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2013 KIA SOUL Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1283660
Internal NHTSA #	10865183
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SOUL
Model Year	2013
File date	18/04/16
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car caught fire without cause and exploded on the side of the road. We were driving down the highway when a car coming the other direction flagged us down because flames were shooting out from under the car. By the time i was able to pull the car over flames were entering in the cabin and it was filled with black smoke. The brakes and electrical had failed so it was impossible to stop the car. It exploded 2 minutes after we were able to vacate the vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	26000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	JACKSONVILLE, FL
VIN pattern	KNDJT2A51D7XXXXXX
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	50
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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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2013 KIA SOUL Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 KIA SOUL Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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