2003 KIA SORENTO — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 KIA SORENTO — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Start: 2004-11-27

fire · 508674 · 2004-11-29

Vehicle

Make: KIA
Model: SORENTO
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure: 10,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THEN, SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, TRANSMISSION FAILED AND FLAMES EMANATED FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10101766
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown