NHTSA complaint: 2008 TOYOTA AVALON — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2010-08-27
description: TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE HEARD A NOISE AND PULLED OVER WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AND THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE SERVICE MANAGER AND DISTRICT MANAGER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND HOLES IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V017000 (ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA ITEM NUMBER (10032630) ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, OIL SUPPLY HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIR AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,836. UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPADTED 01/07/11
organizer: Toyota Motor Corporation
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 817709

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