1997 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2003-01-29

fire · 391503 · 2003-01-29

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: CAMRY
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 70,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE ACCELERATING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION THE DRIVER NOTICED THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW DUE TO LACK OF OIL. *PH *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10005938
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown