# 2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1537288` · 2019-02-06 · 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:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 44,000
## Narrative
ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY VEHICLE AT AN OFFICE LOCATION, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  I COULD SEE THE FIRE BY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE BODY;  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ALL AROUND THE HOOD.   WE PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  WE COULD SEE DAMAGED WIRES.  I HAD NOTICED WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DISPLAY PANEL WHEN I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE TO START DRIVING.  I CALLED CLAY COOLEY HYUNDAI OF ROCKWALL AND INFORMED THEM OF THE MESSAGES: BEEPING FOLLOWED BY FLASHING MESSAGES ABOUT ABS, ESC, & DOWNHILL BRAKE CONTROL; PLUS DOWN BELOW WERE TWO RED CIRCLES (EXCLAMATION MARK IN ONE AND THE LETTER P IN THE OTHER) AND THE WORD BRAKE BELOW. I ASKED  HYUNDAI IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES. I PROCEEDED TO MY 12 NOON APPOINTMENT IN RICHARDSON, TX.  ABOUT 20 MINS AFTER PARKING THE CAR, THE FIRE WAS NOTICED BY AN EMPLOYEE.  THE DAY BEFORE THIS, ON TUE, 01-29-2019, I HAD NOTICED 3 AMBER WARNING LIGHTS (ABS, ESC & DBC).  I CALLED HYUNDAI, INFORMED THEM OF THIS AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THUR JAN 31, 2019 AT 9:30 A.M.
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