NHTSA complaint: 2012 SCION XB — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE PARKING SMOKE OR STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ME THINKING THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE AND BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE HOOD FLAMES SHOOT FROM THE RIGHT FENDER. I RUN INTO HOME DEPOT AND YELL TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ASK IF ANYONE HAS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND A YOUNG MAN CAME RUNNING OUT WITH A GOOD SIZE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE RAPID GROWING FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE RIGHT FENDER.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation