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2005 HONDA ODYSSEY — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1046876 · 2014-03-17

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
91,820

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OUR 2005 HONDA ODYSSEY HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME. WE WERE AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WE QUICKLY DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY FROM ANYONE, JUMPED OUT AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY BURNT/DESTROYED AND THE VEHICLE WAS WRITTEN OFF BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A REPORT WAS MADE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS AMERICAN HONDA WITH ACCOMPANYING INVESTIGATIVE REPORT AND PHOTOGRAPHS.THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED BUT ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10572946
Machine
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