2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID — ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID — ENGINE
Start: 2019-04-01

fire · 1554155 · 2019-04-02

Vehicle

Make: HYUNDAI
Model: SONATA HYBRID
Year: 2012
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Component: ENGINE
Miles at failure: 93,000
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE FIRE, NON COLLISION. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON UNTIL ENGINE QUIT RUNNING. LOST POWER AND ENGINE BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. HAD TO TOW TO MECHANIC WHO SAID ENGINE MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND I WOULD NEED NEW ENGINE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11193283
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown