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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004287463 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2004 |
| Consumer's City: NASHUA | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: 4T1BG22K0YU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Feb, 06 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2000 toyota camry ce (vin # 4t1bg22koyu962183) with a 4 cylinder engine, 5 speed manual transmission in february of 2000. friday, july 3, 2004 around 6:15am i was driving this car to work on rte 495 south in hudson, mass. without warning, i heard a pop under the hood and suddenly there was a loud explosion. white smoke was pouring out the rear and dark smoke from under the hood. i was driving 65 mph down a steep grade, in heavy traffic. i quickly began pull into the brake down lane. i applied the brakes but the brake pedal went to the floor and the clutch pedal was also to the floor. i slowly applied the parking brake and managed to get the car stopped. i had flames coming from under the hood and smoke coming into the drivers compartment. the traffic that was being blinded by the smoke and the road had guardrails so i could not pull completely off the road. i was concerned about getting out of the car into traffic but i had to get out quickly. i got away from the vehicle and called the authorities. by the time the fire trucks arrived the front of the camry was fully engulfed in flames. the car was a total loss. what occurred that morning hit me later. i realized that i could have been seriously injured or killed. thankfully i did not panic and cause a bad situation to be worse. i thought what if someone else had been driving this car, my pregnant daughter or my wife. what if a family with a child in a car seat, a new younger driver or an elderly person was driving? i consider myself lucky to walk away uninjured. someone else might have been another story. i dont know what caused this to occur, i took good care of this vehicle. my insurance company, travelers casualty company of connecticut, is handling the settlement. i thought it was important to let you know of this failure. i had found that there was an investigation into camry fires a while ago. please contact me if you need more details. william hovey. *nm |
