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2017 HYUNDAI IONIQ HYBRID — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1555741 · 2019-04-07

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
IONIQ HYBRID
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
42,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HAD REQUIRED RECALL (#178) FOR A PRA TO BE REPLACED PERFORMED 4/6/19, UPON DRIVING IT NOTICED ELECTRONIC, ACID SMELL THAT WENT AWAY. TODAY (4/7/19), UPON DRIVING IT, THE CAR'S CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE THAT WAS COMING FROM THE REAR SEAT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, REMOVED AS MUCH ITEMS FROM THE CAR AS POSSIBLE AND CALLED MY WIFE, 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AT HOME TO BRING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. UPON HER ARRIVING ROUGHLY 5 MINS LATER, FLAMES BEGAN EMERGING FROM THE BACKSEAT, WHICH I QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED AND PROCEEDED TO CALL 9-1-1. UPON THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVING, FLAMES WERE STILL EMERGING AND STILL SMOKING UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO DOUSE IT WITH WATER, FLAME RETARDANT, AND ALSO DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES TO PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS EVENTUALLY TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW AWAITING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11194461
Machine
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