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2013 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1489494 · 2018-08-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
68,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY ENGINE CATCH ON FIRE. I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY WHEN I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD FLAPPING / KNOCKING NOISE . IT GOT LOUDER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE DIED GOING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHHWAY. I GUIDE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY . IMMEDIATELY SEEING SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD/ ENGINE. THEN FLAMES SHOOT UP FROM THE ENGINE. GOT OUT THE CAR CALL 911 . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS DESTROY. GLAD I WAS NOT HURT BUT MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I DIDNT HAVE THE POLICE REPORT WILL HAVE IT WITHIN 10 DAYS PER ALABAMA STATE TROOPER DEPARTMENT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11118528
Machine
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