Consumer Complaint Detail

KIA / SEDONA / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005030403 Incident Date: Jun, 20 2005
Consumer's City: KEARNY Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Kia Motors America
Model Name: SEDONA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: KNDUP131236 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 25 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On the morning of 6/21/05, i double parked my car across the street from my home for street cleaning. i was inside my house @ 10 minutes when a neighbor told me there was smoke coming from my car. i went to the car and saw flames coming from under the area under the driver's side of the dashboard by the brake/gas pedals. called the fire department and the fire was put out. according to the claims investigator and the body shop the car is at, the fire came from the fuse box of the vehicle. i understand that several fires similar to this have started in other 2003 kia sedonas and wanted to report the situation.