2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2024-09-17

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Vehicle

Make: HYUNDAI
Model: SONATA
Year: 2011
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor America
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

Car spontaneously caught fire while turned on. First smoke started coming from under the hood. Within three - five minutes, the car erupted in flames followed by a minor explosion that burned more than half of the car causing a total loss.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11615317
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown