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NHTSA Complaint Number: 002094654 | Incident Date: Jun, 06 2002 |
Consumer's City: LEXINGTON | Consumer's State: KY |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 1996 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BG12K2TU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 19 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The engine seized and blew while driving on the interstate, which caused a catastophic fire and complete damage to the entire engine and surrounding parts. it was a potentially disastrous event that could have caused great injury. we are contacting toyota regarding the newsworthy "engine sludge" problem that they are admitting in 1996-2000 camrys (ours was 1996) and there claim of honoring engine damage claims.*ak |