Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / 4RUNNER / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007099942 Incident Date: Mar, 20 2007
Consumer's City: SAN JUAN Consumer's State: PR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: 4RUNNER Model Year: 1998
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#: JT3GN87R2W0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 25 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 09 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving to work in my car on 3/21/07 the soleniod of the starter did not disengage and a fire commenced in the starter of the car. fortunatly, i was able to stop and a passer by,almost immediatly provided a fire extinguisher, and the fire was extinguished. damage tp the auto was relatively small.*ak