2017 Kia Sportage · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 26owner reports
- 79,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Aug 2, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
26 of the 400 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Fire on other Sportage years
No other Sportage model year has enough reports of fire for a sheet of its own. See every Sportage 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 2017 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 50,000 and 84,000 miles, from the 18 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“My vehicle engine caught fire after getting gas. It started smoking then went up in flames.”
Filed May 14, 2026
“My daughter and I were driving home from my brother's house, when we stopped by McDonald's to grab food, we noticed our car smoking really bad. I had her pull away from the drive-thru and into the empty parking lot. We got out just seconds before the car burst into flames from underneath the hood of the car.”
Filed Nov 2, 2023
“I was driving up to Vermont for an event. I stopped at a Dunkin Donuts drive through and noticed smoke coming from the hood of my car. I quickly pulled forward into the nearest parking spot and the car started smoking in and burst into flames. I had 20-30 seconds to get out of the car. I could have been killed.”
Filed Oct 16, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 26 reports involved a crash and 5 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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