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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1424388 · 2017-11-12

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
98,500
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 25 MILES INTO MY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK STARTED HEARING A FAINT NOISE KIND OF LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK. WITHIN 2 MILES IT WAS GETTING LOUDER SO I STARTED THINKING MY EXHAUST WAS DISCONNECTED OR SOMETHING. I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SEE JUST A LITTLE SMOKE FROM THE HOOD. WITHIN A MINUTE I NOTICED THERE WAS MORE SMOKE SO I LOOKED AT THE FRONT GRILL AND SAW SMALL FLAMES. CALLED 911 BUT TOOK THEM OVER 10 MINUTES TO GET THERE SO CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CAR HAD 98500 MILES AND SHOWED NO SIGNS ON ANY ISSUES. I HAD ALL THE RECALLS DONE AND HYUNDAI PASSED THE CAR FOR A RECALL THAT CAUSED ENGINE ISSUES AND FIRES. HYUNDAI HAS AN OPEN INVESTATION AND I AM WORKING WITH THEM. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THEY HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE AND MOST OF THESE CARS HAVE THE ISSUE RIGHT AROUND THE 100K MARK. I FEEL THIS JUST MIGHT KEEP HAPPENING AND HYUNDAI REALLY SHOULD DO SOMETHING MORE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11045499
Machine
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