY RECALLS.  NEITHER THE FIREFIGHTER ON THE SCENE, NOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE, ONLY THAT IT STARTED IN THE ENGINE.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*