NHTSA complaint: 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED 2014 HYUNDAI SONATA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY, HE SAW A SPARK AND FIRE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGED HIS GARAGE DOOR AND FOLIAGE AROUND HIS HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AS IT WAS DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER #1 COCHRAN OF MONROEVILLE (4520 WILLIAM PENN HWY MONROEVILLE, PA 15146 412-245-4380) TO INFORM THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE IF THE ISSUE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation