# 2015 KIA SOUL — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1548777` · 2019-03-15 · 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:** 70,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## 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
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