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2012 KIA OPTIMA — POWER TRAIN

fire · 2035852 · 2024-10-27

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Power train and engine failure and causing my Kia to catch on fire at 11:30 coming back home from work. I was Driving home and smell smoke and car was shaking and when I stopped at the highway to open and look fire was on while driving and I had to call 911 and stop the fire. I had some fire extinguisher in the car I stopped the fire and towed the car and I replaced engine and powered train For over $9000 between repairs and labor and transmission and engine

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11622174
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown