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2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — STEERING

fire · 1525941 · 2018-12-22

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE SPORT
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
35,000

Severity

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

Narrative

2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT- BRAKE LIGHT/ ABS LIGHT/ HILL DESCENT CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON IN VEHICLE AND AFTER A DAY OR TWO NEVER TURNED OFF. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS ASKED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. THE NEXT DAY A TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT LIGHT TURNED ON ALONG WITH A STEERING WHEEL WITH EXCLAMATION POINT LIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AT THIS TIME. DROVE MYSELF HOME AND AFTER PARKING I TURNED VEHICLE OFF BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO MAKE HUMMING NOISES LIKE SOMETHING WAS STILL RUNNING. RESTARTED CAR AND THEN TURNED OFF ENGINE AGAIN AND THE NOISE STOPPED. I WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE AND LESS THAN 5 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING ON MY FRONT DOOR- A NEIGHBOR THAT RAN UP TO INFORM ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I COMPLETED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAD 35,000 MILES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION SO THAT NO OTHERS GO THROUGH THIS DEVASTATING SITUATION THAT I FACED TODAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11163149
Machine
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