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2012 HYUNDAI VELOSTER — ENGINE

fire · 1725911 · 2021-02-09

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
VELOSTER
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
190,000
Speed
80 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HEARD SOMETHING DROP AND THEN THE CAR STARTED SMOKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND WENT TO OPEN THE HOOD, BUT SAW FLAMES. THE ENTIRE FRONT HALF WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A COUPLE YEARS AGO I HAD TO GET AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT DUE TO OIL OVER CONSUMPTION. THE SAME ISSUES STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HELPFUL WITH GETTING THE SITUATION FIGURED OUT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11395448
Machine
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