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2005 TOYOTA COROLLA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1265357 · 2016-03-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
2
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON PR HIGHWAY, WITHIN 10 MTS, THE CAR'S ENGINE STOPPED HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO PARK THE CAR ON THE EMERGENCY SIDE ROAD. WHEN I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT THE HOOD, I GRABBED BY BELONGINGS AND WALKED AWAY FROM THE CAR. WHILE I'M CALLING MY HUSBAND I SAW THE CAR IN FLAMES. ON DEC. 28, 2015 I SUBMITTED AN INVESTIGATION WITH TOYOTA OF PR IN RELATION TO THE FIRE ON MY CAR ON DEC 24, 2015. UNTIL THIS DATE I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE REGARDING THEIR CASE # [XXX]. WHEN I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE CRITICAL CASES COORDINATOR, HER ONLY RESPONSE IS THAT I WILL RECEIVE A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM HEAD OFFICE. I'VE BEING 2 MONTH WITHOUT A CAR TO GET TO WORK AND I FEEL FRUSTRATED IN THE MANNER TOYOTA HAS TREATED MY SITUATION EVEN WHEN I AUTHORIZED THEM TO PICK UP AND EXAMINE THE CAR AFTER THE INCIDENT. BY THE WAY I STILL HAVE THE BURNED CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE IN CASE THEY NEED ADDITIONAL DATA. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD GUIDE ME AS TO MY RIGHTS OR OPTIONS BEING THAT THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONS AND I EXPECTED SOME KIND OF REWARD OR VOUCHER FROM TOYOTA TO AT LEAST HELP ME OBTAIN ANOTHER CAR FROM THEM. SINCERELY [XXX] , [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10839687
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