1997 TOYOTA CAMRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 472727 · 2004-04-26

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: CAMRY
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOMING NOISE. THEN, SAW FIRE THROUGH THE HOOD ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS SOME SORT OF EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH TORE A HOLE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE OIL PAN. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10071553
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown