# 2016 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1611999` · 2019-10-14 · 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:** SORENTO
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 68,000
## Narrative
I DROVE MY KIA SORRENTO FROM ROCHESTER NY TO OSWEGO NY WITHOUT INCIDENT.  I HAD NO CAR TROUBLE NOR HAVE I IN THE DISTANT PAST.  I PARKED IN A LOT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR.  SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM UNDER BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOD.  AS I GATHERED MY PURSE AND COAT, THE SMOKE BECOME MORE VOLUMNIOS AND DARK.  AS LEFT THE VEHICLE, I INSPECTED MY DASHBOARD FOR SIGNS OF OVERHEATING OR A LIT INDICATOR LIGHT.  NOTHING WAS LIGHT OR OVERHEATED PER THE DASH.  AS I EXITED THE CAR, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE.  A MAN IN A CAR PARKED NEAR ME, APPROACHED THE CAR WITH HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER, AIMED UNDER THE CLOSED HOOD AND SPRAYED.  IT DID NO GOOD.  AS HE DID THIS, I CALLED 911 TO REQUEST A FIRE CREW.  BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, JUST METAL CHARRED REMAINS.
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*