Sandor fled because of the massive wildfire during the Battle of the Blackwater Rush, as others have already answered, but I don't think that's all there is to it. That was just the straw that broke the camel's back.
I believe Sandor is sick of serving Joffrey at this point. He has seen what he has done to Sansa and what kind of King he is. Also, he goes to Sansa before he leaves and offers to take her away and protect her. There is, as I recall, a rather tender scene between them before he leaves. I believe that he is in love with Sansa.
Like Sandor tells Tyrion:
Bugger that. Bugger him. Bugger you.
Sandor's story is very compelling and very intriguing, and does not stop there. There are many spoilers for the TV-show I could share, but I won't. A very nice mystery spoiler for the books is the following, though:
In AFFC, Brienne visits the Quiet Isle she sees a gravedigger. That person is Sandor. There are many clues, but it is never explained. He is huge, he likes Dog (Meribald's dog), his horse is a mean spirited stallion that the priests renamed Driftwood, and also the brother tells Brienne that he found The Hound, but that he "died". By which the man means that persona "The Hound" died, while Sandor Clegane still lives. It is even reflected in the brother's own story, of how he died and was washed up on the Quiet Isle.
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