Accidents : Vehicles catching Fire in India

cadaver_prad · 11th April 2011, 20:52

Nice smoked taillight.

. Its a shame to see a nice car like the RS go up in flames like that.

ACM · 13th April 2011, 09:59

Somehow since the octavia is a proven car since many years in India and worldwide, and also since this was a few years old car, I get the feeling that this could have happened due to incorrect installation of some extra fitment.

h@r$h@l · 13th May 2011, 14:21

Saw this Indica not very far from my house last night. The incident took place a few hrs before i passed from there. The ppl around there told me that there was only a driver inside when this happened and he got out right away upon seeing the flames from the engine area. God only knows what happened.

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pratikraveesh · 14th May 2011, 11:44

Is that a petrol or diesel Indica? I have heard a lot of cases where Petrol cars catch fire, is there any reasoning behind it or is it a faulty installation or workmanship? Are petrol cars more prone to catch fire?

libranof1987 · 14th May 2011, 17:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by pratikraveesh

Is that a petrol or diesel Indica? I have heard a lot of cases where Petrol cars catch fire, is there any reasoning behind it or is it a faulty installation or workmanship? Are petrol cars more prone to catch fire?

I'm sure there's no connection between the fire and it being a petrol/diesel engine.

It could be anything : aftermarket ICE messing up the wiring, loose connections etc.

atrisarkar · 16th June 2011, 15:48

Just saw a news in NDTV HERE.
It says that the driver leapt and ran away. Sounds strange. Why would he run away?

mayankk · 16th June 2011, 19:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by pratikraveesh

Is that a petrol or diesel Indica? I have heard a lot of cases where Petrol cars catch fire, is there any reasoning behind it or is it a faulty installation or workmanship? Are petrol cars more prone to catch fire?

i am not sure about the cars, but petrol is much easier to light up as compared to diesel.

headbanger · 17th June 2011, 11:52

My Zen caught fire a few days back owing to faulty combination switch. By the time we reached there, significant damage was done though we were lucky that we got just in time. The steering wheel assembly, combination switch and panels around it melted in the fire.

r_devakumar · 22nd September 2011, 10:29

Read the news item in NDTV. Anyone has more details about this?

Mumbai: New car catches fire on expressway

sreerknair · 22nd September 2011, 10:51

Just saw the news. Seems Nano has a competitor now. I am just kidding, don't flame me. Only concern is whether this has something to do with the strike going on in Manesar plant. There were allegations of sabotage and deliberate compromise on the quality of cars by strikers. Hope that's not the case.

murillo · 22nd September 2011, 10:58

There is not much detail in the news report to conclude whether it is the manufacturer's fault or the customer's fault. All it says is that the engine got heated up and blew up in flames. Is this the first instance of fire in Dzire ever? Seems like a one-off occurrence unlike the multiple incidents of fires in Nano. Hence, no judgement can be passed off at this sole instance.

OT: Glad to notice, with this post, I graduate to BHPian from a Newbie

kiren · 22nd September 2011, 11:04

There has been atleast 4-5 cases of Alto,800 & Santros catching fire on the Western Express Highway which I have seen. Burnt cars are a frequent scene on the Thane - Belapur Road and the Shilphata Road, especially during summer.

rameshnanda · 22nd September 2011, 12:30

It should be an one off incident. We need to get more details on how the car got into flames.

Parm · 22nd September 2011, 12:36

was this vehicle on CNG/LPG?

was this vehicle using unrated tyres?

was this vehicle low on engine coolant?

was this vehicle low on engine oil?

as mentioned in the news, the engine got heated up and as soon as the driver stepped out, the car went up in flames!!!

so its the engine oil or coolant which on low levels could have caused the fire?

ACM · 22nd September 2011, 13:02

Saw the burnt car by the side of the road today morning.

There are a lot of reasons while cars can get burn and sadly most of them have to do with changes to the car from the customer side.

Besides this defects to a particular component going unnoticed for too long can also lead to such a situation.

I really doubt the capability of the Indian Car forensic experts to pin point the true cause for such an incident. A manufacturer will obviously not own up to any faults from their side and independent teams will not be as aware of the cars systems and exact possible (micro level) failure points in a particualar vendors cars.

Yep have seen multiple cars of multiple brands on various routes. There should be a centralized organization to track all burnt cars model wise as a ration of sales of that model to track which models are really problematic. Trial by media would not be the right way to go about it.

