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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

firecrash · 1470185 · 2018-05-22

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
133,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COLLISION OCCURRED AS THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY; HOWEVER, THE OTHER VEHICLE KEPT DRIVING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. UPON ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED A SMALL ENGINE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CALLED. A LOCAL UNKNOWN HYUNDAI DEALER WAS ALSO CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11097211
Machine
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