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2011 KIA SPORTAGE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	997662
Internal NHTSA #	10531503
Manufacurer	Kia Motors Corporation
Brand	KIA
Model	SPORTAGE
Model Year	2011
File date	06/05/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The car was not running and smoke started to come out from under the dash on the drivers side. I popped the hood and there was no smoke present underneath. The car then started itself with no key in the ignition. The back rear lights came on and the rear window wiper started going. After about five minutes the car shut itself off. The smoke was getting worse. The radio was turned on and again there was no key in the ignition. I had to call the fire department and they disconnected my car battery along with spraying water on the fuse panel to get it to stop smoking. At that time i was told there was a short in the fuse panel which started the incident. I was told by the tow company that my vehicle was the fourth kia sportage that they had to tow for the exact same reason, a short in the fuse panel.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OMAHA, NE
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
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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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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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