The invention discloses a thermorunaway detection and protection device and method of a power battery pack of an electric automobile, and relates to the field of failure detection and safety protection of electric automobiles. The device mainly comprises a microcontroller, a temperature detection circuit, a voltage detection circuit, a thermorunaway protection circuit, a local area network transceiver and a thermorunaway protection plate. Through cooperation with a battery management system, a main positive relay, a main negative relay and a vehicle-mounted data terminal of the electric automobile, by means of the special control method and protection measures, when the thermorunaway risk exists in the power battery pack, an alarm is given immediately, after the thermorunaway phenomenon happens, protection measures can be taken for the battery pack in time, and therefore the accident risk is reduced, and equipment consumption is reduced.