NHTSA Complaint #11496673 — 2013 KIA SPORTAGE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11496673
Vehicle	2013 KIA SPORTAGE
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	December 8, 2022
Date Filed	December 8, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

At an instant i though i herd a pop come from the front under the hood then i looked all the gauges lite up and the engine lite also Damon on and i noticed the RPM dropped to Zero and it would not restart

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