# 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1314075` · 2016-09-02 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 111,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
TAKATA INFLATORS: HAD A CAR FIRE FROM FUEL LINE PER FIRE DEPT INFORMATION.  I WAS ON THE 405 WEST BOUND FWY WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL GAS AND THE FRONT HOOD OF THE CAR I NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING OUT. I GOT OUT OF THE FWY AND THEN PARKED THE CAR, WHEN SOMEONE DRIVING OF THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION YELLED FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RAN OUT TO THE SIDE WALK WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WHEN UP IN SMOKE AND THEN IT EXPLODED TWICE.  PEOPLE FROM THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES CAME OUT TO SEE IF I WAS ALRIGHT. THE  OWNER OF THE FLOWER NURSERY CAME OUT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT.  THEY ARRIVED AND TURNED OUT THE FIRE.
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