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2003 HONDA CR-V — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 449848 · 2004-01-14

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
3,300
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2003 HONDA CR-V EX 4WD HAD AN ENGINE FIRE ONE MORNING AFTER I STARTED THE CAR 10 MINUTES LATER. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE TEENS THAT MORNING. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS, IT BURNED COMPLETELY. THE ONLY RECENT WORK DONE TO THE CAR WAS ITS FIRST 3000 MI OIL CHANGE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2003, AND THIS ENGINE FIRE HAPPENED ON JANUARY 07, 2004. THE CAR HAD 3300 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I'VE SEARCHED NHTSA.GOV WEB SITE'S DATABASE, AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT THAT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MY SITUATION. I'VE ALSO FOUND MESSAGES POSTED TO NEWSGROUPS ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ENGINE FIRE AFTER OIL CHANGE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE, AND WOULD LIKE THE GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST THE 2003 HONDA CRV'S *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10053237
Machine
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