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NHTSA Complaint Number: 996135047 | Incident Date: Jun, 05 1996 |
Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
Model Name: COROLLA | Model Year: 1994 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1NXAE09B9RZ | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 22 2001 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1994 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Fuel tank developed a leak. consumer could smell gas, and pressure forced almost all the gas out, it dripped onto exhaust heat shield, could have caused a fire. had a new gas tank put in. in august 1999, new gas tank developed a leak, dripping on exhaust shield. *ak consumer states that in both instances, the gas tank showed bubbles in themetal hull and cracks developed at the most severe bubbles allowing fuel to leak out. *slc |