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2014 KIA SOUL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1683166 · 2020-08-08

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
114,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS COMING BACK FROM A ROAD TRIP 7/26 AND THE CAR STARTING MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE THIS CAR WAS VERY NEW TO ME WITH NO ISSUES OR RECALLS PER THE CARFAX REPORT I JUST BOUGHT IT 5/7/2020 AND I PULLED OVER POPPED THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THE CAR HAD A SMALL FIRE ALREADY IGNITED , I RAN BACK INTO THE CAR TO GET MY CELL PHONE AND THE CAR WAS ALREADY ENGULFED IN A FLAME SECONDS LATER IT WAS A FULL FIRE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11344092
Machine
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