# 2016 KIA SOUL — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1618066` · 2019-11-04 · 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:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
## Narrative
CAR WAS IN MOTION MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. CAR STALLED WHEN I STOPPED. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN BUT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I NOTICED LIGHT GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I WAS GOING TO POP THE HOOD TO CHECK IF THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND SMOKE BECAME THICKER AND BLACK SO ME AND MY KIDS EXITED THE CAR AND WENT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AND I CALLED 911.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*