NHTSA Complaint #11119577 — 2014 KIA SORENTO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 KIA SORENTO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. *JS