NHTSA complaint: 1988 HONDA ACCORD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
DAUGHTER HAD DRIVEN CAR ABOUT 10 MILES TO GET HOME. SHE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE AND CAME IN. SHE SAID NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. SOME MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAID THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. WE CHECKED AND THERE WAS SMOKE AND SPARKS FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GOT SO BAD WE CALLED 911 AND FIRE COMPANY FORCED THE HOOD OPEN AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTED/DAMAGED. AM EXPECTING THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO TOTAL THE CAR AFTER THEY LOOK AT IT TODAY MARCH 13. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN RECENTLY WORKED ON.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation