# 2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1504713` · 2018-10-08 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SANTA FE SPORT
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 81,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
ON OCTOBER 7TH 2018 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY MY HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT TURBO BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES IN THE ENGINE (NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON) THEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD I FOUND THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR COMPLETELY BURNED OUT WHILE AWAITING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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