2013 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2013 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE
Start: 2019-05-11

fire · 1569596 · 2019-05-26

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SPORTAGE
Year: 2013
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE
Miles at failure: 109,000
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A BIG BOOM. SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE HOOD. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD THERE WAS OIL LEAKING AND A SMALL FIRE. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11210094
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown