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2018 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

fire · 1612130 · 2019-10-15

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
32,300
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE MY OIL LAMP LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AFTER I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I ACCELERATED THEN MY ALTERNATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR DIED. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR STARTED SMOKING A WHITE COLOR LIGHTLY AND THEN WITHIN MINUTES THE SMOKE TURNED BLACK AND HEAVY THEN CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11268441
Machine
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