Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / CIVIC / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997118579 Incident Date: Aug, 05 1997
Consumer's City: LEAGUE CITY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: CIVIC Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1HGED3640LL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 15 1997 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Picked car up from repair shop, drove about one block and the car cut off. noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood an from the side of the car. got out and raised the hood and flames were coming from under the hood. firemen managed to put fire out, called repair shop and had it towed back to shop.repair shop gave several reasons for the fire, but the dealer said that the source of the fire was in the catalytic converter. *ak