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2018 KIA CADENZA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1504658
Internal NHTSA #	11140136
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	CADENZA
Model Year	2018
File date	11/10/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We became more concerned after seeing a report about fires involving kias this morning. Our new 2018 kia cadenza had about 1,750 miles on the odometer on october 11, 2018, when the following occurred: we were on a city street, stopped at a stop light, when we saw some small, light strands of smoke that seemed to be rising just outside the right, front fender. We pulled into a nearby parking lot & checked under the hood. There was a smell. It seemed like something hot or scorched (rubber or oil related??), but no smoke or leaks were noticeable. It did seem like there were small spots, scattered on the upper surfaces to the right of the engine. After parking in our garage at home, the smell became very strong & remained that way in the closed garage. We did not check to see how long the smell remained strong, but it was still very noticeable when i returned 10 or 15 minutes later. Yesterday, on 10/12/18, we brought the vehicle to the kia garage & reported this. The service adviser looked underneath, said that something was going on and sent it to the shop to check. Around 90 minutes later, he said they found widespread splashes of oil, but had cleaned the engine. He asked if we had driven over anything like that, but we had not. They had run the engine & test driven for at least 40 minutes - but had not been able to detect leaks or other sources of the problem. They also noted that the oil level was still full. He said to take the car, drive it for 100 miles, then bring it back for further testing. The smell in the garage was still noticeable after returning home, but not nearly as strong as the previous day. We assume this is because the garage had cleaned the engine. We do plan to take the car back after 100 miles, but we are quite nervous driving it anywhere now.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1750
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HENDERSON, NV
VIN pattern	KNALB4J14J5XXXXXX
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
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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	0
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 KIA CADENZA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 KIA CADENZA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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