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2015 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire · 1669609 · 2020-06-16

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING WHEN A PUFF OF SMOKE CAME FROM MY ENGINE. MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO MY WIFE WHEN TWO JOGGERS NEARBY YELLED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I LEFT THE VEHICLE AND RAN ACROSS THE STREET. THE TOW JOGGERS HAD CALLED 911. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR FIRE WAS STARTED UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11329139
Machine
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