NHTSA complaint: 2004 HONDA CR-V — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WAS CALLED. NO INJURIES. THE DRIVER CALLED THE TOW COMPANY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE OIL FILTER STARTED THE FIRE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TAKEN IN FOR MAINTENANCE ON 8/17/04 AND WAS PICKED UP ON 8/19/04, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES, THEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. *SC
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation