2014 Hyundai Sonata: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Mar 2, 2026 · Fuel system · 200,000 miles · GA · fire

The contact owns a 2014 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and leaving it unoccupied, the contact's daughter, who was seated on a porch, called the contact informing her there was grey/blue smoke emitting from the vehicle. The smoke increased, and fire droppings were coming from underneath the vehicle. The contact arrived back at the vehicle and saw the fire coming from underneath the vehicle. The fire started in the engine bay. There was property damage to the driveway, and the fire was eventually extinguished by the fire department. Prior to the fire department, the contact's daughter and neighbors attempted to extinguish the fire with water. The front passenger side tire blew out as a result of the fire. The contact's insurance company informed her that her vehicle was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V312000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), the recall repair was never completed due to the owner being unaware of it. The vehicle was left on the driveway. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 500 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 hyundai sonata. Ever since the vehicle was purchased brand new, the contact experienced issues with the air conditioner blowing the wrong temperature during the seasons. The brake lights were also malfunctioning. The vehicle was taken to ray brandt hyundai (1700 westbank expy, harvey, la 70058, (504) 684-8039), but they could not duplicate the failures and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact took his vehicle back to the dealer numerous times, but the air conditioner failure continued. For example, the defroster would blow out cold air in the winter. The manufacturer stated that there were no failures with the vehicle since the dealer could not duplicate the failures. The failure mileage was 500.

Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Tires, Wheels · 30,000 miles · HI

4 kumho tires, original tires with less than 30,000 miles & 2 years age are chipping away on the tread. Contacted hyundai & kumho & they were denying any defects. These tires seem defective & tread separation at highway speed is possible making them very unsafe. These tires were used on city streets & state highways only.

Filed Apr 21, 2015 · Tires · 9,500 miles · FL

My key complaint is that these tires have no grip on the road when wet. They can't hold traction during heavy braking - throwing the car into a skid. Around a corner they easily skid. Should someone brake hard at highway speeds, catastrophe is only a moment away as these tires do not grip the road. Also, these tires notorious reputation for the hydroplaning risk and sidewall bubbling - which could also result in a catastrophic tire blow out. Fatalities or injuries are a possibility. Stop hyundai from using garbage-quality tires on its new cars. One possible reference source: http://www.tirerack.com/survey/surveycomments.jsp?&category=tire&additionalcomments=y&commentstatus=p&tiremake=kumho&tiremodel=solus+kh25&fromtiredetail=true&tirepagelocqty=.

Filed Jul 30, 2014 · Visibility · 5,340 miles · CA

While driving on the freeway at about 60mph, 100 degrees outside, A/C on low inside the car (no A/C vents in the rear of vehicle), I hear a loud pop. I thought a tire blew. I looked in the rear view mirror to see the back window shattered yet still in place as it's safety glass. With each bump in the road the glass began to fall into the car. My car has 5340 miles on it. I had no chips in the glass. This could have been a terrible situation had I had a rear facing baby seat in the car with an infant. Or rear passengers or been so startled by the situation it caused an accident. None of these things happened, fortunately.