2008 KIA SPORTAGE — SERVICE BRAKES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 KIA SPORTAGE — SERVICE BRAKES
Start: 2021-12-18

fire · 1796830 · 2022-02-21

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SPORTAGE
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES

Severity

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

Narrative

Smoke was pouring out from the passenger front side of the motor compartment. The fuses for the ABS (I think) were taken out so it would stop. I was a told a control module could have something to do with it.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11453298
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown