2015 Hyundai Sonata · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 44owner reports
- 108,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 8, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
44 of the 1,144 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 44 reports
Fire on other Sonata years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
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
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the fuel line or pump (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on this problem covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 56,000 and 146,000 miles, from the 23 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“I was driving down the street I went to show down by hitting my brakes they wouldn't slow down the vehicle then the car caught fire”
Filed Oct 8, 2024
“Car stalled then started smoking followed by flames. We exited vehicles and ran a safe distance away and called 911”
Filed Feb 24, 2024
“On 1/12/22 I walked out to my car and saw that it was filled with smoke. When I opened the door I saw that the center console was on fire. I called 911. Very soon thereafter the car was engulfed in flames.”
Filed Feb 5, 2022
“Car fire. Car was brought in for service on a Saturday. Car started smoking on drive home. Called Hyundai and they said it was okay. Monday car was booked to be brought back to Hyundai because smoking wouldnât stop and car caught fire. Incident 1/17/22. No inspection to date, no warning lights went off. Just smoke started and then flames.”
Filed Jan 23, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 44 reports involved a crash and 3 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 stalls or loses power while driving 250 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 226 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 171 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 83 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 76 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 48 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 41 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 36 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 35 reports
- Hybrid or EV system warning, loss of power 32 reports
- Fuel pump failure 30 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 29 reports
- Engine leaks oil 29 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 25 reports