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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1390557 · 2017-07-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY HYBRID
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UNFORTUNATELY ON 4OF JULY I HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS IM DRIVING ENTERING THE INTERSECTION TO ENTER FREEWAY I START SMELLING STRONG GAS FUMES HALF WAY INTO THE FREEWAY I START SEEING SMOKE RISE UP SO I PULLED OVER GRABBED WHATEVER I COULD AS I BACK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE I CALL 911 AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS OFF THEY TOWED MY VEHICLE THAT IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS I PURCHASED THROUGH A DEALERSHIP I PUT ALMOST 4000 THE FIRST DOWN PAYMENT AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE FULL COVERAGE EVERYONE I HAVE CONTACT IS NO HELP I ALSO HAD TO RUSH TO THE HOSPITAL THE DAY AFTER I JUST THANK THE LORD I DIDNT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO FOR ME AND MY FAMILY

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11003937
Machine
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