10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,000 miles

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problem #1

Sep 202019

Santa Fe

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owned a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire under the hood while parked and unoccupied. The fire department was present, extinguished the fire, and stated that the fire initiated around the battery area. A fire department report was filed. The contact mentioned that a new battery was installed a week prior the failure. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The dealer was not contacted. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

- Ovideo, FL, USA

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