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2018 Hyundai KONA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1718663
Internal NHTSA #	11388862
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	KONA
Model Year	2018
File date	01/01/21
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My husband and i were driving uneventfully down a highway for about an hour and pulled over for no other reason but to get gas. We have a high tech blue link system and only 17k miles on the car. There were no lights or warnings at all. Just after parking at the gas pump the engine started smoking and quickly burst into flames. The car filled up with smoke and we were able to get out without a scratch, but my husband had to jump back into the burning vehicle to push it away from the pump. Two fire extinguishers did nothing to stop the flames, but we were lucky that a fire engine was close by and came to finally put it out. The electric door locks had stopped working early on in this incident and they had to smash the windows to get back into the car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEACON, NY
VIN pattern	KM8K5CA54JUXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2018 Hyundai KONA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Hyundai KONA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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