NHTSA Complaint #10746997 — 2014 KIA FORTE
UNKNOWN OR OTHER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10746997 |
| Vehicle | 2014 KIA FORTE |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 5,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT RIGHT NEXT TO ME. I LOOKED AROUND, SAW NOTHING. THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC NEAR ME AND NO BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES ANYWHERE NEAR. I THEN HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE ROCKS ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT TO LOOK. MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. IT EXPLODED OUTWARD, THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WOULD EXPECT FROM IT BEING HIT FROM ABOVE (AND THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE HIT ME IN THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION). I DROVE TO KIA AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY REPLACED THE SUNROOF, BUT TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED AND THAT EVEN WITH A TEAM OF ENGINEERS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HARD TO TELL WHAT CAUSED THE SPONTANEOUS EXPLOSION. I CALLED THE KIA 800 NUMBER AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW CAR, I HAD BOUGHT IT 3 MONTHS EARLIER AND IT ONLY HAD 5,000 MILES ON IT.
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