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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 770317 · 2010-03-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
23,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ON 2/18/2010 MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT PRINCE CHEVROLET IN TIFTON, GEORGIA. (VIN [XXX]). CAR WAS PURCHASE AT INNER STATE NISSAN IN TIFTON, GA>.ALL WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WELL. ON 3/01/2010 MY CAMRY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE APPROACHING MY HOME AT [XXX] CAUSING ME TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. FOR SOME REASON I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK VEHICLE OUT OF DITCH IN MY DRIVE WAY. BY THE TIRES CONSTANTLY SPINNING AN A HIGH RATE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. EVERYTHING IS NOW GONE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP AND WAS ISSUED A CASE NUMBER (REF # [XXX] ). WHAT SHOULD I DO? AT THIS POINT ANY SAFE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION WOULD DO, FOR IT IS MY WIFE THAT IS TERMINALLY AND NEED TO BE BROUGHT HOME UNDER HOSPICE CARE. HOW SHOULD HANDLE THIS? [XXX] *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10316783
Machine
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