TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, AN UNKNOWN PART OF THE ENGINE FELL OUT CAUSING OIL TO SPILL OUT WITH FUMES OF SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation