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2012 Hyundai SONATA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1498359
Internal NHTSA #	11129928
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	SONATA
Model Year	2012
File date	17/09/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving from va clinic bonham, tx to home in mckinney, tx. Auto failed to start on first try, started on second try (never happened before). Went to lunch in bonham. Restarted car first try. Drove highway tx121 approximately fifteen miles and engine died at highway speed. Tried a rolling restart without luck. Parked and tried restart to no avail. Sitting in car calling tow truck and noticed smoke from engine compartment. Smoke continued to be thicker so got out and waved down traffic to get a fire extinguisher (none available) and called 911; emptied belongings from car and watched it burn. Fire department came and put it out but completely burned.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	69800
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MCKINNEY, TX
VIN pattern	5NPEC4AC9CHXXXXXX
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	65
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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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2012 Hyundai SONATA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai SONATA Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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