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2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1491778
Internal NHTSA #	11121693
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	18/08/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 8/18/18 the engine of my kia sorento burst into flames while i was driving with my two young children and our dog. I had my six year old and one year old daughters and my 9 year old pug in the vehicle with me. The entire engine suddenly burst into flames with them shooting out under the hood at all sides. I yelled for my 6 year old to get out but she froze and was screaming and crying, saying "i can't, i can't get out". I first got my one year old out of her car seat and ran around and pulled my 6 year old out. I got them away from the vehicle and then went back and got my dog out of the front seat. The fire spread with such speed and the thick black smoke was so strong. Thank god that i was able to get my family out as the fire quickly spread. Within minutes the entire vehicle was completely engulfed. The fire department arrived and quickly put out the fire but my vehicle is a total loss, melting the entire interior of the car that we were sitting in just minutes prior. Nothing in the vehicle was salvageable. The car burst into flames while i was driving in the parking lot of chuck olson kia in shoreline, wa. I had just pulled into the dealership because i smelled gas and wanted the service department to look at it. They had replaced my engine about six weeks prior under the recall because my engine seized while driving on the freeway. I do not know whether it was the instillation of the engine or if the recall did not fix the problem of kia engines bursting into flames. There were no warning lights on, my car had a full gas tank and did not need an oil change. I smelled gas as i drove my daughter's friend home and called my husband who said to take it in. I was less than two miles from the dealership and called the service department as i was driving there. As i pulled up i saw the service dept was closed and i began to turn around when the fire started.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	79000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LYNNWOOD, WA
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A69CGXXXXXX
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
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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	5
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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 SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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