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2020 HYUNDAI SANTA FE — ENGINE

fire · 1941205 · 2023-11-06

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SANTA FE
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

After having a warranty repair for a valve cover gasket' at CENTEREACHHYUNDAI, I picked up my car. Only 8 minutes into my drive home the engine light went on and engine error code appeared. At that piont smoke was coming from the hood when I heard a pop and flames appeared at my passenger side window. I turned the car off removed my phone and exited the vehicle. No one else was in the car but within minutes the fire was totally involved. I also noted it took the fire department very long to arrive. If anyone was trapped in the car they would have peristed.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11553828
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown