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2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1711578
Internal NHTSA #	11383836
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2013
File date	15/07/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2013 kia sorento. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, she began to notice a darkish gray smoke emit from the vehicle without warning. The contact immediately pulled off to the shoulder as her husband went to inspect the hood. Upon opening the hood, flames began to emit from engine and the contact and her mother immediately exited the vehicle. The authorities were called to the scene and the fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report and a police report were filed. No injuries were sustained as a result of the fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow yard and destroyed. The contact called trophy kia of carson(22020 recreation rd, carson, ca 90745) where they informed her that they were unaware of such failure and offered no further assistance. Upon investigation, the contact linked her failure to nhtsa campaign number: 20v750000(engine); however, her vehicle was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	LONG BEACH, CA
VIN pattern	5XYKT3A15DGXXXXXX
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	70
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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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2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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