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2012 KIA SEDONA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1651203
Internal NHTSA #	11317227
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SEDONA
Model Year	2012
File date	01/11/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2012 kia sedona. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, he noticed black smoke coming from under the hood. The contact pulled off the road to a parking lot, where flames were seen coming from under the hood. The contact exited, stood a distance away from the vehicle and called the fire department. The entire engine compartment area was burnt and destroyed by the fire. The insurance company did not even look at the vehicle since they said they did not cover fires. There were no injuries sustained and a fire report was filed. The dealer and manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 170,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	170000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL
VIN pattern	KNDMG4C73C6XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2012 KIA SEDONA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SEDONA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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