# 2009 HONDA PILOT — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1292491` · 2016-06-24 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** PILOT
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 80,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## 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.
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