Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| PE12002 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/06/2012 | 06/14/2012 | Power Window Master Switch Fire | ||
| Odi has identified certain toyota vehicles experiencing a higher rate of fire and thermal event incidents among all toyota vehicles that use the same power window master switch design.they include a total of approximately 1.4 million model year (my) 2007 through 2009 camry, camry hybrid, rav4 and yaris vehicles built from approximately september 2006 through august 2008, as well as all my 2008 highlander hybrid vehicles.this preliminary evaluation has been upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea12-006) to further study the alleged defect and its consequences.the odi reports cited above can be viewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification numbers: 10461220, 10460691, 10460166, 10459730, 10457955, 10457854, 10456438, 10456353, 10455614, 10455540, 10451821, 10450641, 10450606, 10450568, 10450133, 10449270, 10447947, 10447845, 10447515, 10447444, 10447419, 10447417, 10447416, 10446699, 10436663, 10429983, 10411328, 10407290, 10394453, 10392622, 10360414, 10323848. | ||||||
| EA12006 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 06/14/2012 | Power Window Master Switch Fire | |||
| Odi has identified certain toyota vehicles experiencing a higher rate of fire and thermal event incidents among all toyota vehicles that use the same power window master switch design.they include a total of approximately 1.4 million model year (my) 2007 through 2009 camry, camry hybrid, rav4 and yaris vehicles built from approximately september 2006 through august 2008, as well as all my 2008 highlander hybrid vehicles.this engineering analysis is being opened to further study the alleged defect and its consequences.the odi reports cited above can be viewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification numbers:10461220, 10460691, 10460166, 10459730, 10457955, 10457854, 10456438, 10456353, 10455614, 10455540, 10451821, 10450641, 10450606, 10450568, 10450133, 10449270, 10447947, 10447845, 10447515, 10447444, 10447419, 10447417, 10447416, 10446699, 10436663, 10429983, 10411328, 10407290, 10394453, 10392622, 10360414, 10323848. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/03/2011 | 31300 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota yaris. while driving approximately 65 mph, the contact stated that he attempted to accelerate the vehicle when the vehicle stalled. after loss of acceleration, the check engine, cruise control, and oil warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that there was a problem with the gas gauge. the gas gauge was reading inaccurately. the dealer ordered a new instrumental panel and the contact was awaiting for the part to arrive. the contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. the current and failure mileages was approximately 31,300. bw | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 09/02/2008 | 100 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota yaris. when the contact placed the key into the ignition, it became stuck in the start position. the starter did not fully engage the engine to start. the failure could have caused the wheel and starter to burn up. the vehicle has not yet been inspected by the dealer. the failure mileage was 100 and current mileage was 7,500. | |||