2010 Honda Pilot Electrical System

My battery light was on and after charging the battery overnight my wife drove to her workplace, parked the Pilot and then a coworker stated there was a car on fire in the parking lot and it turned out to be mine! The fire department was finally able to put out the fire but the whole front end of the car is totally burnt and part of the cabin inside was also burnt.

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN DRIVER'S SIDE OUTSIDE POWER MIRROR. WHEN ADJUSTED IN, A SHORT BLOWS FUSE #36 (10A). IT ALSO LOOSES POWER HEATER, DEFOGGERS (FRONT AND REAR). 63,000 MILES.

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE CRANKING / STARTING. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAD TO LARGER PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS 1 YEAR OLD WITH 11,000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE STARTING PROBLEMS SINCE THE 1ST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP (NEW). IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES (3 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND ONCE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP). ONE DEALER HAS UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND MADE ANOTHER TIMING UPDATE, BUT NEITHER DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

2010 HONDA PILOT TOURING HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ABS AND VSA SENSOR WIRES WERE SEVERED CAUSING BOTH FEATURES TO BE DISABLED. THE SENSOR WIRE GOES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO EACH REAR WHEEL AND IS TOTALLY UNPROTECTED. ALSO, THE SENSOR AND WIRE ARE ONE PIECE AND SHOULD HAVE A CONNECTOR RATHER THAN ONE PIECE SO IT COULD BE REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE WIRE SHOULD BE ENCASED IN A WIRE CONDUIT (THE FLEXIBLE WIRE CONDUIT THAT COULD BE PURCHASED FROM A PARTS STORE.) THIS WOULD ADD SOME LEVEL OF PROTECTION. AND A MERE TREE BRANCH IN THE ROAD CAN SEVER THE CABLES. THE MANUAL SUGGESTS THAT THE ILLUMINATED WARNING LIGHTS, IF IGNORED, CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. I WAS IN A LONG TUNNEL AND COULD NOT EVEN PULL OVER. AFTER RESEARCHING ON LINE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS FLAW. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE VEHICLE CAN STILL BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THESE TWO FEATURES FUNCTIONING. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR

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