NHTSA Complaint #11187011 — 2015 KIA SOUL

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11187011
Vehicle	2015 KIA SOUL
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 14, 2019
Date Filed	March 15, 2019
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	RI

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON RTE 295 IN WARWICK RI TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH IN A STRAIGHT PATTERN WHEN I HEARD A SNAP UNDER MY CAR. MY CAR SKID AND MY HYDROPLANE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SPARKS. I PULLED OVER AND AT THIS TIME MY CAR STALLED. WHEN I EXITED MY VEHICLE THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY ENGINE. 911 WAS DISPATCHED AND MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES IN MINUTES AND WAS A TOTAL LOSE. THERE WAS A RECENT RECALL IN THE PISTONS CAUSING FIRE DAMAGE TO THE MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR OF MY CAR. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE MAY HAVE BEEN IN THE PISTONS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000; KIA'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS SC176. I AM A AWAITING MY ACCIDENT REPORT AS THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED

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