# 2005 SCION TC — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `961904` · 2013-02-07 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SCION
- **Model:** TC
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 115,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION TC  TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND RE STARTED IT.  MOMENTS LATER THE BRAKES FAILED AND I TURNED INTO A PLAZA.  AT THAT POINT THE STEERING FAILED. I DID NOT KNOW THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE UNTIL THIS POINT.  I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR SO I REACHED BACK AND GRABBED MY TWO YEAR OLD WHO WAS STRAPPED IN HER CAR SEAT.  RIGHT BEFORE WE JUMPED OUT THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY ( TIRES MELTED)  , THE FLAMES WERE VISIBLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE.  WE JUMPED OUT AND RAN. MOMENTS LATER THE ENTIRE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. WITNESSES TOLD ME THAT I WAS ON FIRE FOR A WHILE AND THEY TURNED AROUND TO GET MY ATTENTION.  NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WERE SUFFERED WITH THIS FIRE BUT IT WAS WAY TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT.  *TR
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