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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — VISIBILITY/WIPER

fire · 923744 · 2012-06-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Miles at failure
41,700
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE SMELLED AN ODOR OF SMOKE. THE CONTACT THE ROLLED DOWN THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW AND SAW SMOKE. THE CONTACT ROLLED THE WINDOW BACK UP AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CONTROL PANEL OF THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES WHILE THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE SMOKE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER SWITCH FOR THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 41,750.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10462247
Machine
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