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2004 Kia SORENTO Equipment Air Conditioner Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1269686
Internal NHTSA #	10850456
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2004
File date	18/03/16
Component	EQUIPMENT:AIR CONDITIONER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2004 kia sorento. Within less than 30 days of owning the vehicle, the contact stated that the fuel gauge on the instrument cluster continued to indicate full whether the contact refueled the vehicle or not. Also, when the air conditioner was turned off, smoke emitted into the interior of the vehicle and under the hood. The contact exited the vehicle and lifted the hood to fan away the smoke. The contact drove the vehicle to her job. Another consumer called the fire department because the vehicle erupted into flames. The fire department extinguished the flames. Neither a fire nor a police report was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	107000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BAKERSFIELD, CA
VIN pattern	KNDJC733845XXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	24/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Kia SORENTO Equipment Air Conditioner Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Kia SORENTO Equipment Air Conditioner Problems, Complaints and Defects

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