Issue ID | 961110 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10494598 |
Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | RAV4 |
Model Year | 1996 |
File date | 24/01/13 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I got the car off of my brother for $4,000. 00, it looks great, never ever been wrecked, paint great, brand new tires, new exhaust, new brakes, etc. I was waiting on him to get the title notarized and he brought it over today, but this morning when i shut the door in the driveway, the fuse box burst into flames, both windows came down and luckily i had a large fire extinguish in my house and was able to put the fire out, otherwise it was parked between 3 buildings worth 1/2 million $$$ and surely would have burned all 3 down if i had not had the ability to put the fire out. The flames were as high as the window and the car a total loss as all the wiring burned up in less than 2 minutes in the fuse box area. If this had happened on the highway, i am sure it would have been disastrous and at the very least the entire car would have burned up. I am 55 years old and this is the very first car i have ever owned that caught fire. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 150000 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | EAST LIBERTY, OH |
VIN pattern | JT3GP10V5T7XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | |
Was part original equipment? | |
No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 02/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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