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2019 TOYOTA TACOMA — ENGINE

fire1 injured · 1750108 · 2021-06-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I was driving my truck a 2019 TRD off road Tacoma from San Diego to LA I was on the 605 freeway in the fast lane when I noticed smoke smell and then I noticed fire flames by the air conditioner and the phone charging plate I proceed to Exit the freeway thankfully I did not get in a car accident with any other vehicles however I was unable to stop and put out the fire. It's very upsetting because at no fault of my own I am now lob obligated to find another vehicle and I am not in the financial or credit position that I was when I bought my truck that is now a total loss by my insurance it covers my loan but not much after that so the fact that I've heard that this has been an issue for a few other Tacoma's And it's not even listed yet there's a problem the fact that this is not within my control as to what happened and there's nothing but oh well good luck getting another car Something needs to change.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11419291
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown