NHTSA Complaint #11479440 — 2013 HYUNDAI SONATA

The contact's wife owns a 2013 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the EPS, battery, and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot and park the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and noticed that there was smoke coming from the engine compartment before it caught fire. The contact went to a nearby store and grabbed a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. The contact and his wife did not sustain any injuries and no medical attention was received. No police or fire department reports were filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer; however, the vehicle was diagnosed nor repaired and remained at the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.