2008 Honda Accord: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Aug 15, 2024 · Engine · 163,000 miles · GA · fire

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated that she reversed the vehicle into her driveway and exited. After five minutes, an abnormal odor of smoke was detected. There were sparks detected in the engine compartment, and the vehicle caught fire. The fire consumed the engine area up to the dashboard. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no reported injuries, air bag deployment or police report filed. The insurance towed the vehicle to a tow lot and deemed the vehicle a total loss. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, who opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

Filed Jul 30, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 163,000 miles · GA · fire

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Accord. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and turned off in the driveway, she was informed that there was smoke coming from underneath the hood. The contact stated that she noticed flames coming out from underneath the hood. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle burned significantly and was propelling burning particles. The fire department advised the contact to exit the residence and to stay in the backyard for safety. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The contact was unsure whether the police arrived at the scene and whether a police report was filed. There was no injury sustained. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle had melted. The vehicle was towed and totaled. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

Filed Aug 30, 2023 · MO · fire

The car caught on fire near the passenger front wheel, my home security camera, detected motion ( the flames) no modifications were ever done to my car The fire department wasn’t able to determine the cause as 7 minutes passed before they arrived. The surveillance camera picked up motion 40 minutes before the fire when a car drove down my street. Yes it was 13 years old but it was regularly maintained by my mechanic and in excellent condition as I can provide pictures and full footage of the entire incident. If my vehicle had been parked in my garage it could’ve burned down my house !! Fortunately it was parked on the curb in front of my house

Filed Feb 9, 2021 · Electrical · 560,000 miles · MO · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, it caught on fire. No one was injured during the fire. The fire department was notified and extinguished the fire. A fire department report was filed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been inspected however the fire department in their report could not determine what cause of the fire because the vehicle was severely damaged. The failure mileage was 560,000.

Filed Jun 29, 2019 · Engine · 104,123 miles · TX

My vehicle's piston rings are damaged and my vehicle is burning oil. I noticed that after checking my oil one day that there was no oil on my dip stick. I had just recently gotten an oil change less than 2 weeks ago. I check my fluid levels frequently due to I just purchased this vehicle about 3 months ago. I took it back to walmart where I had the oil change done at and they performed another oil change and replaced the oil filter, where I was able to watch them do the entire process. About a week and a half goes by and I went to check the fluid level and again the dip stick was bare. There is no indication of any oil leaking underneath the vehicle, nor is there any oil present on the ground underneath the vehicle after sitting overnight. There is no white smoke coming out of anywhere, no oil burning smell, absolutely nothing visible to see what might be going on with the vehicle. I took it to a mechanic that is in town where they did a thorough examination of the vehicle and stated that the oil burning is being caused by the piston rings. They are in their opinion faulty piston rings that have developed an abnormal amount of deb-re on them and they need to be replaced. I feel this is something that should be in the recall list due to this vehicle only has 104,123 miles on it and the pistons should not have to be replaced.

Filed Aug 10, 2017 · Body, Brakes · 1 miles · PA · fire

Car caught fire doors locked would not let me out.car shut off no brakes.

Filed Oct 16, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 112,965 miles · AR · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2008 honda accord. While the vehicle was parked, it caught fire. The contact also stated that there was an abnormal odor in the vehicle. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. A police report was not filed. The fire department was not notified. The vehicle was deemed destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 11v395000 (power train) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,965. The VIN was not provided.

Filed Jul 2, 2014 · Tires · 38,000 miles · CA · fire

Purchased a set of four new hankook ventus v12 evo tires back in june 2013. I drive very little- have only 30k in my '08 vehicle. I was planning a road trip this month & of course did all that was necessary including a vehicle checkup. After driving about 2 hours on the highway (w/ a break after an hour, which included another vehicle checkup), the steering wheel starting shaking violently & I saw smoke coming from the side of my car through my side view mirror. Pulled over to find that one of my tires was completely blown out & the side wall was torn. I was in complete shock. These were new tires- only a year old, with considerable tread on them. There was no reason for it to get blown out like this. Called aaa for roadside assistance & they had to put a spare tire on. I was hundreds of miles away from home & from my destination & there were no tire shops open in the area. Had to drive close to 100 miles, in the middle of the night with the emergency lights on at 50 MPH to get to a 24 hr tire shop. First shop didn't have my tire size, but second one did. Tire was inspected & there was no other damage or adverse objects found with the tire other than the sidewall being torn & the tire blown out. Had no choice but to pay for a new tire (they had no used tire), since I was still hundreds of miles away from home & my destination, & I couldn't keep driving with a spare tire on. I ended up paying a hefty fee for the new tire & other charges. I initially paid a very high amount, for what I thought were quality tires from hankook, apparently I was very wrong. After this experience I will never buy hankook tires again.

Filed Oct 14, 2013 · Engine · 50,000 miles · NC

Hello, I have a 2008, v4 honda accord. I started having problems back october 2012 with the oil. When I get an oil change, I would need to add at least 2 quarts of oil before the next oil change is do. It started off with adding oil the very next month after a new oil change! That is so ridiculous. The only way I would know that I needed more oil was there would be a burning smell coming from the car and a knocking noise. My oil light indicator would never light up-which is another malfunction. I took the car to honda for servicing and told them what the car was doing. They told me that they did not see anything and that if it persists to bring it back in. So immediately I?m thinking that maybe they are not changing the oil correctly?! So the next few months I kind of kept track of the oil and took my car somewhere else for the oil change to see if that made a difference. Within the past year since then, I have had 4 oil changes with the other place and they did tell me that there is probably a honda malfunction going on because the car is not supposed to keep losing oil within oil changes and having to add oil!! I am going to take my car in again to honda and see what they are going to do. I just do not want to have the car engine blow up on me because of something honda should have repaired. If someone else has had any resolution to their honda place, please contact me at [xxx]thanks. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 27, 2010 · Engine · 34,000 miles · WA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. While driving 45 MPH, the contact noticed smoke from the engine compartment. The contact pulled over and saw that the engine was on fire. The fire department arrived and extinguished the fire; a report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. The fire department stated that the fire started because of the electrical fuel ignition in the engine. The contact called the manufacturer who took a complaint and stated that a representative would be sent out to investigate further. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000.

Filed Sep 8, 2010 · Acceleration · 6,054 miles · KS · crash · fire

Owns a 2008 honda accord. The vehicle suddenly accelerated while driven up hill. The driver lost control the vehicle turned over. The engine caught on fire. There was no injuries. The vehicle was towed. The insurance company investigated the failure however she didn't received the investigation report.

Filed Apr 19, 2010 · Engine · 25,000 miles · MD · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda accord. While driving 55 miles per hour the contact noticed black smoke coming from the muffler. The vehicle began to consume excessive amounts of oil. The contact spoke with the dealer who replaced the oil gasket, the vtc oil control valve and the chain chassis ring. After the vehicle was repaired the vehicle continued to leak oil. The contact also stated that the engine rattled immediately after the vehicle was turned on. The dealer advised the contact to speak with the manufacturer for further assistance. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer who stated that the failures were normal. The manufacturer advised the contact to pay for the repairs. The current mileage was 88000. The failure mileage was 25000.