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2016 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1405769
Internal NHTSA #	11021721
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2016
File date	02/09/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2016 kia sorento. While stationary, the vehicle caught fire without warning. The contact stated that smoke entered the vehicle through the air conditioning vents and that flames emerged from the floorboard area near the driver's seat. Immediately, the contact pulled the vehicle over to the right side of the road and exited the vehicle as the front end burst into flames. The contact was unsure if a police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	CAMDEN, NJ
VIN pattern	5XYPG4A30GGXXXXXX
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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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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2016 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 KIA SORENTO Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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