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2017 KIA SORENTO — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1687642 · 2020-08-27

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE FROM MY CABIN AFTER TWO HOURS OF DRIVING I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO I DECIDED TO KEEP GOING AND TAKE THE NEXT EXIT TO SEE IF I NEEDED OIL..BUT I NEVER MADE IT. MY SON THANKFULLY ROLLED HIS WINDOW AND WAS LIKE MOM THE CAR IS ON FIRE, I THEN TRIED TO PUT THE BREAKS ON BUT THEY DIDN'T WORK SO WE SLOWLY COASTED DOWN TO ABOUT 10-20 AND I WAS LIKE GET OUT. SO HE JUMPED OUT THE MOVING,ON FIRE CAR. HE SUFFERED FROM ROAD RASH. LONG STORY SHORT BY THE FLAMES WERE SO BIG ON THE DRIVES SIDE THAT MY SENSES FINALLY CAME TOGETHER AND SLAMMED THE CAR IN PARK TO STOP IT AND I CRAWLED OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. BY THE TIME THE FIREMEN CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE THE CAR WAS BASICALLY TO THE FRAME.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11351492
Machine
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