| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006075072 | Incident Date: Mar, 25 2006 |
| Consumer's City: LAKEVIEW | Consumer's State: AR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Hyundai Motor America |
| Model Name: SANTA FE | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: KM8SC73E944 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 11 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 26 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Allstate found that there was 1) water pump failure 2) some form of drive belt failure, and 3) the interference engine had parts collide within the engine leading to a fire. this occurred as my pregnant wife was driving down the road. hyundai is currently negotiating with me to reimburse me for the total loss. of course, they are not offering me what i lost on the investment at this point. the dealership was found to not be liable by the bbb; therefore i am communicating directly with representatives at hyundai motor co. i am very concerned about the safety of this vehicle, and i am curious about whether we are the only family that this has happened to. i can provide you with the 12 page insurance company report; i lack any knowledge of engines and how they work, but it appears to me that this is an extreme danger to consumers. i believe this should be investigated further. since hyundai is willing to settle with me, it can only be recognized that they know this product was unsafe. i have filed a complaint with the nhtsa and numerous other sites. in fact, i have created my own blog: www.flaminghyundai.blogspot.com, which has links to 5 other blog pages describing my story. what is so crazy about all of this is you can find 50 stupid & petty things recalled at walmart everyday, but a vehicle catches fire and your told "it's an act of god." please feel free to contact me at anytime; i welcome your response. thank you. *nm |