11th April 2011, 20:52	#106
cadaver_prad BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 218 Thanked: 17 Times	Re: Skoda Octavia goes up in flames Nice smoked taillight. . Its a shame to see a nice car like the RS go up in flames like that.
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13th April 2011, 09:59	#107
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,648 Thanked: 4,005 Times View My Garage	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching fire Somehow since the octavia is a proven car since many years in India and worldwide, and also since this was a few years old car, I get the feeling that this could have happened due to incorrect installation of some extra fitment.
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13th May 2011, 14:21	#108
h@r$h@l Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,444 Thanked: 722 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching fire Saw this Indica not very far from my house last night. The incident took place a few hrs before i passed from there. The ppl around there told me that there was only a driver inside when this happened and he got out right away upon seeing the flames from the engine area. God only knows what happened.
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14th May 2011, 11:44	#109
pratikraveesh BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 33 Thanked: 9 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching fire Is that a petrol or diesel Indica? I have heard a lot of cases where Petrol cars catch fire, is there any reasoning behind it or is it a faulty installation or workmanship? Are petrol cars more prone to catch fire?
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16th June 2011, 15:48	#111
atrisarkar BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 135 Thanked: 7 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching fire Just saw a news in NDTV HERE. It says that the driver leapt and ran away. Sounds strange. Why would he run away?
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17th June 2011, 11:52	#113
headbanger BHPian Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 281 Thanked: 429 Times	Re: Accidents : Vehicles catching fire My Zen caught fire a few days back owing to faulty combination switch. By the time we reached there, significant damage was done though we were lucky that we got just in time. The steering wheel assembly, combination switch and panels around it melted in the fire.
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22nd September 2011, 10:29	#114
r_devakumar BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 290 Thanked: 165 Times View My Garage	Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway Read the news item in NDTV. Anyone has more details about this? Mumbai: New car catches fire on expressway
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22nd September 2011, 10:51	#115
sreerknair BHPian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hawaii, KL 04 Posts: 81 Thanked: 105 Times	Re: Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway Just saw the news. Seems Nano has a competitor now. I am just kidding, don't flame me. Only concern is whether this has something to do with the strike going on in Manesar plant. There were allegations of sabotage and deliberate compromise on the quality of cars by strikers. Hope that's not the case.
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22nd September 2011, 10:58	#116
murillo BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 98 Thanked: 44 Times	Re: Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway There is not much detail in the news report to conclude whether it is the manufacturer's fault or the customer's fault. All it says is that the engine got heated up and blew up in flames. Is this the first instance of fire in Dzire ever? Seems like a one-off occurrence unlike the multiple incidents of fires in Nano. Hence, no judgement can be passed off at this sole instance. OT: Glad to notice, with this post, I graduate to BHPian from a Newbie Last edited by murillo : 22nd September 2011 at 11:01.
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22nd September 2011, 11:04	#117
kiren BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 448 Thanked: 33 Times	Re: Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway There has been atleast 4-5 cases of Alto,800 & Santros catching fire on the Western Express Highway which I have seen. Burnt cars are a frequent scene on the Thane - Belapur Road and the Shilphata Road, especially during summer.
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22nd September 2011, 12:30	#118
rameshnanda Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,262 Thanked: 1,221 Times	Re: Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway It should be an one off incident. We need to get more details on how the car got into flames.
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22nd September 2011, 12:36	#119
Parm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: in a Toyota! Posts: 2,731 Thanked: 706 Times	Re: Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway was this vehicle on CNG/LPG? was this vehicle using unrated tyres? was this vehicle low on engine coolant? was this vehicle low on engine oil? as mentioned in the news, the engine got heated up and as soon as the driver stepped out, the car went up in flames!!! so its the engine oil or coolant which on low levels could have caused the fire?
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22nd September 2011, 13:02	#120
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,648 Thanked: 4,005 Times View My Garage	Re: Maruti Swift Dzire catches fire in Mumbai's Vikhroli's expressway Saw the burnt car by the side of the road today morning. There are a lot of reasons while cars can get burn and sadly most of them have to do with changes to the car from the customer side. Besides this defects to a particular component going unnoticed for too long can also lead to such a situation. I really doubt the capability of the Indian Car forensic experts to pin point the true cause for such an incident. A manufacturer will obviously not own up to any faults from their side and independent teams will not be as aware of the cars systems and exact possible (micro level) failure points in a particualar vendors cars. Yep have seen multiple cars of multiple brands on various routes. There should be a centralized organization to track all burnt cars model wise as a ration of sales of that model to track which models are really problematic. Trial by media would not be the right way to go about it.
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