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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1330243 · 2016-10-31

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
5,500
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS 2.4 ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AS MY WIFE WAS RETURNING HOME FROM TAKING OUR SON TO SCHOOL. MY WIFE SMELLED GASOLINE AND THEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THIS WAS THE SECOND REPLACEMENT ENGINE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAD LESS THAN 6000 MILES ON IT. HYUNDAI MALL OF GEORGIA HAS PERFORMED ALL WARRANTY SERVICE WORK ON THIS VEHICLE. AFTER THE SECOND ENGINE AND MANY OTHER WARRANTY REPAIRS TRIED TO ENVOKE THE LEMON LAW BUT WAS DENIED BY HYUNDIA CASE #9412898.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10920235
Machine
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