# 2005 HONDA S2000 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `762310` · 2010-02-13 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** HONDA
- **Model:** S2000
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 13,700
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 HONDA S2000 IN AUGUST OF 2005.  I DROVE THE CAR SUMMERS UNTIL AUGUST 2009 ACCUMULATING 13,700 MILES.  THE CAR WAS SERVICED EXCLUSIVELY AT PORTER HONDA IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.  ON AUGUST 28, 2009 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING IT NEAR MY HOME IN WATERTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.  FLAMES ESCAPED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THE PASSENGER CABIN FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE.  I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ESCAPED THE VEHICLE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT OF THE INCIDENT.  I APPLIED TO PORTER HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE.  I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRE WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.  I THEN APPLIED TO HONDA MOTOR COMPANY IN AMERICA AND JAPAN.  I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE NO CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD BEEN DETERMINED, THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE AND REFUSED ANY COMPENSATION.  HONDA MANUFACTURES CARS WITH A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR
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