An injury has not occurred. the dealer did not seek to resolve the recall issue. kia motors has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exist in certain 2018 stinger vehicles manufactured from july 20, 2017 through june 8, 2018. the defect may cause damage to the front wiring harness which can result in an electrical short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire. the front wiring harness is located in the engine and passenger compartment of the vehicle. i was advised to file an online complaint because the safety recall was not addressed.
I parked my 2018 kia stinger at home after driving 40 min, mostly highway. nothing was wrong with the car during this time. after roughly 5 minutes in my house, i began to smell a burning odor. i looked around the house for anything burning. i searched the 1st/2nd floor, but nothing. i opened my back door and the smell was stronger, but nothing was unusual. the furnace was okay. then i heard fire trucks and police out front. i went out and saw my car in flames.
Vehicle was in park with the engine not running. came out of big deal convenient store located on rte 9 chesterfield, nh to find smoke coming out of the engine compartment. called 911 and used a store fire extinguisher to try to put out the flames. waited for the fire dept to arrive, they put the engine compartment fire out.