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2004 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1610819
Internal NHTSA #	11269088
Manufacurer	Kia Motors America
Brand	KIA
Model	SORENTO
Model Year	2004
File date	04/10/16
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Oct, 2016 - i am the orignal owner of the vehicle and had maintained regular maintainence on the vehicle. I had just put $700 of new tires on vehicle and had a routine oil change and fluid check before we left for our vacation. I never had any issues with the vehicle and i still own. The vehicle does not run but i wanted to know what started the fire. My daughter and i were headed out of town for a week, about 200 miles into the commute the front of the vehicle began to smoke from under the hood, we were traveling at 55-60 mph. As i was exiting the 421 highway flames began coming out from around hood and the paint on the hood began to bubble up due to heat. I immediately called the fire dept, as i was driving, pulled onto the shoulder and immediately removed my daughter and our belongings from the vehicle and distanced ourselves from the vehicle. When the fire dept arrived they put the flames out and the vehicle was transported to a local shop, i had the vehicle towed back to our home city upon departure from our vacation. Upon further observation i was able to see the fire started in the area closest to where the engine meets the dash on the drivers side and continued to spread from that point to the front of the vehicle and under on the drivers side.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	140000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MONROE, NC
VIN pattern	KNDJD733745XXXXXX
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	14/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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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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2004 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Kia SORENTO Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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