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2004 HONDA CR-V — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 483731 · 2004-07-09

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
8,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

(1) VEHICLE (2004 HONDA CR-V, VIN#SHSRD68474U20079) WAS BROUGHT INTO BRAHMAN HONDA (LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN MIAMI) FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE ON APRIL 12TH, 2004. CONTINUED NORMAL USAGE OF VEHICLE UNTIL ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON JUNE 16TH, 2004 AT 8PM.*AK (2) VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ALONG MAJOR STREET. AS THE VEHICLE WE BEING DRIVEN, IT BEGAN EMITTING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE VEHICLE AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND MOVE THE DISABLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. EVIDENCE OF SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK CAN BE FOUND. EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE CAN BE FOUND INSIDE AND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. (3) VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO BRAHMAN HONDA. PENDING INSPECTION BY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HONDA MECHANICS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10080667
Machine
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