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2010 Hyundai ELANTRA TOURING Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	855558
Internal NHTSA #	10398944
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	ELANTRA TOURING
Model Year	2010
File date	16/10/10
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	In october 2010 my 6-month old hyundai elantra touring caught fire after sitting in my driveway for nine hours. The vehicle was completely totaled. My insurance company (geico) secured the car and hired a forensic engineering company (down forensic engineering, inc., cary nc) to investigate the origin of the fire. Down concluded that the fire was electrical and originated in the engine compartment. Hyundai offered to reimburse my insurance policy deductibles and to pay me $500 for
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	7000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	STERLING, VA
VIN pattern	KMHDB8AE4AUXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?
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Vehicle speed	0
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2010 Hyundai ELANTRA TOURING Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Hyundai ELANTRA TOURING Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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