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2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1586321
Internal NHTSA #	11234905
Manufacurer	Hyundai Motor America
Brand	HYUNDAI
Model	TUCSON
Model Year	2012
File date	14/07/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2012 hyundai tucson. While driving 70-80 mph, the vehicle stalled and shook. The contact pulled over to the side of the road, opened the hood, and noticed that the engine was on fire. The contact extinguished the fire with their own water bottle. No police report was made. Their were no injuries sustained when putting out the fire however, the contact did receive bruises from sliding down a hill in search for more water to extinguish the fire that required medical attention. The contact didn't know if the vehicle was totaled. The contact took the vehicle to miller hyundai (4477 vestal parkway east vestal ny, 13850) where the vehicle was left and was currently being investigated for the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a loaner vehicle. The contact was now waiting for information from hyundai and the contact provided the manufacturer evidence from the fire. The contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v063000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 90,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	JERSEY CITY, NJ
VIN pattern	KM8JU3AC0CUXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	23/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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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 TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Hyundai TUCSON Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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