1997 TOYOTA CELICA — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 TOYOTA CELICA — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
Start: 2011-01-28

fire · 963003 · 2013-02-13

Vehicle

Make: TOYOTA
Model: CELICA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
Miles at failure: 175,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY REAR DEFROST HAS NOT WORKED IN YEARS. I LOOK AT THE CONNECTION WHERE THE HATCH MEETS THE CAR AND FIND THAT THE CONNECTOR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR AND THE WIRE. I AM HAVING TO RECONNECT THE 2 WIRES TO GET MY REAR DEFROST WORKING AGAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10498061
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown