Honda Fires

I had a 2008 Honda Accord. I bought for my son, he is 26 years old. About 2 months ago, he arrived home one evening about midnight. He parked the car in the driveway like he usually does, about an hour later his roommate walked outside and yelled to him that his car was on fire and the fire department was already putting out the fire. (Luckily) The car was parked very close to the house, if someone did not call the fire department. it could have quickly spread to the house, where my son and his roommates live. The fireman was pretty sure it was an electrical fire but the engine was pretty much burnt to the ground by the time they got there.

Well, we have been back and forth with American Honda trying to prove that they are to blame with faulty wiring or some electrical malfunction. We have had a fine inspector inspect the car like they requested and they determined it was an electrical malfunction but they could not describe the exact wiring that was involved because of the extent of the damage. Jeff at American Honda is very much on the rude side saying that we have to hire another inspector (spend money out of our own pocket) to determine the exact components of the problem, when he knows very well, it cannot be done because of the damage (the car is a total loss and the engine burnt to the ground).

This car is a lease. We are not asking for a new car. Is all we want is to have the same payments as before. Our credit is not what it used to be (we have been hit hard by the economy) we would not qualify for the original payment anymore nor do we have a down payment. Thank you for your attention to this matter. We just want what is fair to us.

I purchased a 2008 Honda Odyssey in February of 2008. The radio kept blowing fuses in September. I took the van to price honda 3 times for service for the issue. they finally determined that the radio was defective. they replaced it with a new radio. one week later the radio shut off and smoke started coming from the radio and dashboard. i quickly got my 2 kids out of the vehicle. within a few minutes the fire spread and completly destroyed the vehicle.

price honda and corporate honda refuse to admit error on their part and are currently waiting on inspections of the vehicle. their preliminary inspections did not help since the entire vehicle was nothing more than a metal skeleton after the fire. i believe that the service record and the fire starting from the location of a recently replaced electronical piece of equipment makes it clear why the fire started. either honda has a faulty product that needs to be recalled or price honda has a faulty service center that installed it incorrectly.

I missed several days of work and my children were horrified to see their vehicle go up in flames...especially one week before our road trip vacation to florida. we had the vehicle loaded with entertainment for the kids and insurance will barely cover half of the value of those items. honda continues to not cooperate and we were offered money by our insurance company for the totalled vehicle...at $2500 less that what was owned on the van.

9/30/07 2005 honda civic lx with 22,000 miles caught fire in the engine at fuse box site then ignited the battery, fire dept woke me up. Honda is very unwilling to accept resp. that the car was defective, I am also expected to keep making payments on a car that is literally melted to street. After contacting honda, they gave me a car with higher payments and won't even pay my deductible for ins. they certainly can't hide the fact that their cars catch fire for long.

My 2001 Honda caught fire as I was driving. Smoke started seeping through the vents in the dashboard. I was fortunate to escape through the window because there was an electrical failure and I could not unlock the electric locks. Fire shot out through the dashboard soon after I escaped the vehicle. Had I been trapped I am certain I would have died.

There was a recall on ignition switch the Accord 1998 vehicles and there was no charge for the service. On August 17, 2007, while driving on the highway, the car began to smoke and the car caught on fire. A number of phone calls were made to Honda to report the problem and no one returned the call. Upon returning from vacation on August 28, 2007, I went to speak to a Service Manager about the problem. He stated that he was not responsible for the damages to the car without looking at the car. At first, he stated that I should have the car towed to Honda to be checked to see if the cause of the fire was their responsiblity. He gave me a contact number of a towing company and stated that I should not pay for the towing services. He called back 20 minutes later and stated that there was nothing he can do and for me to contact my insurance company. On the service sheet it specifically states that they are responsible for all services up until 12 months after the service was completed.

I bought a new 2007 Honda Odyssey. My wife was driving the van that had around 200 miles on it and the engine began to smoke and within seconds the engin was on fire. She was able to get our 3 children out of the car with the help of the gas station attentants. The fire department had to be called to put the fire out. The car is a total loss and Honda has taken no actions to investigate or replace the car. They are not taking responsibility. My insurance company is paying for the replacement. The dealer has been great and can't believe Honda hasn't stepped up. My insurance company is in the process of inspecting the car in hopes of sueing Honda. I could have lost my family.

Couple of years ago,I purchased a used 98 Honda Accord EX (green color) at around 78K miles. I noticed a small area on top of the car where it appeared to have lost paint, the then owner was not aware of any such issues and told me that it is due to bird dropping. Slowly the problem spread to the entire top and also to the trunk. Last December someone hit my car from behind and insurance paid for the trunk replacement. This helped in one way where the car now looks lot better from behind. Today with 106K miles,the problem started spreading to the doors. I have initial information that arepaint job would cost anywhere betweek 3K-4K. If it is proven and so many customers are having the same issue, why would not Honda consider the defect and provide a solution. I haven't called Honda yet regarding this but at the same time did not hear/read about anyone being paid by Honda to fix this problem. Any thoughts/suggestions?

On 11/30/06, my husband was at lunch and returned to the parking lot to find his 2006 Honda Ridgeline burned and fire fighters just finishing up with extinguishing the engulfed truck.

The Raleigh Fire Department made a report and Geico insurance recorded the cause as manufacturer defect. I spoke with Leith Honda (the dealer that sold us the truck) and was advised to call the 800#. After being read to from the how to handle a customer with a vehicle fire handbook, I was told that Honda could not help me. I was looking for some sort of factory buyback, a good deal on another Honda, a good interest rate (at least the same interest rate I had with the existing loan).

Customer service explained to me that Honda neither sells vehicles, nor finances them, and that the dealer that sold us the defective truck was at fault, and should be the one to help us. Trying to go higher up in the chain of command proved nearly impossible, but on December 11, Honda opened a case for me. After many delayed return phone calls, and being told that Honda was looking into it, I was re-read the exact words from my initial contact--we do not sell vehicles or finance them, (of course they don't from the cubicle at customer service!), we do not advance loaners, we do not have any information In her frustration for my asking the hard questions (ie: who can I speak with about the remedy to this? Who is in charge of the investigation?

Are we just supposed to go on as though our new truck had not just been destroyed by fire?), the service rep. hung up on me. That was on December 20th, I have not heard another word from Honda. It seems that the focus of the investigation lies in the fact that Honda Motors is very concerned that Geico listed the fire as a manufacturer's defect, NOT in helping the consumer. I do not feel that I am being unreasonable in my demand for recompense. I do not want a free vehicle, only the opportunity to purchase another within reasonable parameters.

The Ridgeline was a total loss, rendering us a one-car family for work, household, and during the Holidays. So we were forced to purchase a new vehicle --we had neither time or budget alotted for this over Christmas.

My brand new 2004 Honda Accord had an oil change and caught fire less than 2 miles down the road. Auto Spa, the local company, blaimed Midas, the maker of the oil filter for the fire. Midas blaimed Honda and Honda blaimed Auto Spa. Needless to say; I was the one who lost out the most. I had my car fixed by my own insurance because no one wanted to take responsibility and fix it. Midas says that their oil filter does not fit on Hondas and that they have informed all of their dealers. Auto Spa said that they did not get that memo. To everyone who has bought a Honda, check with the dealer to see which filter you can use. Now only the Honda dealer touches my oil changes -- until I can get rid that horrible death trap!