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2016 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1347426
Internal NHTSA #	10943848
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	02/12/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2016 kia sorento. When the vehicle was parked and the ignition was turned off the contact exited the vehicle and went inside her home. An explosion was heard and the vehicle burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was notified. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 6,600. Updated 03/02/17lj as
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SMITHTOWN, NY
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	01/08/15
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	SMITHTOWN KIA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	SMITHTOWN
Dealer's state code	NY
Dealer's ZIP code	11787

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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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