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2021 KIA SELTOS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1862829 · 2023-01-03

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SELTOS
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 11/26/22 I was driving down the road my Kia Seltos showed error messages on the dashboard saying ERROR and then Power Train off, the car then shut off at 55 mph and smoke filled my cabin, I got the car pulled over and called the fire department, there was no flames just smoke and smelled like electrical. It was then after 2 weeks taken to a dealership where they inspected the car and stated the fire was in the engine and the engine needs to be replaced. After doing research on this car and the issue there were at least 4 other complaints filed with KIA AMERICA about this issue

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11499859
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown