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2011 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1618360
Internal NHTSA #	11279767
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2011
File date	30/05/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Was driving in cruze crontrol stepped on the gas and vehicle died. I pushed the start button nothing but a warning sign on dash screen that would go blank before i could see what it said. I lifted the hood and check the battery cables they were on tight got back in the truck push the button nothing smelled wires burning seen smoke top of my motors on fire. I was heading north on i-5 near the dupont exit.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	117785
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TUMWATER, WA
VIN pattern	KNDPC3A62B7XXXXXX
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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Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	64
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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.
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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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2011 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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