NHTSA Complaint #10511891 — 2008 KIA SPORTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10511891
Vehicle	2008 KIA SPORTAGE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 9, 2013
Date Filed	May 14, 2013
Mileage	147,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

VEHICLE PARKED, NOT RUNNING, BUT WITH THE RADIO ON, THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. RELASED LOCK AND LOOKED INSIDE, SMALL BOX MOUNTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WALL, UNDER THE HOOD, OVER THE WHEEL WELL, A SMALL SQUARE BOX, I THINK IT WAS THE ABS BOX WAS ON FIRE. EVERYTHING THAT WAS BURNABLE UNDER THE HOOD BURNT BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. *TR

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