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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008947 | Incident Date: Jan, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FORT WAYNE | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: ELANTRA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KMHDN45D81U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 19 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1. daughter driving car on highway when electrical components such as radio, door locks and interior lights stopped working and door chime rang continuously. on jan 22, 2005 she started car, driver's side rear window went down by itself and electrical windows and other interior electrical components stopped working. an acrid burning smell then developed as well as wisps of smoke from the door and dash. 2. as a result, and due to safety concerns about possible fire and damage to vehicle, the car was undriveable and had to be towed to repair shop. overriding concern was that possibility of fire and further damage existed. 3. inspection and investigation by repair shop indicated that the main electrical harnesses running through both front doors were corroded, shorting out and one had evidence of scoring and melting. further investigation revealed that the manufacturer, hyundai, had a technical service bulletin, #03-90-009 (which superseded #01-90-004) that addressed the condition that water could get up into the area of the wiring harnesses and cause corrosion and shorts. repair required replacement of four wiring harnesses, two on each side, and sealing the area in the car structure where the water could enter in the first place. repair completed per the manufacturer's tsb. the old wiring harnesses were kept by owner. *nm |
