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2018 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1595576
Internal NHTSA #	11246461
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2018
File date	23/08/19
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 8-23-19 at approx. O805hrs i arrived at my destination and parked my kia sorento. I had driven the kia sorento from my residence to vancouver, wa and during this travel period the kia sorento functioned as usual with no indication of mechanical, electrical or functionality of the vehicle. I parked the kia and entered the building. At approx. 0840 a co-worker indicated the kia had smoke coming from the kia's engine compartment. I exited the building to see a small haze of smoke coming from the engine compartment, which began to increase. I used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to neutralize the fire, which only suppressed it for a short time and i didn't open the engine hood due to potential exposure to fire or explosions. The engine fire continued to increase in size and i attempted with another fire extinguisher, which wasn't effective due to size, heat and accessibility of the full engine compartment. Vancouver fire later arrived and extinguished the engine fire continued within the kia's engine compartment.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13139
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WASHINGTON, DC
VIN pattern	5XYPG4A53JGXXXXXX
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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2018 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 KIA SORENTO Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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