NHTSA Complaint #10578792 — 2006 TOYOTA COROLLA

I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE AND I TURNED THE CORNER AND JUST AFTER I TURNED THE CORNER THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I STEERED TO MOVE FROM MIDDLE OF ROAD SO IT RESTARTED AND I DROVE ABOUT 20 FT TURNED A CORNER TO PARK THE CAR AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A MINUTE OR TWO LATER I'M ON THE PHONE W FIRE DEPARTMENT CAUSE MY CAR WAS IN FLAMES. AFTER FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE DEPT THE FIREFIGHTER SAID THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND I ONLY HAD LIABILITY. THEY TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND I WAS TOLD BY FIREFIGHTER CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL MAY HAVE SHORTED HE WAS NOT SURE. TWO DAYS LATER, I SEE A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY CAR ON THE NEWS WAS ANNOUNCED FOR POSSIBLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR