# 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `432018` · 2003-09-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
## Narrative
VEHICLE'S ENGINE FAILED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR   THE  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN  THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CONSUMER WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE. THEY STATED THE CAUSE WAS: LACK OF OIL, WHICH CAUSED THE BEARINGS TO WEAR OUT.  THROW ROD, #3 BEARING ROD SPUN AND CAUSED IT TO BREAK THE ROD. IT WENT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND ALLOWED OIL TO COVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IGNITE, STARTING A FIRE AND MELTING SOME OF THE COMPARTMENTS.   *PH   *JB
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