NHTSA complaint: 2002 TOYOTA SIENNA — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ON AUGUST 4,2001, AND ON AUG 6 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED, AND COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED SMOKE. ,WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE AND GET CHILDREN OUT OF VEHICLE. FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. ENGINE TOTALLY MELTED, AND POSSIBLY WAS A TOTAL LOSS. TOYOTA MECHANIC AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FEEL IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A ELECTRICAL FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation