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2011 HONDA PILOT — POWER TRAIN

fire · 1177276 · 2015-04-23

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PILOT
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
37,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JULY 19, 2014 I HAD AN OIL APPOINMENTAT 1:30 TO HAVE MY FREE OIL CHANGE. OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TO MAKE MONEY SOME HOW, SO MY SERVICE ADVISOR OFFERED THAT I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED. SINCE I WAS GETTING THE FREE OIL I FELT AS THOUGH I NEEDED TO BUY FOR SOME SERVICE. SO THE DID BOTH OIL AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE. LEFT THE DEALSHIP NO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES LATER ON MY WAY HOME,MY PILOT STARTED SMOKING ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS I STOPPED AND WAS PRAYING THE LIGHT TURN GREE N SO I COULD GO I TURNED AND MORE SMOKE COME UP. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN TO MY HOUSE WHICH WAS NOT FAR AWAY AND GOT MY HUSBANC TO COME BACK WITH ME ONLY TO FIND MY CAR COMPLETLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT OCCURED FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. NOW THE FIRE INSPECTOR THAT WAS HIRED BY MY INSURNCE COMPANY STATED THAT ON THE FIRST INSPECTION THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION OIL IN THE CAR IT HAD ALL LEAKED OUT. TRANSMISSION IS VERY FLAMABLE. I WOULD COULD HAVE DIED IN THAT CAR. NOTHING WAS SALVAGABLE. I WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH FOR SOMEOME TO CHECK ABOUT THIS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MYT INSURANCE COMAPNY. I HAVE ALSO FILED A CLAIM AGAINST HONDA DIRECTLY AND OF COURSE I HAVE NOT BEEN IN CONTACT WITH. THIS WAS A DEVASTATING ACCIDENT/FIRE WHAT EVER THAT I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH. I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP LEVEL AND THIS HAS REALLY PUT A SCARY SITUATION FOR ME. I AM VERY HESITAT

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10712548
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