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2022 KIA TELLURIDE — ENGINE

fire · 2167639 · 2026-01-19

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
TELLURIDE
Year
2022
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

Was driving heard a noise and then lost power to gas peddle and bunch of smoke and then flames coming from front of car got out and there were flames coming from hood eventually flames died down and was just smoking police &fire department were called. Piston blew through engine block these engine have a known oil consumption issue and I have kept up with oil .

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11711813
Machine
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