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2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1611956
Internal NHTSA #	11270015
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2011
File date	09/04/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2011 hyundai sonata. While driving 40 mph on the highway, the vehicle caught fire under the hood. The contact pulled over, exited the vehicle, and called the police. There were no injuries. The vehicle was engulfed in flames and destroyed. The fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The wreckage was towed away. The contact went to plaza hyundai (2740 nostrand ave #2, brooklyn, ny 11210, (347) 983-5977) and was informed to call the manufacturer. The contact reached out to the manufacturer, but had not spoken with anyone yet. The contact settled for the recovery cost of the vehicle with his insurance company. The contact felt that the manufacturer ignored him through the entire process. A year before the fire, the engine was replaced with a refurbished engine per an unknown recall. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	150000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SPRINGFIELD, MA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	40
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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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2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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