NHTSA Complaint #10223388 — 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE BOTH FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR HALF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE AND THE REAR GLASS DID NOT OPEN. UPDATED 04/23/08