# 1996 ACURA INTEGRA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `291489` · 2001-05-08 · 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:** ACURA
- **Model:** INTEGRA
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
## Narrative
HAD STARTED VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT WHEN AN ODOR HAD ENTERED INSIDE VEHICLE. DROVE TO MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER , AND  LIFTED HOOD. NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF  ELECTRICAL WIRING. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.*AK  CONSUMER STATES STARTER CAUSED FIRE.*JB
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