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2000 LEXUS GS300 — ENGINE

fire · 1087293 · 2014-07-17

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GS300
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
178,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT WAS TRYING TO START UP ON IT'S OWN WITH NO KEYS. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE BLINKING AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD CRANKING, BANGING NOISE AND WE COULD SMELL THE SMOKE. AFTER LIFTING UP THE HOOD WE COULD SEE THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND IT WAS STILL TRYING TO CRANK UP. SMOKE BEGIN TO FILL THE GARAGE AND IT WAS GETTING WORSE. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE EXTINGUISHER AND WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP TRYING TO START UP. WHAT WOULD CAUSE SUCH A DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN. CAR IS STILL IN THE GARAGE AT THIS TIME NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE OF THE ENGINE DAMAGE THE FIRE CAUSED. IS THIS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10611153
Machine
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