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2013 LEXUS CT — ENGINE

fire · 1833992 · 2022-08-17

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
CT
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER A LOUD NOISE THE bottom of the vehicle went on fire. we called the fire department who put out the fire. After looking at the bottom I notice that the crankcase had a big hole. it seems that a valve went right through the cracnkcase. resulting in hot engine oil going on fire. The car is only 5 months old and Carmax will not pay for the repair which could cost me 5,000 dollars. I paid 27,000 for the car.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11479752
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown