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2012 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1561966
Internal NHTSA #	11205827
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	23/03/19
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2012 kia sorento. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v907000 (fuel system, gasoline, engine). While driving 50 mph, smoke appeared from the center console. The contact drove to her job and extinguished the smoke with a fire extinguisher. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to kia of duluth (located at 1701 w michigan st, duluth, mn 55806, (866) 722-4542). The manufacturer was notified. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 135,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	135000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	DULUTH, MN
VIN pattern	5XYKTDA63CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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	50
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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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2012 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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