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2013 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire · 1591161 · 2019-08-05

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
74,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SOUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40-45 MPH THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BOMBING NOISE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND FIRE WAS EMERGING FROM THE HOOD. ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PRIDE KIA OF LYNN: 793 LYNNWAY, LYNN, MA 01901(781) 596-1010 BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO PROVIDED CASE NUMBER 13266509 HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11241747
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown