Preliminary Evaluation · ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE · Opened 2002-10-22 · Closed 2003-03-18
Investigation
Action number
PE02079
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Open date
2002-10-22
Close date
2003-03-18
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Affected makes
TOYOTA
Affected components
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Affected model years
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Affected (make, year) variants
6
Summary
ODI'S DATA ANALYSIS FOUND THE FIRES RATES TO BE CONSISTENTLY LOW AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG SIX MODEL YEARS AND SIX DIFFERENT ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS.ODI EXAMINED A VARIETY OF ROOT CAUSES, THOSE BEING DETONATION (RESULTING IN OIL PAN PUNCTURE FROM CONNECTING ROD), STARTER FIRES, VARIOUS FUEL RELATED FIRES, LEAKING OIL FILTERS, WIRING ISSUES, IMPROPER REPAIRS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS.NONE OF THE ISSUES EXAMINED HAD REPORTS THAT INDICATED A TREND WHEN NORMALIZED FOR POPULATON AND EXPOSURE.SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR FULL DETAILS.