1999 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 408298 · 2003-05-19

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: CAMRY
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

SEVERAL TIMES OIL WOULD BACKUP INTO THE ENGINE OR EXCESSIVE OIL WOULD BE USED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS QUESTIONABLE AND THE DEALERSHIP NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10020108
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown