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2009 HONDA PILOT — ENGINE

fire · 1292491 · 2016-06-24

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
PILOT
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WITH NO WARNING, THE ENGINE ON MY 2009 HONDA PILOT BLEW UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES WITHOUT BEING HIT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. THEN A GOOD SAMARITAN TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE SO LUCKILY I GOT OUT BEFORE I WAS HURT OR KILLED. I CALLED HONDA ABOUT THIS SITUATION. EVEN THOUGH THE 2009 PILOT IS KNOWN TO HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE -- THE MECHANIC SAID THIS WAS THE CAUSE -- LOSS OF OIL -- WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED. NO WARNING LIGHT EVER CAME ON. THE BILL TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WAS $7100 WE DO NOT HAVE. LUCKILY I AND MY FAMILY WERE NOT HURT OR KILLED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10876395
Machine
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