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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032826 | Incident Date: Aug, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: DAVIDSON | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:starter assembly:solenoid |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BG22K2VU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 09 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1997 toyota camry with 194,000 miles. last week it caught on fire. i pulled into the office parking lot and turned off the ignition and removed the key. the starter continued to try to start the car. i tried to stall it out by letting out the clutch, but it just continued to try to start. i then put the key back in turned on the ignition and put it in neutral. i then ran into the office to get a tool to disconnect the battery. when the battery was disconnected the starter quit, but by then the solenoid was so overheated it started to smoke and burn. luckily we had a fire extinguisher on hand. the dealer has only said that they need to replace the starter. i thought vehicles had a fail safe measure that would terminate the power supply to the starter once the ignition was turned off and the key removed. *nm |
