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2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 1196789 · 2015-07-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
70,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL KNOB FOR THE AIR BLOWER BECAME HARD TO TURN AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE CONNECTOR FOR THE BLOWER CONTROL WAS SLIGHTLY MELTED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BLOWER CONTROL MODULE AND NOTICED THAT THE GROUND WIRE MELTED INSULATION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT OVERHEATING OCCURRED IN SPEED FOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10732675
Machine
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