NHTSA complaint: 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER, FLAMES APPEARED THAT SPREAD TO THE REAR SEATS. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT AND A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation