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2016 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1485096 · 2018-07-23

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
34,500
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM WORK, THE CAR STARTED SMOKING. I WAS INITIALLY DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, BUT HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET. THE SMOKE BEGAN TO GET WORSE AND WAS COMING INTO THE CABIN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AS SOON AS I COULD GET OUT OF THE CAR, THE CAR COMPLETELY ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. HYUNDAI WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF THE FIRE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11113194
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown