2016 Hyundai Tucson · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 25owner reports
- 75,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 1, 2026
25 of the 1,620 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Fire on other Tucson years
No other Tucson model year has enough reports of fire for a sheet of its own. See every Tucson 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 2016 model year as of Oct 1, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 25,000 and 91,000 miles, from the 13 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“No check engine lights came on! The entire car caught fire and was engulfed in flames!!! Driver could have been killed!”
Filed Mar 6, 2026
“As I was driving I was stopped & told my car was on fire. I immediately stopped & hopped out & less than 30 seconds later half of the hood caught heat/fire & flew into the windshield breaking it. At least half The car is burnt to ashes”
Filed Oct 27, 2025
“I was driving my vehicle on Highway 45 North in Spring Tx and my engine caught on fire while driving, my Tucson was on fire and started smoking i had to pull over and getvhelpp”
Filed Jan 2, 2023
“The engine caught fire while driving. The entire vehicle was engulfed in flames as a result. Total loss of vehicle.”
Filed Apr 26, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 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
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 213 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 198 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 190 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 166 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 93 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 85 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 56 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 50 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 39 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 37 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 30 reports
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 25 reports