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2013 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — ENGINE

fire · 1640056 · 2020-01-23

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VELOSTER
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
126,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2013, HYUNDAI VELOSTER. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN A LOUD BANGING NOISE STARTED AND THE CAR STARTED TO TURN OFF WITH ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. I COULD HEAR SOMETHING BANGING AROUND INSIDE THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THEN THE BLACK SMOKE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD/EXHAUST SYSTEM. I WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR OFF OF ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED TO HYUNDAI WORLDCAR IN LIVE OAK TX. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $5000 FOR A USED ENGINE AND THAT QUOTE INCLUDES THE LABOR COST. HYUNDAI ALSO CONTACTED AND I REPORTED INCIDENT (DEALERSHIP DID NOT CONTACT HYUNDAI TO REPORT) WITH CASE # 16766796. MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 126,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO INDICATIONS OF ANYTHING WRONG. IT WAS A TERRIFYING SITUATION AND SO UNEXPECTED, PLUS I HAD ALSO JUST MADE MY LAST CAR PAYMENT, SO NOW I OWN A CAR WITH NO WORKING ENGINE AND I AM BEING MADE TO PAY FOR IT EVEN THOUGH WORLDCAR ADVERTISES A LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, I AM THE ONLY OWNER FOR THE VEHICLE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11301405
Machine
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