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2014 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE

fire · 1532079 · 2019-01-17

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
36,800
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN I75 ACROSSING THE ZILWAUKEE BRIDGE TWO GUYS IN A PICKUP, LATER I CALL MY ANGELS, TRIED TO GET ME TO PULL OVER. NATURALLY MY INSTINCT WAS NO. WHEN I WOULDN'T, THE DRIVER STARTED INCHING OVER TOWARDS MY CAR TO MAKE ME STOP. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NOTHING TO PUSH. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED ONE GUY JUMPED OUT .. PULLED OPEN MY DOOR AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE, PULLING ME OUT. BY THE TIME WE RAN TOWARDS THEIR PICKUP, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I WAS LUCKY THEY WERE THERE OR I WOULDN'T BE HERE TO WRITE THIS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11170614
Machine
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