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1997 HONDA ODYSSEY — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

fire · 311824 · 2001-08-27

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
ODYSSEY
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

7/29 LARGE QUANTITY OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHILE DRIVING AND ONE WINDOW STOPS OPERATING. 7/30 HAPPENS AGAIN WHILE VAN IS STATIONARY AND ANOTHER WINDOW STOPS WORKING. I DISASSEMBLED THE DOOR AND WIRING HARNESS TO PREVENT FURTHER SMOKE/FIRE DAMAGE. PLASTIC AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL ARE MELTED. AMERICAN HONDA IS VERY UNCOOPERATIVE AFTER A MONTH OF DISCUSSIONS AND INVESTIGATION BY HONDA TECHNICIANS. THEIR STORY KEEPS CHANGING. TODAY THEY REQUESTED THAT I MAIL ALL PARTS IN QUESTION TO THEM IN CA.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
751203
Machine
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