2014 Hyundai Santa Fe · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 28owner reports
- 62,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Mar 1, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
28 of the 470 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 28 reports
Fire on other Santa Fe years
No other Santa Fe model year has enough reports of fire for a sheet of its own. See every Santa Fe year.
What this problem usually is
Fire reports are the most serious complaints on the site. Owners describe fires while driving, while parked and switched off, and for plug-in cars, while charging. Many say it started under the hood. Some already had a recall notice for the cause, and some got one afterward.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on this problem covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 51,000 and 106,000 miles, from the 15 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“My steering would work while I was driving with my kids in the car, my breaks were barely working, the hood started smoking and something under the hood in the engine caught on fire, there was a horrible smell when I was breaking and the breaks would jolt. The engine and cooling was not turning off even with my key taken out, the fan engine was running nonstop no matter what, smoking etc”
Filed Mar 1, 2025
“I was driving down the street when the engine suddenly seized up. My wiring caught fire and my starter blew apart. No warning at all”
Filed Feb 10, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 28 reports involved a crash and 2 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 160 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 96 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 58 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 54 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 31 reports