Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / ODYSSEY / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108226 Incident Date: May, 26 2007
Consumer's City: BATON ROUGE Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: ODYSSEY Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JHMRA3843WC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 honda odyssey. approximately an hour after parking the vehicle he noticed flames and smoke coming from under the hood. the fire department was notified but was unable to determine the cause of the fire. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle to determine the cause of the fire. the current and failure mileages were 164,000. updated 02-01-08. *kb the consumer stated the representative made a comment that the fire may have had something to do with the battery cables. updated