Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / COROLLA / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043850 Incident Date: Oct, 05 2005
Consumer's City: DEPOE BAY Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: COROLLA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1NXBR12E4XZ Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 23 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the vehicle caught on fire on october 6, 2005. the vehicle wasn't driven any different before this incident happened. the vehicle had been sitting for about two hours before it caught on fire. the fire chief did an inspection on october 7, 2005, and he concluded that it was a fuel line break. she contacted the dealership and the manufacturer and told them what happened, they told her that someone would come out and inspect the vehicle. she felt that they were ignoring her because no one came out and inspected the vehicle yet. she received a letter after she contacted the manufacturer from toyota, but the letter was addressed to someone else, and it explained the same type of problem that she had. the insurance company inspected vehicle but she did not know what their findings were. she only has the estimate that they sent her. *ak updated 11/16/2005. *nm