1989 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1999-08-22

fire · 166585 · 1999-08-24

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: CAMRY
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON A STATE HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR, THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE, THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A HALT USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN I GOT OUT, THE CAR WAS BURNING. BEFORE HELP ARRIVED THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 710463
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown