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2017 HYUNDAI SONATA HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

fire · 1745583 · 2021-05-05

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA HYBRID
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. DRIVER HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES. GOT ON FREEWAY FROM DOWNTOWN HOUSTON AND WAS ON FREEWAY FOR LESS THAN 10 MILES. WITNESS SAID CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER VEHICLE IN THE REAR OF THE HYBRID VEHICLE. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO FEEDER OF FWY AND CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK SO HE TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND EXITED VEHICLE. DRIVER SAW CAR WAS ON FIRE AND RAN TO SAFETY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11415348
Machine
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