2002 Honda Accord: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed May 21, 2020 · Electrical · 195,000 miles · GA · fire

The radio caught on fire. The car radio the was the original factory installed radio when I purchased the vehicle from albany ga honda. I did not make any changes or any upgrades to the radio. After I doused the radio with a soda, the speakers were emitting a radio static sound and I could hear the beeping sound of people unlocking their car doors with their devices. The vehicle was parked and the engine was off.

Filed Sep 10, 2015 · 201,000 miles · SC · fire

My family was asleep and my car horn was going off (I don't have a security alarm) ran outside and my car was completely on fire at 3:30am. We are not sure what happened and the fire marshal couldn't tell exactly either other than his opinion of maybe an idea of the location it started. I'm not sure if this could be the issue or just a coincidence, but... My power steering sucked and I took it to a mechanic because I was about to go on a 10hr trip. I asked for him to fill the power steering and do all other necessary routine maintenance before a long trip (rotate tires, oil change, add freon, etc) I was on vacation for about 4 days and then it caught fire in the middle of the night. Car ran fine before that. Anyways friends did some research and told me there was a recall on honda accords 2003-2007 that the steering fluid can deplete and cause fires. My car is a 2002, the car is old with many miles however, ran great. So not sure what it could be but that's pretty coincidental!

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Airbags, Body · CA · crash · 1 injury

I was traveling home in the far north bound lane going 40 MPH and was hit head on by a dodge durango traveling south bound in the far right lane. (2 lanes each way with a center.) I was driving and the airbag exploded as the durango cut off another car and hit head onto me. The airbag explosion produced a burning smell which I thought the car was on fire but it was the airbag explosion. My face was very red and swollen and just felt on fire from the explosion which covered my face. I had a scratch in my left eye and needed a rinse and a small laceration above my eye. My right hand was swollen immediately and was throbbing from the grip of the wheel and the airbag explosion. My right pinky was totally numb for quite a while with radiating pain up the right arm. The right had still has issues with grasping things and dropping them. I had and still have headaches from the jolt and neck injury especially in the frontal area. I noticed my speech became slurred and thoughts took longer to process when speaking to people. On the job this created difficulty.

Filed Aug 27, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 108,201 miles · GA · crash · 1 injury

Car was headed west in the left lane of a four lane highway. A big SUV headed in the opposite direction was turning to the left. He didn't have time to go and stopped right in my lane. My car hit hers on the passenger side. When we crashed, both of my air bags exploded. I thought my car was on fire because smoke was coming from the bags. My right arm and hand swelled up so big and is still painful. I think there must be medal embedded in my arm. Blood was gushing from my arm and right knee. The inch gash in my right knee was on top of my total knee replacement. This had to be stitched up. I had contusions on my chest, arm and left knee. My ribs and sternum were bruised badly. My right ankle was fractured. My car was totaled. I was taken by ambulance to emergency and stayed until june 26, 2014. I was ordered to put no weight on my right leg and was transported by ambulance to a medical rehabilitation center. Before my release from there, I developed pneumonia and could not leave until july 14, 2014. I still have to have surgery on my left knee for torn meniscus. That surgery is scheduled for september 9, 2014. My back was fractured also; however, I have not scheduled that surgery as of yet.......updated 09-03-14 *bf updated 11/26/2014

Filed Apr 19, 2010 · Engine · 107,000 miles · GA · fire

Vehicle caught on fire while driving on roadway.