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2009 KIA BORREGO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1503280
Internal NHTSA #	11139089
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	BORREGO
Model Year	2009
File date	02/01/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	#1 whenever it rains the right headlight goes out and has to be replaced. #2 when the car is driven there is a burning smell inside the car that smells like wires burning. And there is smoke coming from inside the enging compartment and flowing from under the hood. Between the battery compartment and the frame area. We have taken the vehicle to kia for a diognostic and although they noticed the issue also, they could not find where it was coming from. Driving the kia makes me very nervous and we would like to know what is causing the problem and how to fix it. We live in lawrenceville ga and the issue hapoens weather were on the streets or on the highway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAWRENCEVILLE, GA
VIN pattern	KNDJJ741985XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	10
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 KIA BORREGO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 KIA BORREGO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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