NHTSA Complaint #10462140 — 2007 TOYOTA YARIS

THE REASON I DECIDED TO SEND THIS REPORT IS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE BEFORE, I OWN A DRIVING SCHOOL WITH 4 TOYOTA YARIS FROM 2007-2009 AND HAD A PROBLEM WITH A BURN SMELL AND SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE POWER SWITCH, WE TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN WE TOOK THE DOOR PANEL APART WE NOTICE THE POWER SWITCH HAD BURN. WE PURCHASE ANOTHER POWER SWITCH THINKING THAT WE DID NOT WANTED THE CAR CATCH A FIRE. NOW ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WE EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH ANOTHER YARIS. AND THIS TIME THE FIRE WAS A BIT BIGGER THAN BEFORE. SINCE WE HAD TO TAKE THE DISCONNECT THE POWER SWITCH AND BLOW THE FIRE OUT OURSELVES. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN WORST SINCE THE POWER SWITCH IS SITTING ON A TYPE OF FOAM THAT IF IT CATCHES FIRE IT WILL EASY SPREAD AND HURT SOMEONE. IF I COULD PLEASE GET SOME INFORMATION IF TOYOTA WILL BE RECALLING THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $200 FOR A NEW POWER SWITCH. THANK YOU *TR