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2007 TOYOTA COROLLA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

fire · 724845 · 2009-06-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
22,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND AND I JUST DROPPED OUR TWO KIDS OFF AT MY MOTHER-IN-LAWS HOUSE AND WERE ON OUR WAY BACK HOME WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL GAS. I TOLD MY HUSBAND AND HE STATED TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND HE WOULD CHECK IT OUT. HE POPPED THE HOOD AND FLAMES SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRST THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS MY HUSBAND WAS ON FIRE. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND MY HUSBAND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR LOOKING FOR THE KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT AND HE WAS SCREAMING GET OUT OF THE CAR. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AND WE RAN. WE LOOKED BACK AND ALL I SAW WAS A BIG BALL OF FIRE. WHEN THE FIRED DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FLAMES ALL THAT WAS LEFT OF MY CAR WAS A BURNT FRAME, THE 2 BACK TIRES AND THE SPOILER. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE REALLY UPSET BY THIS SITUATION. WHAT IF OUR FIVE MONTHS OLD AND NINE YEAR OLD WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME? WHAT IF MY HUSBAND WAS BURNT SEVERELY BY THE FIRE? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE CHILDREN IF BOTH OF US DIED IN THE FIRE? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10274822
Machine
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