2000 HONDA CIVIC — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 HONDA CIVIC — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2016-12-07

fire · 1339138 · 2016-12-07

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 155,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED THEN SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE GEAR SHIFT AREA. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND EXITED MY CAR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND WITHIN MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME PUT IT OUT. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10933779
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown