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2015 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

fire · 1544298 · 2019-03-01

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
60,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 HYUNDAI TUCSON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11183459
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown