# 2012 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1621224` · 2019-11-15 · 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:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 2012
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 101,400
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
TRAVELING HOME ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FEW SECONDS LATER, SOME LOUDER NOISES CAME FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND I LOST ALL POWER AND LOTS OF LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH. I COULD IMMEDIATELY SMELL BURNING OIL AND NOTICED BLUE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND WHAT LOOKED LIKE A CIRCULAR PART SLIDING ON THE PAVEMENT BEHIND ME WHICH I KNEW WAS SOME PART FROM THE CAR. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES ON THE REAR OF THE ENGINE ON THE EXHAUST AREA. I USED 10 OR 12 HANDFULS OF SNOW FROM THE DITCH TO THROW ON THE FIRE TO GET IT OUT. HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST CITY AND HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. I KNOW THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I SAW OIL FROM THE ENGINE ON THE SHOULDER RIGHT UP TO WHERE IT CAME TO REST.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*