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2012 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1397047
Internal NHTSA #	11012531
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2012
File date	02/07/17
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	As i was driving downhill on i-15 just 3 miles south of scipio, ut, i began to notice issues with the brakes and accelerator. I got into the far right line of the highway and noticed that smoke and flames came from underneath the hood. As i put the car in park, thick black smoke came through the air vent. As we got out of the vehicle, i breathed in a little bit of the thick smoke that came through the air vent, but my wife did not breathe any of the smoke. The hood area was completely engulfed in flames after we escaped from the vehicle. The fire department put out the fire about 20 minutes after this incident started. Everything from the front of the car to about half of the trunk area was destroyed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	68000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRINGVILLE, UT
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A66CGXXXXXX
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?
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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	80
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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 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 KIA SORENTO Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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