Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CAMRY / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
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