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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004289750 | Incident Date: Jul, 11 2004 |
| Consumer's City: HOOVER | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: 4 RUNNER | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 18 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 09 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My vehicle: 1999 toyota 4runner limited w/ port installed auto dimming mirror the + and - wire that goes to the auto dimming mirror were accidentally shorted almost causing a fire. here's the problem as to why it's a fire hazard: it turns out that when the mirror was installed (either port option or dealer option on limited's and sr5's w/ sunroofs - not installed in japan), they just ran a wire (actually two - a ground and a "hot" wire mated together) down to the driver side kick panel and "hopped" the hot wire onto a hot lead of the power accessory circuit coming from the driver side door. this circuit is on a 30 amp slow-burn fuse. this creates a very dangerous situation if the wires to the mirror were to cross somehow - as they did for me. the fuse will not immediately blow and the wires can get hot enough to ignite the insulation or surrounding material before the slow-blow fuse will eventually break the circuit. this can take as long as 10 seconds depending on current and heat generated in the slow-burn fuse. *jb |
