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2012 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash1 injured · 1000484 · 2013-08-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
14,440

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I BOUGHT A NEW CAR. 3 1/2 MONTHS LATER , I WAS REAR-ENDED. I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP TO GET TAILGATE AND PAN AND BUMPER REPAIRED. WHEN WE PICKED UP VEHICLE, STRONG TOXIC FUMES FROM REPAIR WERE SO STRONG THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE CAR. INSTANT HEADACHE, UPPER RESPIRATORY AGGRAVATION, SORE THROAT, BURNING EYES. CAR HAS BEEN TO REPAIR SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND MONTHS LATER STILL CAUSES ILLNESS IN FAMILY. AT ONE TIME THAT I DROVE CAR I ALMOST LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. I HAVE INFORMED HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. I INFORMED HYUNDAI CORPORATION. PROBLEM PERSISTS CONSISTENTLY FOR 8-9 MONTHS AND AFTER NUMEROUS TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP. THE DOG FOAMS AND VOMITS BEFORE CAR STARTS MOVING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10534365
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