NHTSA complaint: 2011 KIA SORENTO — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 KIA SORENTO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT ALSO BEGAN TO SEE SPARKS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND A FIRE BEGAN UNDER THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation