NHTSA Complaint #10555125 — 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA

ON THANKSGIVING EVENING NOVEMBER 28, 2013 @ 7:30 PM, MY 2011 HYUNDAI SONATA THAT I PURCHASED NEW, CAUGHT FIRE ON I 95 WHILE DRIVING IT. THE CAR HAS ONLY 30,350 MILES AND IS PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND GARAGE KEPT. THE VEHICLE HAD THE OIL AND FILTER REPLACED 5 DAYS EARLIER AND THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF ANY FLUIDS LEAKING IN THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ AS NORMAL UNTIL JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF (THEN ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON) AND WE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. I RAISED THE HOOD, SMOKE POURED OUT AND I COULD SEE SMALL FLAMES UNDER THE ENGINE. MINUTES LATER THE FLAMES WERE 20 FEET HIGH AND THE ENTIRE CAR BURNED UNTIL FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR