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2014 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — ENGINE

fire · 1564605 · 2019-05-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
1
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FRIDAY 4/26/19, I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A JERKING MOVEMENT, ALL ERROR LIGHTS CAME ON TO THE DASHBOARD, AND LOTS OF SMOKE OUT THE BACK UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND A GENTLEMAN SAW WHAT HAPPENED SAID TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE THAT THERE WAS FIRE. I GOT OUT AND NOTICED ALL OF THE OIL DRAINING FROM THE ENGINE AND LIQUID DRIPPING AND SPARKING UPON REACHING THE GROUND. THERE WAS A BOLT FOUND ON THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE A BOLT FOR A PISTON ROD THAT SHOT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND OIL PAN. THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11206336
Machine
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