NHTSA Complaint #10241054 — 2008 SCION XB ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10241054
Vehicle	2008 SCION XB
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	August 3, 2008
Date Filed	September 5, 2008
Mileage	8,417 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

CAR PARKED AND DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL UNIT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 3 MINUTES. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A REAL CONCERN WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL THEY RESPONDED WITHIN 3 MINUTES AND THE CAR WAS GONE. IF MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WHILE IT WAS ON FIRE HE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO GET OUT. THAT IS HOW FAST THE CAR FIRE SPREAD. THE VEHICLE HAD ALL ORIGINAL FACTORY COMPONENTS (RADIO, SPEAKERS, ETC.) THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO DO A "FORENSICS ANALYSIS" ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT "COSTS TOO MUCH MONEY" AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO INVEST THEIR RESOURCES INTO A SINGLE ISOLATED FREAK INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA'S TOTAL LOSS DEPT REPRESENTATIVE "THAT IT WAS JUST NOT WORTH IT TO THEM TO INVESTIGATE". *TR

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