NHTSA Complaint #11373822 — 2020 TOYOTA CAMRY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2020 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HIM THE VEHICLE HAD SMOKE EXITING UNDER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED HE SAW FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS COVERED IN SMOKE RAPIDLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT STATED NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DEEMED THE VEHICLE WAS LOSS. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER CAVENDER TOYOTA LOCATE AT 5730 NORTHWEST LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238, (210) 681-6601 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.