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2011 HONDA CR-V — ENGINE

fire · 1457648 · 2018-03-28

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
99,900

Severity

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

Narrative

ON MARCH 11, 2018 I BACKED INTO MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND PARKED NEXT TO MY PORCH. BEFORE GOING INTO THE HOUSE, MY GRANDSON TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THE CAR WHICH WAS SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN SECONDS THE SMOKE TURNED DARK GRAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IN 3 MINUTES. I COULD SEE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE ON THE BOTTOM AT THE DRIVEWAY. THE FRONT DOOR WINDOWS WERE BUSTED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE ON THE DASHBOARD, TOO.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11081881
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown