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2019 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1985595 · 2024-04-22

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
125,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2019 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while parked and powered off, the vehicle was being refueled and connected to the fuel pump when she observed smoke coming from vents and from the engine compartment. The contact opened the hood of the vehicle and she observed fire emanating from the engine compartment. The gas station attendant extinguished the fire with an extinguisher. A police report was filed. The fire department was not called. The vehicle was towed to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11584529
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown