← NHTSA complaints

2009 TOYOTA COROLLA — ENGINE

fire · 950348 · 2012-11-20

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
65 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 2009 TOYOTA COROLLA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE HEARD A SCREECHING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10485286
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown