NHTSA Complaint #11659496 — 2022 KIA K5

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11659496
Vehicle	2022 KIA K5
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 7, 2025
Date Filed	May 7, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Driving this morning 5/7/2025 at 9:09am and smoke started emitting from the center consol accompanied by a burning smell. My husband noticed the smoke coming from the car charging area, it made a popping/poof sound accompanied with even more smoke. We immediately pulled the charger out of the charger port. My car charger was melted and slightly burned.

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