While driving on the interstate, kia caught on fire. We got off interstate at our stop and a car started honking. As we didn't know car engine was on fire. We pulled into a parking lot and got out. The fire department was called. No one has looked at it to see what happened. Fire dept stated vehicle probably can't be fixed. We see there was a recall on 2007 vehicles. This is a 2007.
2007 Kia Sportage: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 77 complaints about the 2007 Kia Sportage describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Just bought this vehicle Feb 16 and esc plus engine light came on replaced sensors they didnt go off pulling into drive at home it caught fire and burned totally destroyed panel on front passenger side at headlight near power box.Fire dept came they said it looks electrical and was the 2nd 2007 kia sportage they had put out today.
On january 2nd, 2018 my vehicle was parked at the 7 eleven in silvis illinois and it caught fire and then blew up. I contacted kia consumer affairs and they wouldn't stand behind their product all because I couldn't give them colored pictures of the incident. I gave them 5 or 6 black and white photos from the fire department and police department.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 kia sportage. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire. The fire chief informed the contact that the fire started from an electrical system. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.
Drivine on road approx speed 35 miles per hour and experienced burning smell. The temperature gauge immediately went from the middle of the gauge to hot. I pulled out of the road as soon as this happened and the steering wheel locked up. I exited the vehicle immediately as there were large billows of smoke coming from the engine . There was fire under the right front side of the vehicle. I called 911 who sent the local fire department. The car was completely in flames within 2 minutes and it took the fire department approximately 10 minutes to arrive and put out the flames. The flames were present to the back seat and the only portion of the vehicle intact was the rear of the vehicle.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2007 Kia Sportage fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2007 Kia Sportage?
5 of 77 owner complaints about the 2007 Kia Sportage (6%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2017.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Kia Sportage?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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