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2015 HYUNDAI GENESIS — SEATS

fire · 1975217 · 2024-03-14

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
GENESIS
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
SEATS

Severity

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

Narrative

My car spontaneously caught fire while in a parking lot. I had left it for approximately 45 minutes. When I returned and opened the trunk, smoke began pouring out. Frightened, I called 911. The fire department came. When they opened the driver door, much more smoke poured out. My car continued to smoke I believe for a long time. I was ill for several days with headache and asthma as I am a senior and have scarred lungs. A mechanic later determined that the passenger car motor had burst into fire. He said the motor, seat, carpet and seat belt were beyond repair. No warning lights ever came on. After suggesting a buy back of the car in an earlier conversation, the manufacturer said yesterday upon viewing a photo I provided of the burned seat motor that it wasn't that bad. I refuse to keep the car or drive it because it could happen again and it reeks of fire.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11577327
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown