1993 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 HONDA CIVIC — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2003-09-16

fire · 430694 · 2003-09-16

Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: CIVIC
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 168,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE WIRES MELTED. WIRES UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND WIRES NEAR THE DOOR SPEAKERS WERE WARM TO THE TOUCH.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10040110
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown