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2009 HYUNDAI SONATA — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 861237 · 2011-06-11

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
81,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I STARTED MY CAR AND AS I STARTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SO I COULD PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE SMOKE SPEWED FROM MY DASHBOARD. I LOOKED UP UNDER THE DASH AND NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS IN FLAMES. I EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A HYUNDAI DEALER. THEY EXAMINED THE DAMAGE AND SAID TAT IT WOULD COST ME $4000 TO REPAIR IT AS I NEEDED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. HYUNDAI CLAIMS IT WASN'T A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND THEREHAS BEEN NO ALTERATIONS OR MODIFICATIONS, THE SAME WIRING HARNESS IS USED IN KIA WHICH HAS A RECALL ON A WIRING HARNESS. I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE BURNT HARNESS AND IT CLEARLY HAS KIA WRITTEN ON IT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10406549
Machine
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