# 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1370320` · 2017-04-12 · 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:** 96,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
SHORTLY AFTER HEARING A SOUND LIKE A WORN BELT WHILE DRIVING I CALLED THE DEALER/AUTO-SHOP FROM THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD BE BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN IMMEDIATELY, APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES DISTANCE. ROUGHLY 1 MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOSING POWER AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHILE CALLING FOR A TOW-TRUCK A PASSING MOTORIST STOPPED AND INFORMED ME THAT 'YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE.' I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THEN I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME THE LOCAL PD ARRIVED AND CALLED FOR A FIRE TRUCK. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE LAST MILE TO THE DEALERSHIP.
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