# 2016 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1931477` · 2023-09-28 · Hyundai Motor America
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HYUNDAI
- **Model:** SONATA
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Hyundai Motor America
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
09/16/2023: ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE  ARRIVED AT WORK AT 830AM AND LEFT AT 4PM. WENT TO FEDEX (5 MIN AWAY FROM JOB) AND NOTICED BURNING SMELL. LEFT FEDEX (WAS THERE LESS THAN A MINUTE BECAUSE I WAS DROPPING ENVELOPE IN DROP BOX) AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. DROVE ABOUT A BLOCK AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN I NOTICED MORE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED BACK INTO JOB'S PARKING LOT (SINCE IT WAS CLOSE) AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES. FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED, BUT CAR WAS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED AND VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. CAUSE OF ENGINE FIRE IS STILL UNDETERMINED PER INSURANCE COMPANY.
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