Complaint 2110303
2011 KIA SORENTO • FIRERELATED • incident Jun 28, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2110303
- Make
- KIA
- Model
- SORENTO
- Model Year
- 2011
- Component
- FIRERELATED
- Incident Date
- Jun 28, 2025
- Date Received
- Jul 15, 2025
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FIRERELATED
Owner Narrative
The contact owned a 2011 Kia Sorento. The contact stated that while driving on a main road at 40 MPH an abnormal burning smell entered the cabin and no warning lights were illuminated shortly afterword's smoke was being emitted from the front end of the vehicle, the contact immediatley proceeded to pull over and exit the vehicle. The origin of the fire was front engine compartment. The vehicle was occupied during the fire however the contact was successful in exiting the vehicle. The location of the fire was the front engine compartment. The fire was extinguished by the local fire department. A fire department report was filed. A police department report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.