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2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — ENGINE

fire · 1539028 · 2019-02-12

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VELOSTER
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
30,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER COMING FROM WORK I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS SHAKING AND WHEN I ACCELERATED IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STRUGGLING. NEXT MORNING I TURN ON THE CAR AND IT DOES THE SAME. WHILE THE CAR REMAINS ON I OPEN THE HOOD AND I REMOVE THE ENGINE COVER. I NOTICE THAT THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE HARNESS IS PARTIALLY DESTROYED AND SPARKING. SOME PARTS START TO IGNITE AND I QUICKLY TURN OFF THE CAR AND PUT OUT THE SMALL LITTLE FLAMES. IF I HADN'T NOTICED I WOULD OF CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY 2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES. THIS IS CRAZY. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PICTURES LOOK LIKE THE HYUNDAI SANTA FE'S ENGINE CAR FIRES!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11176428
Machine
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