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2013 KIA SPORTAGE — ENGINE

fire · 1865334 · 2023-01-13

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPORTAGE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

At first i heard a knocking noise as if something fell from under the hood then my car stopped accelerating then the engine light went off oil light as well. Mind you I'm in the car with my 9 month old baby in the middle of the highway i stop my car where it was smoking i lifted my hood and there was a fire i had to put out because if i didn't my car would have blew up then the car never turned back on other then the urgency of my situation i dropped my car off to a kia dealership completely rude and unsympathetic and still haven't heard a word back about my car or even trying to get me into a rental worse experience of my life I almost die and kia fails to act like they give a damn.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11501625
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown