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2017 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1587434
Internal NHTSA #	11240493
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2017
File date	20/07/19
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	July 20, 2019: car fire: driving back from new jersey shore (65 mph), 11:00 am, 96 degrees, sorento engine made a noise, and i could smell smoke and saw warning lights came on. I grabbed my daughters and exited the vehicle watching the entire suv, and all the contents from our trip go up in flames in less than 12 minutes. Very traumatic for the girls and me.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	43000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHESTER SPRINGS, PA
VIN pattern	5XYPKDA53HGXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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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2017 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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