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2024 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE

fire1 injured · 2103040 · 2025-06-23

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SORENTO
Year
2024
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

On March 19 I completed my 8,000 mile oil change and then drove to Florida. I had a warning light to change my oil since the company did not reset it. Unsure of the other warning lights. As I was driving in Florida on the interstate the car started having issues. It was making a noise, then started smoking and by the time I got off the exit and got out the front right of the car was in flames. I was transported to the ER with smoke inhalation. The car in still in Clermont, FL with no resolution. The car has been inspected by the insurance and a third party inspector. The last I was told the inspection report is with the Kia engineers. I am unaware at this point what the failure was that led to the fire. No response from Kia for over a month.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11668617
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown