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2014 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1530512
Internal NHTSA #	11170778
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2014
File date	23/12/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was in my car around 5:45 am on dec. 23,2018, in the driveway of our place in the country (400 0akwood drive huntsville tx 77320) the car was running and in park. I was checking messages and emails for maybe 7 to 10 minutes when a flash of light made me look up. Thats when i seen flames coming from the front of the car. I turned the engine off and tryed to leave the car but the door didn't open. It was locked and the electric door unlock button was no longer working. I pulled on the manuel unlock and was able to get out of car. My neighbor was out side coming to help but i asked him to call fire dept. He informed me that was already done. I ran a got my garden hose and poured water on the fire but fire was way to big and hot for a garden hose so i sprayed the grass around the car and put out the fires that stared when parts of the hot car exploded and landed away from the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	5XYKTCA66EGXXXXXX
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	0
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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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2014 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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