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2012 KIA SOUL — ENGINE

fire · 1896940 · 2023-05-23

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SOUL
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

i was driving, all of a sudden my car started losing speed so i got onto the shoulder. then i saw smoke and a fire from under the hood. the door stuck and i hit it with my shoulder to get out. 30 seconds after i got out the engine bay exploded.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11523474
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown