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2007 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — ENGINE

fire · 1586732 · 2019-07-22

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
120,000

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 SANTE FE ALTERNATOR ISSUE. POST RECALL FIX, OIL LEAK STILL HAPPENING AND THIS TIME THE ALTERNATOR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HAD TO PULL OVER AND POUR WATER ON THE ALTERNATOR TO KEEP IT FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. CAR BECAME DISABLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. FAMILY WAS IN CAR WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11233730
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown