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1998 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire1 injured · 658751 · 2008-02-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
147,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON 2/21/2008 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND MY AUTO BURST INTO FLAMES. MY AUTO IS A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO STATING THAT TOYOTA HAS AN ENGINE OIL SLUDGE DEFECT ON CERTAIN MODELS. MY AUTO IS ONE OF THEM. ADDITIONALLY THE NOTIFICATION I RECEIVED STATED THAT I CAN TAKE MY AUTO INTO TOYOTA TO BE REPAIRED. OVER ABOUT TWO YEARS I TOOK MY AUTO IN WITH ALL THE PAPER WORK/DOCUMENTS AND EACH TIME TOYOTA STONEWALLED ME. ALSO I JUST WENT INTO TOYOTA FOR THE SAME REASON AND WITH ALL THE PAPER WORK ON 2/14/2008 AND AGAIN TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I AM VERY MUCH LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT ON 2/21/2008. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10218953
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