Sep 4, 2019Electrical systemBody & structureEngineFire
MY VAN CUT ON FIRE LAST SATURDAR, SEPTEMBER 1ST 2019. FOR NO APPARENTLY REASON. I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE TO THE GROCERY STORE, WHEN I NOTICE THE SMOKE, I FIRST THOUGH WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BUT WAS SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOOD. I WAS JUST ABOUT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGH AND I LOOK THE TEMPERATURE GATE AND IT WAS FINE, TURN OF THE CAR AND PEOPLE FROM THE PARKING LOT WAS ALREADY YELLING FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. MORE THAN 2/3 OF THE VAN WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.
NHTSA ODI 11253099
Oct 4, 2017Speed controlEngineCrash3 injuries
I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, AS I WAS PARKED AT THE ENTRANCE TO A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND JUST WANTED TO GRAB MY MAIL. I TURNED AROUND FROM GETTING THE MAIL; AND MY MINIVAN WAS ROLLING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY WITH THREE OF MY CHILDREN INSIDE OF IT. IT STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A CEMENT BARRIER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MY CHILDREN SUFFERED FROM MINOR INJURIES. AND, A-LOT OF ANXIETY.WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE MY MINIVAN SWITCH OUT OF PARK?
NHTSA ODI 11031693
Aug 6, 2014EngineFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SIENNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
NHTSA ODI 10619430