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2007 KIA SEDONA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire4 injured · 1735528 · 2021-03-22

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SEDONA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
253,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
4
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA SEDONA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH HER AND THEIR DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD IN THE VEHICLE AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACTS HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND THEN GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THEY PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACTS HUSBAND LIFTED UP THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND SAW A FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ENGINE. THE CONTACTS HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO WAIVE DOWN A DRIVER WHO STOPPED AND USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO TRY TO PUT OUT THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE FULLY. NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY INJURED BUT THEY DID INHALE A LOT OF SMOKE. A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT AND HER HUSBAND, THEIR DAUGHTER, AND THEIR GRANDCHILD WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INHALING THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE. EVERYONE WAS RELEASED WITH NO ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED, DIAGNOSED, OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 253,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11404227
Machine
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