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

fire · 501733 · 2004-10-15

Vehicle

Make
HONDA
Model
CR-V
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

2003 HONDA CRV, ANN MORRIS DRIVING TO WORK ALONE, APPROXIMATELY 7.30AM, SMELT A GAS TYPE SMELL IN SIDE CAR AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. IMMEDIATELY ANN PULL OF THE ROAD INTO A NEAR BY K-MART PLAZA. ANN THEN CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CRV WAS TAKEN BY A AAA AGENT TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER, LANIER HONDA, NEAR BUFORD, GA. HONDA FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE, ONLY A LEAKY OIL FILTER. THE CRV OIL WAS CHANGED IN JULY AT THE WALMART IN SUWANEE, GA. THIS WAS THE SECOND OIL CHANGE, AT THE SAME WALMART. IT WAS NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FOLLOWING THE SECOND OIL CHANGE WITH OIL STAINS UNDER THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 2ND OIL CHANGE, BUT THE IT STOPPED OR SEEMED TOO. I WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH HONDA AS MY WIFE AND I ARE SERIOUSLY CONCERNED. ALTHOUGH MY WIFE ONLY SAW SMOKE, THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE!!!*AK THE SUITUATION MAKE US WERE NERVOUS... ANN & BOB MORRIS - OCT 15, 2004

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10095828
Machine
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