NHTSA Complaint #11460576 — 2016 TOYOTA RAV4

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11460576
Vehicle	2016 TOYOTA RAV4
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	March 19, 2022
Date Filed	April 12, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

I called in a complaint a few weeks ago, the ref# is 1145-8214. ODI. I would like to upload my photos and other information of my RAV4 fire that started without any warning. I would also like to add that this was not a battery related issue. We never replaced the battery in the 2 years we had this RAV4. We bought this car from a reputable Toyota dealership. My husband would have also noticed if the battery was the incorrect size. We believe this fire was caused by rodents eating on the soybean wiring coating. We had issues with our Camry with chewed up wiring we had to replace those wires and saw feces in our all ourToyota cars.

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