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2012 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1528549 · 2019-01-04

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
92,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR HAD A THRUSTING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY, LOST STRENGTH POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. ELECTRICAL WENT OUT, THEN CAME BACK ON WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. UPON DECELERATION, SMOKE COMING FROM BACK, THEN UPON STOP SMOKE WAS IN FRONT. WHEN HOOD WAS LIFTED, FIRE AT THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11165244
Machine
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