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2014 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE

fire · 1490808 · 2018-08-13

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
74,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE BOUGHT OUR CAR IN OCTOBER 2016. DURING OUR TRANSITION FROM NEW YORK TO GEORGIA OUR ENGINE FAILED ON US. MY HUSBAND AND I TOOK IT TO A KIA AUTOBODY SHOP IN GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA. THEY FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE DUE TO A RECALL ON OUR SPECIFIC YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF OUR CAR. WE THEN PROCEEDED AS USUAL TAKING CARE OF IT GETTING THE STANDARD OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UPS. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNINGS FOR WHAT WOULD HAPPEN FOUR MONTHS AFTER. ON JULY 10, 2018 AT 2:45 PM MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER. THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CAR. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STEPPED OUT A FEW SECONDS AFTER OUR CAR EXPLODED ON HIM. COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS THAT HE, NOR I AND OUR THREE KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR. WE REPORTED TO KIA THAT SAME DAY. WE ARE CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM SOME ONE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11119685
Machine
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