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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

fire · 906867 · 2012-02-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I JUST GOT IN THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. IT WAS AT NIGHT SO I COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND EVEN THROUGH THE WINDOW SWITCH. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME SO I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET THE SMOKE ESCAPE THE CAR. IT STOPPED SMOKING AFTER AWHILE BUT NOW I CANT USE NONE OF MY WINDOWS EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE. THE OTHER SWITCHES ARE STUCK THEY WONT MOVE SEEMED LIKE THAT WHAT WAS BURNING. THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE WITH A CAR ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. CALLED TOYOTA AND THE MAIN POWER WINDOW SWITCH IS 350, SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10449270
Machine
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