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2013 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — ENGINE

fire · 1520229 · 2018-12-02

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
85,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE DIVIDED STATE HIGHWAY I STARTED TO HEAR A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT OF CAR; BUT CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. GOT WORSE AND STARTED HESITATING A LITTLE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I GOT STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I STARTED OFF FROM BEING STOPPED IT WOULD BARELY GO, THEN IT DIED. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE, GOT OUT AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT OF GRILL AREA AND UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE AREA. CALLED 911, CAR WAS ON FIRE! I HAVE MANY VIDEOS OF THE INCIDENT. I HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR BEFORE NOW.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11155446
Machine
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