# 2020 Kia Sportage - Fire from wiring harness

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-sportage-fire-from-wiring-harness/190634>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia\
**Created:** [May 16, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-sportage-fire-from-wiring-harness/190634 "2023-05-16T20:54:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![larryhirsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@larryhirsch](https://community.cartalk.com/u/larryhirsch)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-sportage-fire-from-wiring-harness/190634/1 "2023-05-16T20:54:55Z")

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wirring harness catching fire/

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-sportage-fire-from-wiring-harness/190634/2 "2023-05-16T21:11:25Z")

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Quick, put it out! 😉 🤣  
Since you did not mention which harness…

[Kia issues second recall for tow hitch harness’ fire | MotorSafety.org](https://www.motorsafety.org/kia-issues-second-recall-for-tow-hitch-harness-fire%ef%bf%bc/)

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-sportage-fire-from-wiring-harness/190634/3 "2023-05-17T00:57:19Z")

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Also double-check that that the fuse for protecting that circuit is the correct value. Someone may have changed it to a bigger amp rating b/c they didn’t have the correct size on hand. The fuses are sized to each circuit’s wire diameter , in part to help prevent this sort of problem.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-kia-sportage-fire-from-wiring-harness/190634/4 "2023-05-17T12:39:19Z")

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If it is still drivable I’d park it. In any case, have it towed to the dealer. Your Kia might still be under warranty and you could take advantage of that.