# 2015 HYUNDAI SONATA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1551252` · 2019-03-23 · 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:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 146,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I SMELT AND SEEN SMOKE AND THEN A POP COMING FROM THE CAR AND WITHIN SECONDS FLAMES COMING UP FROM OUTSIDE OF THE DRIVER DOOR. PULLED OVER AND WITHIN 3 MINUTES THE CAR WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES. WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*