Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ODYSSEY / 2005

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046719 Incident Date: Nov, 07 2005
Consumer's City: NEWTON Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ODYSSEY Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5FNRL387X5B Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 15 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 10 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving a 2005 honda odyssey, down a 2-lane country road at night in november, a deer was in the field. i slowed down because i did not know what the deer would do and there was another car that was going to pass me coming the other direction. when the deer saw my headlights, he ran into the passenger side breaking the headlight and denting the panel above the tire. no air bags deployed. i got out to check the damage and realized the van was still drivable. i put on my hazard lights and drove slowly less than 25 miles per hour. i than saw flames coming from the hood on the passenger side near the broken headlight. i pulled off the road onto the grass, turned off the car, got out and called 911. by the time the fire department came, the van was engulfed in flames under the hood and the flames were hitting the grass. the passenger side tire popped under the heat of the flames. the insurance company deemed the van a total loss. information from insurance company said the computer behind the halogen light was the cause of the fire. *jb