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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

firecrash · 1700514 · 2020-10-18

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
180,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I STARTING HEARING A CLICKING THEN THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, STEERING WAS SO STIFF, BRAKES WOULD NOT PRSS DOWN I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD THEN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT THE FRONT. I COULD SMELL WIRES BURING WE POUR WATER DOWN IN THE MOTOR BUT THE HOSES WERE STILL HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART. I SCARED ME TO DEATH IN SO GLAD I SLOWED DOWN. I BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN 1YR AGO. DONT DEALERS HAVE TO CHECK THESE THINGS. I'M SO FRUSTRATED. SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL A CAR IF YOU KNOW THERES AN OPEN RECALL. I'M THANKFUL MY KIDS WERENT WITH ME.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11365053
Machine
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