2005 Honda Civic: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 27, 2022 · KY · fire

This car had not been driven or started in 36 hours. it was sitting at the end of my driveway . there were no vehicles near it or close to any traffic. i noticed a black smoke coming from rear seat/trunk area of drivers side. This is where the batteries were located..I called fire dept. It suddenly burst into flames. The car burned up. The fire was so hot the doors blew open. Glass exploded and shattered. Tires Burned. This car was just sitting there! I would drive this car short distances a few times a week. I didnt see any light indicators on dash that alerted me to any problems.I notified Honda but they were not interested in inspecting it.

Filed Dec 7, 2015 · Engine · 185 miles · AL

I was on my way to school , I had driven about 18 miles from home and heard a scrubbing sound then noticed smoke coming from front of my car. I immediately pulled off the road and turned engine off. A city policeman stopped and told me the name of a wrecker service nearby. The car was towed to a garage where it was put up on a lift . The mechanic noted a piece of metal bulging from the right side of the block looking from under the car and toward the front..there was oil splatters from that area also. The piece of metal came from between the block and the air conditioner. There had to have been a defect in the block for it to break a piece of the block off in this manner. The piece was about 2 inches wide by 4 inches long. We have pictures to show what was found. There were two mechanic witnesses plus a policeman that saw the damage.the car was not running hot nor low in oil. The block just a defect. If I had been on the interstate there could have been a severe accident due to the car coming to a sudden stop.

Filed Nov 8, 2009 · Acceleration · CO

Unwanted and unintended acceleration occurred while driving honda civic hybrid car on the buckhorn mountain road west of fort collins colorado. The car was only stopped by applying brute force with all my weight to the brakes. Fortunately I was able to get the car stopped on one of the few straight stretches on this narrow, gravel road. The engine raced at its highest speed. I was able to get it into park and turned off, before it caught fire. It would not return to normal idle speed, even after I restarted the engine a couple of time. We ended up leaving the car on the road and it was eventually returned to town. The shop was not able to duplicate the situation, but I am worried after reading about the toyota problems which sound similar. The shop has replaced the accelerator cable and floor mats, thinking it might be a similar situation. No one is allowed to drive the car out of town into the mountains. I am concerned because the problem suddenly occurred and could have caused a fatal accident just a few miles further on this road. I currently own and drive a 2005 prius, so I am familiar with driving a hybrid car. The honda is a government car driven by a number of drivers each day. I am not sure of the year, but I can check that out.

Filed Sep 30, 2007 · Electrical · PA · fire

09/29/07 we were awaken last night by the fire department because our '05 honda civic's engine bay was on fire. We are trying to find out if this is a defect or not. The fire department told us it was not arson. We had not driven the vehicle for a few hours. The car is now totaled. We're waiting on our insurance company to contact us.

Filed Jul 20, 2006 · Transmission · 2,113 miles · TX · crash · fire · 1 injury

Ltr fm (tx) re his wife new honda which was totaled in a near fatal accident, the transmission locked up, honda won't assist them or release the title, car was paid for. *ts the vehicle crashed into a guardrail when the transmission locked up and caught on fire.

Filed Jan 30, 2006 · Transmission · 2,113 miles · TX · crash · fire · 1 injury

Our new 2005 honda civic had both front wheels lock while my wife was going to work, driving down the freeway in fort worth tx. The car was totaled, crashing into a guard rail, blowing the air bags, spinning around, starting a fire at the left front wheel and starting my wife's coat on fire as she was getting out. We have an eye witness who has a degree in engineering, photos, a police report and the car itself. The car started to pull to the right by itself and my wife was not able to correct it since the front wheels were in a complete skid. The car had 2113 miles on it and even the police commented that in her twelve years on the force she had never seen anything so strange as this. There are two solid black lines that show where the skid started in the center of the lane ending at the guardrail. Both tires are torn up and melted in one spot. The roads were dry, no traffic, nothing in the road. The transmission just locked up solid, causing a near fatal accident. I contacted the honda corporation @ 800‑999‑1009 and the dealer bankston honda of lewisville tx @ 866‑507‑6355. Honda said it was an insurance problem, bankston referred me back to honda. Finally honda said they would come out and take pictures "only" car would not be moved. The day they were to come out and take picture they said "due to safety reasons the car needed to be taken to bankston honda to take pictures, breaking our agreement. We hid the car and are seeking legal means as our insurance is having to payout due to a defect. I have a case at honda #[xxx]. The police report is filed in fort worth tx, loc.05148069 and our witness said she would gladly testify what happened. The vehicle VIN# is [xxx]. *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Filed Sep 19, 2005 · Electrical · VA · fire

Fire in seat belt wiring under the passenger seat. The seat, floor and passenger door caught on fire. The fireman said it was electrical and american honda is taking no blame. Stated there is no voltage in the wires unless the air bag is deployed.