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2012 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1479131 · 2018-06-28

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
134,062
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT CALLED TERRY LABONTE CHEVROLET AT 336-447-1535 (LOCATED AT 1401 BRIDFORD PKWY, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,062.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11104584
Machine
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