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2011 HYUNDAI SONATA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 878461 · 2011-09-08

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
6,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UPON PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE STALLED, AFTER COASTING TO A STOP AND PLACING IN PARK I TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND MOTOR DID NOT TURN. ATTEMPTED AGAIN, SAME THING THEN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH SMOKE. FIRE DEPT ARRIVED AND DETERMINED SOMEWHERE IN DASH A COMPONENT HAD FRIED.THEY THEN DISCONNECTED BATTERY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, PER DEALER ENGINE LOCKED UP AND THEY HAVE TO DISASSEMBLE DASH TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD FRIED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10424306
Machine
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