NHTSA Complaint #10231513 — 2008 SCION XB ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10231513
Vehicle	2008 SCION XB
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 25, 2008
Date Filed	June 18, 2008
Mileage	5,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

WE HAD A 2008 SCION X B WE TOOK IT TO STEVENS AUTO MALL ON FARMINGTON AVE BRISTOL CT ON TO SEPARATE OCCASIONS COMPLAINING OF A BURNING SMELL I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A NEW CAR SMELL AND IT WOULD GO AWAY WITH MILEAGE. IT HAD 39 MILES WHEN WE BOUGHT ON 1-27-2008 AND ON 5-25-2008 IT CAUGHT FIRE AND ONLY HAD 5500 MILES ON IT. WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO GET COPIES OF THE WORK ORDERS, THE FIRST THING THEY SAID WHEN THEY SAW ME WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH SCION AND I TOLD THEM IT WAS UP IN SMOKE AND TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

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