Spontaneous Human, er, Auto Combustion

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A new sort of advice: > Hyundai and Kia tell owners of nearly 500,000 vehicles to park outside due to fire risk <

 

[Gliderman8]

Why the recall now? Some of these models go back to 2014.

 

[Boink]

Why the recall now? Some of these models go back to 2014.

Seriousness discovered, now fearing of lawsuits?

 

[JPSmit]

We had a similar 'you might not want to park in the garage while we look for a solution' letter from Mini.

A friend parked, walked into the house, put down his briefcase walked back out to get the mail to see his Mini completely engulfed in flames - that was likely a module from the turbo - Mrs JP OTOH doesn't have a turbo on her Mini. Hers was something in the passenger compartment.

 

[Basil]

Glad to see my Kia Telluride isn't on the list. (I don't park it in the garage anyway).

 

[John Turney]

My Healey has a battery cutoff switch, standard, to prevent those kind of things. Which is good since it's the only car that will fit in the garage.

 

[gonzo]

Audi had same/similar recall notice and a very long wait for replacement part(s) to correct the problem. Parked Q5 on street for everyone in neighborhood to enjoy its pyre. Never happened though.

 

[Boink]

Just received a recall notice for our Q5.

 

[AngliaGT]

Audi had same/similar recall notice and a very long wait for replacement part(s) to correct the problem. Parked Q5 on street for everyone in neighborhood to enjoy its pyre. Never happened though.

So......you invited your neighbors to a BBQ that never happened?

 

[Grantura_MKI]

It is called a car-bee-que

 

[JPSmit]

It is called a car-bee-que

Ummmm

 

[mikephillips]

Not to worry, the fire department is on the way.

 

[AngliaGT]

If Tim Conway shows up in that crew - RUN!

 

[Gliderman8]

Not to worry, the fire department is on the way.

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Men at work….

 

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Speaking of those fellas...