FIRE : Honda Civic 1.8 ORIEL 2017 ( PUBLIC AWARENESS)

[j_m]

I bought a brand new Honda Civic 1.8L Oriel in 2017 and had driven approximately 9000 km till March 2018. Unfortunately, I had an accident on 7th March 2018 while I was driving home. The car tire was busted and due to loss of directional control the car’s front right side struck the divider in the middle of the road. The car was being driven at approximately 60 km/hr at the time of tire burst. Within seconds the car came to a stop and fire initiated under the steering wheel area. I was present in the car while the fire started, airbag did not deploy, seat belt and doors were locked as I tried to open it. Shortly the fire was almost covering the entire dashboard and front of the car. I was unconscious and as per the witnesses I was taken out of the car by passer and was dumped in pile of sand as my lower body got burned. The car was burnt to ashes. I was taken to the hospital and was treated for second degree burns, fractures, severe bruises and deep wounds. Luckily I was alone at the time of the fire incident but it would have been a different scenario if my family or other people were inside as the fire consumed the car in seconds.

This fire incident was reported to Honda authorities keeping in view to avoid such a fire incident in future saving someone’s life. The accident was further raised to Public Affairs ( Embassy of JAPAN ) but unfortunately no response at all. Although its more then 3 weeks and we are trying to establish communication with Honda authorities to find out the reason for this fire as this is not the first reported case of fire on the similar model. Honda is completely ignoring this fire issue in CIVIC model and trying to play hide & seek.

My car had absolutely NO MODIFICATIONS done to it.

This type of attitude of ignorance from HONDA definitely hurts the potential customers and also such incidents create a fear to buy a Honda vehicle again without knowing the actual cause of this serious fire.

This is for PUBLIC AWARENESS as there are numerous Honda Civic's on the Road and a possible disaster is waiting to happen somewhere, its just a matter of time.

I THANK ALLAH FOR GIVING ME A SECOND LIFE AND I WOULD D LIKE TO SPREAD THIS TOPIC FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS TO SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE

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[aliaamar1101]

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[Yahyujee]

This is very unfortunate. We, in Pakistan, are made to use substandard and unsafe vehicles, as we do not have better options in local market. No regulator or the manufacturer is willing to pay due attention. There must be a way to put pressure on both regulatory authorities as well as manufacturers of automobiles in the country.
I am going to write to Honda authorities with reference to this post. I may as well try to find other relevant forum to raise the voice.
@OP: Take care of your health brother. Hell with the ride, your life is more important. May Almighty give you full recovery and health.

[nawan885]

Very bad incident indeed..and same bad attitude by HA limited..u should send e mail to CEO of Honda Japan in Japanese language..

[suhaibayaz]

Tragic and unfortunate event, our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Thank you for highlighting this, in civilized world such accidents are taken seriously, like the recent emission issue of VW in USA, state intervened and some executives were jailed even. Here in this land of pure human life is worth less than nothing.

Glad that you came out alive and wish you a steady recovery.

Out of sympathy I shall not discredit anything stated above.

[abubahkar]

I respect your thought but this post isn’t about favoriting one company from another. It’s about a person who is warning us by sharing his horrible experience when driving a Honda Civic. Next time maybe you should read the post carefully then reply.

[pwuser149604446944]

Allah pak apko sehat day..really sad incidence.

[SpeedDemon]

I am glad to see this post because it tells me you are alive! May Allah bless you with good health and speedy recovery.

It seems that no one in Honda does thorough testing and a complete systems check after each car is assembled.

Seat belts should release their tension shortly after an accident and the doors should unlock too. Seems nobody checked if these systems are working or not.

Possible cause of fire could be fuel line rupture and fuel being sprayed on exhaust pipe or some other hot part in the engine bay.

Sad state of affairs in our country!

[greyhound]

Thats a realy sad incident.... may Allah give u health and steady recovery

[lovely]

May ALLAH bless u brother.. get well soon. I think Honda and other auto companies do not care about human life in pakistan . They r producing junk

[crude101]

Oh well. This is insane. This is not just honda .... this could happen to any car and may not be due to modifications. The impact of collision may have caused short circuit in the car.

