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2018 KIA OPTIMA — ENGINE

fire · 2044638 · 2024-12-02

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

I drove the car to the park about 6 miles round trip with family. I came back home and started having lunch for about 25 minutes. I then attempt to start the engine to go to my appointment but then car didn't turn on. On third attempt I had a weird noise coming out of the hood and I went back inside the house to get my gloves. When i came outside of the house, the hood of the car was in flames. I called 911 to turn off the fire. The car is now at a total loss.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11628268
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown