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2012 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1653172 · 2020-03-09

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS AN 2012 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE, OIL, AND THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER ABD OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11317130
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown