NHTSA Complaint #11467695 — 2018 HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11467695
Vehicle	2018 HYUNDAI KONA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	June 2, 2022
Date Filed	June 6, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

We had parked our 17 year old son's car in the upper parking lot of our baseball field. While parked, the engine smoked, then spontaneously caught fire. The police arrived on sceere!!!! We totally cannot comprehend that this even happene, along with our fire department who was able to put out the pretty massive engine fire, along with some of the front being damaged as well. Our son had been driving this car to our high school and also the high school baseball field, with pretty packed lots. It unbelievable to even imagine if this happened thned to a pretty new car (22,000 miles on it). We are so very grateful that this did not happen while our 17 year old was in the car! This is truly needs to be looked into. Thank you.

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