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2008 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	980629
Internal NHTSA #	10511940
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2008
File date	09/05/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was in the car, parked in a wendys parking lot, engine off, radio on. There was a loud pop followed by smoke, a gentleman in a truck 3 spaces away heard it and saw it. We got out to look at it and the smoke was increasing, i opened the hood and you could see flames about 2 inches high around the box mounted inside the engine compartment, on the passenger side up near the headlights and over the wheel well. We shut it and waited for the fire department, everything inside the engine compartment that could melt did melt, all the paint on the hood etc, passenger door will not open or shut without noise and an extra push or pull. I am not a mechanic but i am pretty sure that the little black box was the abs controller. Just lucky that i wasn't driving on the highway. I have seen that there are several other complaints about the same thing.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	147500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SMITHSBURG, MD
VIN pattern	KNDJE723987XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	4WD
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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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2008 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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