2001 Toyota Camry: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Feb 4, 2015 · Engine · 149,000 miles · KY · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2001 toyota camry. While traveling 30 MPH, the vehicle caught fire. The contact stated that flames and smoke started to emit from under the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 149,000.

Filed May 20, 2013 · Engine · 160,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning as smoke emerged from the engine. The vehicle then caught on fire from under the hood. The fire was contained by the fire department and a police report was filed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not inspected for the cause of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Jul 18, 2009 · Engine · 100,000 miles · CA

My 2001 camry 4 cylinder started having white smoke coming out of the tail pipe after around 100,000 miles. It happens every morning when I start the engine. I had it checked by a mechanic and he said toyotas have that problem because of seating problem and it would cost me around $2000.00 to fix.

Filed Jun 30, 2009 · Electrical, Engine · MO

2001-toyota camry: there is a burning odor when car is operating. The ignition does not always start the car upon inserting and turning the key. Many times when turning the key, there is a high screeching loud noise and the car remains non-operational for a few minutes which occurs everyday. After the car is running for approximately 20-minutes down the road, there is a burning smell similar to burning rubber. The inside of the car near the floor on driver side and passenger side will become warm. It appears heat is generated from the engine into the inside of the car thus resulting in burning odor. Upon acceleration, the car has a jerky, propelling motion forward. Steering column has some stiffness and at other times it has lot of play with turns. The power/electric windows, clock, and cd/radio player do not work properly. These defects/faults occurred approximately 6 months after used vehicle was purchased. As vehicle was sold as is, I did not return to the dealership for repairs. Car was taken to local mechanic and found nothing wrong. With the exception of the daily ignition/start problem, other problems described above, happen approximately five times a month. Regular scheduled service maintenance are performed however all above problems continue to concern me.

Filed Jan 14, 2009 · Electrical, Lights · 86,000 miles · SC

The whole instrument panels lights and stereo begin flickering on and off and cuts out the stereo like turning it on and off when this happens. There seems to be no reason or rhyme as to when or why it happens. It has happened numerous times and occasionally smell a burning smell which seems to go away if I turn everything but the motor off. I am also experiencing the headlight lenses are fogged and have poor visibility. When I mentioned the problem to the dealer they said they would just switch it out with another vehicles headlight. They claim to have done this but it looks exactly the same to me.

Filed Dec 3, 2008 · Airbags, Engine · 30,000 miles · WI · crash · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 20 MPH on normal road conditions, the driver suffered a heart attack and crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle erupted into flames. The police, ambulance, and fire departments were called to the scene and reports were filed. The driver was fatally injured in the crash. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a collision center. The information was provided by the insurance company report. The failure and current mileages were 30,000. Updated 12/30/08 *cn updated 01/02/09.

Filed Aug 1, 2008 · Engine · AZ · fire

After parking the vehicle on my home drive way, smoke came from under hood,then the vehicle caught on fire. After 911 call, the fire fighters came and put out the fire. All of the parts under the hood were all melted, especially engine side were burnt out significantly. The front window panel was also damaged. There were no warning lights which came on, no strange smells, nothing.

Filed Sep 22, 2006 · Engine · 58,000 miles · OH · fire · 2 injuries

Petition I and my 5 year old son were on highway, when the engine burst and caught on fire of my toyota camry 2001 exl. We had done all the maintenance with toyota and all changes of the oil requirements on time. The last oil change was only 4 weeks prior the accident. We went through terrifying and very dangerous experience also lost 27,000 investments in the car. Toyota's engines have the sludge problems, but they decline any responsibilities. People should know about such dangerous problem before they can lose a loved one. I petition the agency for a recall, because of seriousness of failure.

Filed Mar 13, 2006 · Engine · 83,000 miles · NJ

While approaching a red light I heard a noise with a loud bang all lights came on and the motor stopped. I had to get out because smoke came from all over the front of the car with fear that a fire would start I grabbed my girls and got to the side of the road. When my husband got there he opened the hood there was a hole in my motor the size of a baseball. When I called toyota they told me that my car was out of warranty nothing they could do. I investigated and found that they are paying for the motor to be fixed I need to have all my receipts from the oil changes which I happen to have.

Filed Jan 5, 2004 · Engine · 13,000 miles · NJ · fire

While parked for 5 hours vehicle caught on fire. The dealer stated that fire started in the engine compartment, however, the cause had not been determined.

Filed Oct 2, 2003 · Engine · 66,066 miles · MD · 1 injury

The car suddenly broke down on a major interstate out of washington, dc, on my way home from work. Without warning (e.g., no warning lights or previous problems), it started to jerk sporadically and hesitated when I depressed the gas pedal. As I approached my exit to I-495 north, the car got worse it started to make a clicking-and-clacking noise and seemed that it would die at anytime. I took the first exit off of I-495 (210: indian head highway, south) because I knew that there was a shell gas station with a garage. As I approached the station, I heard a loud popping sound and the front of the car started to smoke. I was terrified that the car would catch on fire.

Filed Jul 18, 2003 · Engine · 29,000 miles · FL · fire

While driving at 65 MPH the engine caught on fire. There was a 3-4 inch hole in the engine which leaked oil and ignited a fire. The fire investigator reported the fire was caused by a mechanical malfunction and not improper care. *ak there was no warning, the vehicle just exploded with a big bang and the brakes had gone out. *scc