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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1225835 · 2015-10-05

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
108,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH WHEN MY SONATA UNEXPECTEDLY COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF UNTIL THE CAR DIES ON THE OFF-RAMP AND IS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE. MY CAR THEN HAD A SMALL ENGINE FIRE, BUT WAS PUT OUT AND BECAME A STATIONARY OBSTACLE DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC FORCING OTHER VEHICLES TO GO AROUND AND NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT. IN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, I LEARNED OF THE RECALL, THOUGH SEEING AS THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED, MANY DRIVERS CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR AILED VEHICLES BECAUSE THOSE OF US WHO WORK CANNOT BE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLES FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME. HYUNDAI NEEDS TO FIX THIS IMMEDIATELY AS MORE AND MORE VEHICLES WILL BEGIN TO DIE BECAUSE DRIVERS ARE TOLD THEY WILL "HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL PARTS COME IN, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO UNTIL THEY COME IN OR HYUNDAI TELLS US WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE RECALL."

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10779962
Machine
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