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2023 HYUNDAI TUCSON — ENGINE

fire · 1890177 · 2023-04-24

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
TUCSON
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I purchased a new vehicle in February 2023. After a month and a half, I traveled to Washington DC on a pleasure trip. After my work/vacation trip when I am returning back to home all of the sudden, there was heavy smoke from the hood and eventually tried to turn off the engine but the car didn't respond, and when I tried to open the Hood in order to cool down the engine I see fire already in the engine. So, there was no intimation on the dashboard about the fire or not even an alert. Moreover, the engine didn't turn off even after trying to turn it off 4- 5 times. I was really worried about what would happen if the door locks stops working

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11518756
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown