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2012 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1505797
Internal NHTSA #	11141082
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	15/10/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2012 hyundai sonata. While driving 50 mph and exiting a freeway, the vehicle slowed down and the battery indicator illuminated. Afterwards, all of the instrument panel indicators began to flash. The contact stopped, shut off, and attempted to restart the vehicle. The contact noticed flames under the hood on the driver's side. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The fire was extinguished by the fire department and a fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact was unaware if a police report was filed. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	MISSOURI CITY, TX
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AB7CHXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	50
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
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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.
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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.
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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2012 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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