NHTSA Complaint #10944467 — 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE

I WAS DRIVING ON MONDAY, JAN 9TH AT 11:50AM ON RANKIN ROAD IN GREENSBORO WHEN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER HOOD AREA, THEN A FLAME OF FIRE, I GOT OUT AND CALLED 911, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AT 11:54 AND PUT OUT THE FIRE,DAMAGING THE PASSENGER GLASS SIDE AND SPRAYING WATER THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK AND CUTTING THE CABLE TO THE BATTERY OF THE TRUCK. FIRE DEPT TOOK REPORT AND FIRE MARSHALL SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ELECTRICAL COMING FROM THE AIR BAG AREA BEING THE FIRE DID NOT COME FROM ENGINE, THE ENGINE PART WAS FINE JUST WHERE THE AIR BAG AREA WAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON OR ANYTHING. FIRE DEPT CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW TRUCK TO MY HOUSE, I HAD TO PAY 95.00 TO TOW COMPANY. MY SIDE BUSINESS IS ON HOLD BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A TRUCK TO PUT MY EQUIPMENT IN SO NOW I AM LOSING MONEY. *TR