NHTSA Complaint #11196499 — 2015 KIA SOUL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 KIA SOUL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MATT BLATT KIA OF TOMS RIVER (LOCATED AT 1070 NJ-37, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08755, (732) 281-0000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. WHILE PARKED AT THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE OR THE FIRE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V120000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.