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2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1505525
Internal NHTSA #	11140750
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	07/10/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2012 hyundai sonata. While driving 55 mph, the contact saw a flash of light and the vehicle spontaneously caught fire in the engine compartment. The brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. The emergency brake was applied to stop the vehicle. The check engine indicator illuminated. There were no injuries. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed (case number: 1810104). The vehicle was towed to an unknown tow lot and deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact called bakersfield hyundai (5300 wible rd, bakersfield, ca 93313, (661) 834-5300) and was informed that there were no known recalls associated with the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	140000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	BAKERSFIELD, CA
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC4CHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	N
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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	55
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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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2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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