NHTSA Complaint #10943968 — 2012 KIA FORTE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10943968
Vehicle	2012 KIA FORTE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 25, 2016
Date Filed	January 9, 2017
Mileage	41,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

DRIVING HOME ON CHRISTMAS DAY FROM MY PARENTS ON THE FREEWAY, HEARD A NOISE IN ENGINE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE CAR NOTICED IT WAS IN FLAMES. HE IMMEDIATELY YELLED FOR US TO ALL GET OUT OF THE CAR. AS WE STARTED RUNNING THE ENTIRE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. THANKFULLY WE GOT OUT WHEN WE DID, HOWEVER ALL OF MY CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS, ALL OF OUR BELONGINGS WEREN'T SO LUCKY. MY KIDS ARE TRAUMATIZED AND IN SHOCK. THE CAR ONLY HAD 40K MILES ON IT. RECENTLY HAD THE 35K SERVICE BY KIA AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. YET THEIR WARRANTY MEANT NOTHING. THEY WON'T EVEN INSPECT THE CAR YET THEY DETERMINED THAT IT ISN'T THEIR PROBLEM. HOW DOES A RELATIVELY NEW CAR JUST BURN UP ?!?! *TR

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