Emmanuel Akosile | 绿帽献妻

Hyundai and Kia are warning the owners of 484,000 vehicles sold in the United States (US) that their cars could be a fire hazard.

绿帽献妻 learnt the automobile manufacturers disclosed that certain recalled vehicles should remain outside and away from buildings and other vehicles because some cars have reportedly caught fire, even when the engines are turned off.

Officials have reportedly traced the issue to contaminants in the anti-lock brake computer control module of the affected vehicles, agency report said.

The contaminants, automakers stated, can cause a short circuit that could lead to a fire in the engine compartment.

The following vehicles are affected:

Hyundai

• 2016-2018 model year Santa Fe SUVs
• 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport SUVs
• 2019 Santa Fe XL models
• 2014-2015 Tucson SUVs.

Kia

• 2016-2018 K900 sedans
• 2014-2016 Sportage SUVs

It is recalled the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), December 2022, had stepped up its investigation into reports of the automakers鈥� vehicle fires, which have persisted for about six years.

Reviewers also reported that the problem had affected several different models of the vehicle brands.

Marlene, of Rayne, Indiana, wrote in a recent review in ConsumerAffairs: 鈥淚 purchased a 2014 Kia Forte on August 24, 2013.

鈥淥n August 26, 2021, I reported an electrical fire in the trunk of my car to the dealership. My car was towed home. The insurance company totaled the vehicle.鈥�

Likewise, Beth, of Painesville, Ohio, in the US, related that she purchased a used 2015 Santa Fe based on positive reviews she had read earlier.

Beth also wriote in a review that 鈥渦nbeknownst to me the vehicle had recall and service campaign issues after class actions alerted the public to defective engines produced for many years, known to cause dangerous engine failures and fires.鈥�

The NHTSA, however, stated that it performed an engineering analysis investigation covering over three million vehicles from the 2011 through 2016 model years.

To date, the agency said it had received 161 complaints of engine fires, some of which occurred in vehicles that had already been recalled, report said.

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