# 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `765556` · 2010-02-22 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
## Narrative
ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21, 2010 MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING HER  TOYOTA CAMRY 2000 MODEL SEES HER BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT GO ON WITHOUT WARNING.  THEN THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY AND STARTED TO SMOKE OUT FROM THE ENGINE.  WITHOUT  ANY FURTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS DISPLAYING  THE ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ENTIRE FRONT  OF HER CAR SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED.  THE CAR HAD RECEIVED ITS TIMELY INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE REPORTS THAT SHOWED THAT THIS VEHICLE NEEDED ANY FURTHER MECHANICAL WORKUP .  DUE TO THE COMMON SENSE OF OUR CHILD SHE HAD STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR WHEN IT HAD STARTED TO SMOKE OUT AND DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES.  THE NECESSARY EMERGENCY CREWS HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND THE 2 GASOLINE STATIONS THAT THIS EVENT HAD OCCURRED OUTSIDE OF AND WE WERE ALL LUCKY THAT THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES. *TR
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