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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 920886 · 2012-05-31

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2007 CAMRY DOOR ON FIRES WHEN I DROVE ON THE STREET. LAST EVENING (5-28-12)AROUND 4:30PM. A LOT SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND MY POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ON THE DOOR BURN OUT AND BROKEN IMMEDIATELY. I WAS SO SCARY, THEN I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREETSIDE AND I CALLED PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA FOR HELP (BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THEM,) I SPOKE TO MANAGER[XXX] REGARDING THE INCIDENT BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING, THE SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE HOLIDAY AND THEY NEVER HEARD ABOUT 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DOOR FIRES BUT I TOLD THEM ABOUT COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE NHTSA ACCORDING TO LA TIMES AND MANY OTHER MEDIA . TOYOTA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR WITHOUT ANY CHARGES DUE TO THE DEFECT. MY POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS DAMAGED. IT MIGHT CAUSE MY BODY INJURY AND OTHER DAMAGES..ETC ANY TIME IF TOYOTA DON'T TAKE AN ACTION ASAP. ESPECIALLY I HAVE MINOR CHILD IN THE CAR TOO (I DROVE MY SON TO THE SCHOOL EVERYDAY.) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10460166
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