Traffic accidents occur, but you can help yourself Avoid driving slowly and safely, and you can increase your chances or get out unscathed with a seat belt. But what do you do when your car is at risk? Kia recalls 380,000 vehicles that may suffer random electric fires, telling US owners of the 2017-2019 Cadenza sedan and 2017-2021 Sportage to leave their cars parked outside and away from any structure, so as not to explode spontaneously in flames.
The memory is the latest in a series of recent bad news for the Korean automaker. In 2019, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation into Kia and Hyundai, stemming from owners ’complaints about 3,100 fires, 103 injured, and a death, according to CBS News. (In accordance with Car and driver, the consequences of this investigation caused the carmaker to be hit with a Fine of $ 210 million.)
BKia and Hyundai have been responsible for more than six million vehicle withdrawals worldwide since 2015, the Associated Press Estimates (Kia is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Group), though still does not place them among the five most remembered car brands, according to a survby ISeeCars.com.
This is what happens with the most recent memory, including what Kia owners should do if they are included in this mess..
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It is a short circuit problem
The problem comes from the hydraulic electronic brake control unit of both vehicles, yes short circuit, sending stronger electric currents than necessary, and increase the risk of fire. In accordance with documents published by the NHTSA, owners are aware of the problem with the lighting of various warning lights on the instrument panel, including tire pressure warning light, ABS warning light, warning light MIL, burning / melting smell, [and] engine compartment smoke “.
Owners will have to wait for repairs
None of the cars recalled are equipped with Kia’s intelligent cruise control system. Kia says it will notify drivers if its vehicles have been affected before April 30, though that means dozens of motorists will have to play a waiting game or risk the potential danger of driving their cars.
Although the potential risks are quite serious, the problem it can be mitigated through a system easy solution: distributors will have to do it replace the fuses on the electrical junction boxes of the vehicles. In the meantime, owners of any of these models manufactured within a certain time frame should keep the cars parked outside (and away from any building or other vehicles if possible) to reduce the risk of a life-threatening fire.