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2017 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SPORT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1879164 · 2023-03-10

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE SPORT
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
162,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle in stop-and-go traffic, a burning odor was suddenly present inside the cabin of the vehicle. After stopping the vehicle smoke and flames were coming from under the hood and the fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the flames. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed. A police report was taken and the vehicle was towed away. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the incident and later retrieved the vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 162,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11511172
Machine
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