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2015 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire · 1548777 · 2019-03-15

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON RTE 295 IN WARWICK RI TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH IN A STRAIGHT PATTERN WHEN I HEARD A SNAP UNDER MY CAR. MY CAR SKID AND MY HYDROPLANE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SPARKS. I PULLED OVER AND AT THIS TIME MY CAR STALLED. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY ENGINE. 911 WAS DISPATCHED AND MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN MINUTES AND WAS A TOTAL LOSE. THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL IN THE PISTONS CAUSING FIRE DAMAGE TO THE MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PISTONS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000; KIA'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS SC176. I AM A AWAITING MY ACCIDENT REPORT AS THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11187011
Machine
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