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2008 SCION XB — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 674590 · 2008-06-18

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
XB
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
5,500
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAD A 2008 SCION X B WE TOOK IT TO STEVENS AUTO MALL ON FARMINGTON AVE BRISTOL CT ON TO SEPARATE OCCASIONS COMPLAINING OF A BURNING SMELL I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NEW CAR SMELL AND IT WOULD GO AWAY WITH MILEAGE. IT HAD 39 MILES WHEN WE BOUGHT ON 1-27-2008 AND ON 5-25-2008 IT CAUGHT FIRE AND ONLY HAD 5500 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET COPIES OF THE WORK ORDERS, THE FIRST THING THEY SAID WHEN THEY SAW ME WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH SCION AND I TOLD THEM IT WAS UP IN SMOKE AND TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10231513
Machine
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