Issue ID | 1396806 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11012348 |
Manufacurer | Hyundai Motor America |
Brand | HYUNDAI |
Model | VELOSTER |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 21/07/17 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Incident happened on july 21st 2017 at 1:45pm at 9701 dessau road, austin texas. I was coming around the corner at dessau and rundberg heading north and i felt the car skip a little and had some loss of power. I pulled into the parking lot at 9701 dessau and the car was smoking and the brakes went out. I pulled the emergency brake and then opened the hood, there was fire and black smoke coming out and i ran inside to get a fire extinguisher. It looked like the alternator failed and caught on fire. The fire spread under the motor cover and burned some of the hood, but i got to it quickly and minimal damage was done. I could have crashed and died. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | AUSTIN, TX |
VIN pattern | KMHTC6AE5DUXXXXXX |
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 | 20 |
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