This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
On the afternoon of February 13, 2007 my wife drove our 1999 Toyota Camry le 20 miles from our house to a government facility where she volunteers as an income tax preparer for the irs through the city of phoenix. As she was waiting to make a left hand turn into the parking lot of the building the car stalled but she managed to get it started again with the gear shift in neutral and proceeded into the parking lot where the car stalled twice again. She was able to park the vehicle in a parking slot and she went into work. After about 30 minutes my wife was called out to the parking lot where she witnessed the city fire department extinguishing a fire coming from the engine of the Camry. The fire completely destroyed and melted the entire engine. A phoenix police officer was parked in the lot prior to the fire and took a statement from my wife after the fire was extinguished. We had the vehicle towed to our residence. The Camry had about 65000 miles on the odometer and was running in good condition before the fire. I had routine maintenance performed on the vehicle. There were a few minor problems with the car; the driver door push button lock, the stereo and the parking brake indicator were intermittent. No other indicator lights came on. The Camry was purchased from a Toyota dealer in August of 2002 as a Toyota certified used vehicle. This dealer did not disclose any information about engine gel, the secure key lock and wiring harness defects in the vehicle. We researched the internet and found similar cases of engine fires in 1999 Camry that started after the vehicle was parked and some while they were driving. We only had liability coverage on our Camry. We are down to one vehicle and we have suffered a total loss.
A 1999 green Toyota campry caught fire while its owner was driving it. The owner saw smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle at the left rear corner closest to the windshield. The car died in place a caught fire.
After returning from a road trip consumer heard a loud crank noise coming from the rear. Consumer saw flames coming from under the hood, and smoke was pouring out of the vents. Vehicle was totaled. Dealer has been contacted. The fire department was called.
Claim number 52-2382-276 - while traveling northbound, consumer noticed smoke was coming from underneath the hood, the wiring harness was cause of fire.
While the vehicle was parked it caught on fire under the hood on the left side. The fire was put out by a other family member. The vehicle has been totalled.
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- Phoenix, AZ, USA