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2006 TOYOTA COROLLA — ENGINE

fire · 1055353 · 2014-04-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
140,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND I TURNED THE CORNER AND JUST AFTER I TURNED THE CORNER THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I STEERED TO MOVE FROM MIDDLE OF ROAD SO IT RESTARTED AND I DROVE ABOUT 20 FT TURNED A CORNER TO PARK THE CAR AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER I'M ON THE PHONE W FIRE DEPARTMENT CAUSE MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. AFTER FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPT THE FIREFIGHTER SAID THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND I ONLY HAD LIABILITY. THEY TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND I WAS TOLD BY FIREFIGHTER CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL MAY HAVE SHORTED HE WAS NOT SURE. TWO DAYS LATER, I SEE A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY CAR ON THE NEWS WAS ANNOUNCED FOR POSSIBLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10578792
Machine
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