NHTSA Complaint #10344195 — 2004 KIA SEDONA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 KIA SEDONA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VENTS. SUDDENLY, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE JUNCTION BOX COVERING WAS REMOVED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE POLICE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THE FIRE AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V463000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A RECOVERY FACILITY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.