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2017 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

fire · 1786102 · 2022-01-03

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
90,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2017 Hyundai Tucson. While at a complete stop, the contact stated that white smoke began to emit from the engine upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle then began to stall as the check engine light illuminated; eventually, all warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact made multiple attempts to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to start up. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where they informed her that there were two recalls on her vehicle; NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V543000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 21V727000 (Engine). The mechanic recommended that the vehicle be towed to a dealer for service. Both the dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. Engine needs to be replaced, case #[XXX].*JB INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11445910
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown