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2004 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	584257
Internal NHTSA #	10154358
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SANTA FE
Model Year	2004
File date	26/03/06
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My pregnant wife was driving down the highway. There was no accident. There were no warning signs before it was to late. Wife saw smoke coming up from the engine of our 2004 hyundai santa fe (odo 24,000 miles). She pulled over to the curb. The vehicle had never done this before. My pregnant wife was pulled out of the burning vehicle by a passerby. Wife suffered a contusion to her right cheek during this incident. She did not know the vehicle was on fire. She notified 911 who sent a fire truck and police officer. The vehicle exploded at least 3 times as she waited outside in the cold, frenzied by the disaster. The fire was so intense that the front wheels were melted. A policeman and 2 fire trucks responded to the blaze. The vehicle has been declared a total loss by allstate. Reliable imports (springfield, mo.) would not even help us obtain a rental car. The safety features of this hyundai vehicle were proudly acclaimed by the car salesman and manager at the dealership. Both the manufacturer and the dealership have been unhelpful in helping us in any way. The vehicle was under a full bumper-to-bumper, new vehicle warranty. They will not accept responsibility for the fire, and do not offer to conduct their own investigation on the vehicle. Hyundai and reliable imports show complete disinterest in the vehicle's spontaneous combustion, and show the world no concern over the fact that this may prove to be a non-isolated event. Since then, reliable imports in springfield, missouri has fiendishly sent me an email reminder to have my vehicle service renewed. The insurance company and hyundai both failed to instruct me to file my complaint @ nhtsa. An attorney instructed me to file the complaint here. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	24000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKEVIEW, AR
VIN pattern	KM8SC73E94UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	27/03/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	40
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Dealer's name	RELIABLE IMPORTS
Dealer's telephone number	(417) 864-6800
Dealer's city	SPRINGFIELD
Dealer's state code	MO
Dealer's ZIP code	65802

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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Hyundai SANTA FE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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