2014 Hyundai Elantra: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Oct 8, 2026 · Brakes, Engine · 80,000 miles · MP · fire · 2 injuries

The contact owned a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and turned off with the contact seated inside the vehicle, there was an abnormal burning odor coming from the vehicle. The contact had previously been smoking a cigarette. The vehicle was idling high, and hesitating while accelerating with a weak battery. The battery warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the battery had melted. During a storm, there was a burst of wind followed by a cloud of smoke. The contact and a family member opened the hood and became aware that the engine compartment was on fire. The engine bay was engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished with rainwater, a shower towel, and a fire extinguisher with assistance from bystanders. The fire department inspected the vehicle and determined that there was no evidence of foul play and that the fire originated from the engine compartment. A good Samaritan sustained burns while assisting. The contact and others reported inhaling toxic fumes or chemicals from the fire. The contact stated that the vehicle was a total loss, as there was no insurance coverage and the contact and her family were left without transportation and had to walk from the location of the fire. The contact referenced a thermal event involving the electrical system associated with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The local dealer had previously been made aware of the issue, but the claim was denied. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed Aug 28, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · OH · fire

I woke up to my neighbor banging on my door that my car was on fire. My car was in flames. The fire department had already been called. The entire front of my car as well as the interior was completely destroyed.

Filed Nov 11, 2025 · Brakes, Engine · PA · crash · fire

The vehicle caught fire while it was in motion; there were loud bangs and a lot of noise, and smoke started coming out of the front, and the engine and the undercarriage caught fire.I managed to turn it off, but when they were towing it, the mechanics did the diagnostic and found wires were faulty and damaged the engine.

Filed Jul 24, 2024 · Engine · 93,000 miles · FL · fire

The contact owned a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. Â The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the parking lot, the vehicle caught on fire. Â The contact stated that the vehicle had not been driven in four days. The fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. Â The vehicle was towed to the local tow yard. Â The contact stated that the vehicle was condemned total lost by the insurance company. Â The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.Â

Filed Jul 16, 2024 · Brakes · 173,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, there was a loud sound coming from the vehicle and there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact researched online and became aware that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that after waiting approximately two weeks, an appointment was scheduled for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for the recall repair, and the contact was informed that the brake module needed to be replaced but was not included in the recall repair. The contact was informed that the repair would be an out-of-pocket expense. The recall repair was performed; however, the brake module was not replaced. The contact stated that the reason the brake module needed to be replaced was because of the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 173,000.

Filed Mar 15, 2024 · Brakes, Engine · 117,000 miles · FL · fire

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Elantra. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at 40 MPHÂ the brakes became hard and the steering wheel was inoperable. The vehicle caught fire. The ABS warning light was illuminated. There were no reported injuries. The driver was able to extinguish the fire. The driver continued to drive the vehicle. There was no police report filed. The air bags did not deploy. The ABS and battery unit were disconnected by the driver. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number 23V651000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was contacted, who opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 117,000.

Filed Mar 11, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · TX · fire

I believe there was an electrical issue. While driving the car started smoking and my daughter pulled over and the there was fire coming from the engine and after that it just engulfed in flames. Fire was also coming from underneath when 1st started.

Filed Jan 29, 2024 · Acceleration, Engine · FL

My car is only at 46000 miles.SinceI'm purchase from dealer it has given me the same issues of RPMs shooting up &speedometer going out of control the car wont go past 20mph & jerks back & forth, tyrning off while driving & has had a b"bad" drive since purchase. I dont know the issue and its never been fixed by dealer even though i took it in a few times for these issues. it now foing it again. my life is in danger with this care since purchase & hyundai shouldve replaced my car or engine but they do not care. this car is a lemon. and now the car can go on fire parked or driving? what can be done..on the nextvpart of complaint im putting down ladt week sice this is the newest incident of the desc.

Filed Dec 16, 2022 · Electrical · FL · fire · 1 injury

I was out running errands and I was taking a break Midway through the day and I had the seat laid back and the car was off the key wasn't even turned forward and I just started to fall asleep when I started feeling something get really hot I opened my eyes and the car was full of thick black smoke so I swung the door open and with all the smoke went out my passenger seat was on fire on the bottom of the seat I burned my hand really bad in the process of trying to put it out which I have some lawyers working on getting me compensated for all this but it seems to have started in the seat heater all of the wires for the seat heater are all melted and you can clearly see how they started to catch the foam on fire I also googled it and there's been a few other cases of people's Hyundai's catching on fire sitting in their driveway and it started in the seat on their cars too I think I'm the first person that's actually been hurt by it though my hand was burned so bad that the hospital wanted me to go to the burn center I was not able to go to the burn center for financial reasons and work reasons which it ended up putting me out of work anyways I still don't have a feeling in three of my fingers on the ends of them and this whole situation really screwed things up for me and it almost killed me.

Filed Dec 17, 2021 · MI · fire

The car randomly caught fire while driving on the highway.

Filed Sep 7, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · TX · fire

Passing a car on the highway when the Elantra died. Pulled over on the side of the road and all service lights came on. Fire started coming up from the hood. Barely got out of the car before the entire car was engulfed in flames.

Filed May 6, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 65,000 miles · PA

I was driving on a state roadway, a revved the engine a bit to get over a small hill, and heard loud fan like noises, sputtering, and all the warning lights went on. No smoke came out of the car, it literally sputtered to a stop. I tried to start it, it turned over once and that was it. Tried hooking cables to jump it, even bought a new battery. After changing spark plugs, it was determined one blew. We tried to replace, same thing happened, the engine is shot, the dealer is claiming $7,000 to fix this, and I'm seeing there are issues with the engine, not just me. I work for penndot maintenance, so I'm on top of maintaining, oil, filters, check ups. Tires were a bit low, but next on my list. I need help.