Whatever happened the only thing that matters is that you have remained safe. This happens everwhere in the world but unfortunately there is no accountability in Pakistan so u will have to fight for ur right. Good luck

[nifiii]

Innalillahiwainnailaihirajeeoon.
How are you now?

[tiger4]

Thats a really sad incident.... may Allah give u health and speedy recovery, this kind of fire is not possible without rupturing of fuel line, fire ignited because of friction or electrocution. Its complete fire triangle.Doors remained locked due to breakdown in power supply. The false safe condition of doors should be opened, this point should honda to adress.

[haseeb.basharat]

Are you guys even getting his point or what? Car had a front collision, and owner said himself that airbag didn’t deploy and fire started. Cars have been tested internationally for such type of accidents, and even they don’t catch fire. No car should catch fire in such type of scenario. We are not living in 80s.
If it is catching fire under such scenarios than Honds Atlas isn’t building car on international standards. We all have seen Mehrans and Xlis in much more worse accident than this. I still don’t know why you guys are defending Honda Atlas here.
In four years there are two reported cases of burnt 12th gen corolla and only one of them had manufacturing fault, if it can be any car than why didn’t we see bunch of corolla burning around? Ok screw corolla, why we didn’t see any city mehran or cultus under such scenarios?

Airbags had issues in Civics and they were recalled as well before.

For owner, Allah aap ko jald shifa day aur mushkil waqt main asaani paida karay Ameen

[aa78]

Are you guys even getting his point or what? Car had a front collision, and owner said himself that airbag didn’t deploy and fire started.

Was the driver using/wearing the seat belt properly? Air bags do not deploy if seat belts are not being used.

[autophile]

I am shockex. May Allah give you complete recovery.

[dayrider]

Astonishing that such damage can be caused at 60km/h, and equally astonishing that no one attempted to put off the fire.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, hope this issue gets resolved

[khurem]

This incident alone is enough to scare the hell out of anyone ...especially if you are driving a locally assembled new Civic (which not to forget had notable quality control lapses when it was launched in 2016). This could happen to anyone and there is nothing one can do about it.

The fact that it has not raised any alarm bells or even an iota of concern in Honda Atlas tells the level of apathy these greedy goons have developed, as the only 1 thing they are concerned about and closely monitor is upward movement in USD/PKR exchange rate and the opportunity to further raise prices.

[zia1288]

Yes he was wearing seatbelt (he mentioned in main post)

[j_m]

I am glad to post this topic to give heads up to the people around about my personal experience wifh this specific Honda model and Honda Atlas Managment who totally ignored this life threatening defect the car is being produced with.

On personal level, I have done some investigation and received valuable information from Honda North America. The culprit appears to be the Airbag Control Unit (SRS system).

As i mentioned the airbag did not deploy at the time of the impact regardless I was wearing the seat belt. The Airbag control Unit takes 12V electrical signal & converts it into 14.4V and sends to the Airbag Inflator which in turns deploy the airbag. As the fire started inside the car (clearly visible in the pictures that the hood and passenger/back area is not on fire, only middle part initially) it may have been because of the substandard wiring/relays/coils/other relevant parts which are used in the SRS system. At the impact the airbag did not deploy because Airbag Control Unit couldn’t convert the electrical signal from 12v to 14.4v and led to a short circuit or electrical fire in the Unit itself.

Additionally, the fuel lines could not have been damaged or caught fire as they are on the left side of the car. The impact was at the front right of the car so it is highly unlikely the fuel lines were damaged.

The accident itself was not very severe rather it was the fire which caused personal injuries & consumed the car. The point to mention here is that why this fire erupted ? Accidents happen every day but we dont expect such new generation highly sophisticated cars catch fire & safety devices fail to work when required.

CIVIC 2017 SRS & Fuel diagrams attached.

At present Honda North America has recalled several models due airbag problem manufactured by Takata company which caused a few deaths. Honda has taken responsibility, investigated the problem and finally recalled all the effected models to avoid any further possible deaths. Everything is posted on Honda North America website and the information is open to public.

Honda Atlas should take some responsibilty and at least investigate the reason for the fire and if required recall all their defected cars for proper rectification. This is the least they can do to save a life, if it all matters to them.

I personally feel till Honda investigates the reason of fire in all the reported fire accidents in CIVIC, anyone driving a Honda Civic is sitting on a ball of fire.