NHTSA Complaint #11152031 — 2015 KIA SOUL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND, WITHIN TWO TO THREE MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. *TT*JB