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2014 KIA SORENTO — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1507772 · 2018-10-18

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
32,550
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPLAINT NO.WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HWY 377 TOWARD GRANBURY, TEXAS. THE UNDERSIDE OF MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH AND THE PERSON WHO WITNESSED THE FLAMES BEHIND ME, RAN UP TO MY CAR WHEN I STOPPED AT A RAIL CROSSING TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPEN. I WAS LUCKY I WAS DRIVING 70MPH AND IF I HAD STOPPED WHILE IT WAS BURNING THE CAR WOULD HAVE BURNED UP. IT LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC PANELS WERE IGNITED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.. COMPLAINT NO.2 WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT, NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, A CRACK APPEARED FROM THE TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD DOWNWARD ABOUT 2.5" LONG. SINCE IT IS NEAR THE REAR VIEW MIRROR I KNOW IT APPEARED WITHOUT ANY FLYING OBJECT HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP EDGE, I'M WONDERING IF IT IS A STRESS CRACK AND OTHER KIA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME EVENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11141323
Machine
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