Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Oct 31, 2012
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 149 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureFuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Oct 31, 2012
1 injury reported
SHORTLY AFTER INSTALLING A SPECTRA PREMIUM REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK ON MY 1991 CAMRY, THE VENT TUBE LEAKED FUEL AND VAPORS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE JOINT WHERE THE VAPOR TUBE IS SOLDERED TO THE TANK. A HAIRLINE CRACK AT THIS JOINT WAS EITHER PRESENT AT MANUFACTURE, OR DEVELOPED SOON AFTER INSTALL, THROUGH WHICH SIGNIFICANT VAPOROUS AND LIQUID GASOLINE ESCAPED. THIS IS A FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD AS WELL AS A HEALTH AND AIR POLLUTION HAZARD. I CALLED SPECTRA PREMIUM TO ALERT THEM TO THIS AND THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST ME AND DID NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS AND MESSAGES. THE COMPANY BASICALLY JUST BLEW ME OFF AND SEEMS TO CARE LESS ABOUT A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAD TO USE TWO PART EPOXY TO SEAL THE HAIRLINE CRACK AS AN INTERIM FIX. *TR
NHTSA ID
10482696
Incident
Jun 1, 2012
EngineFuel systemOther / unspecified
Filed Apr 13, 2010
RADIATOR BLEW UP, REPLACED IT, THEN CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, REPLACED IT, THEN BLOWN HEAD GASKET, REPLACED IT, THEN RADIATOR HOSES BLEW, REPLACED IT, THEN THERMOSTAT WENT OUT, REPLACED IT, AND IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN (THERMOSTAT), REPLACED IT, THEN COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WENT OUT, REPLACED IT, AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN, THEN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT OUT THAT LEAD TO THE RADIATOR AND FAN SYSTEM TO THE FUSE BOX RELAYS. SO ALL IN ALL ITS JUNK. *TR
NHTSA ID
10325433
Incident
Jan 1, 2008
Mileage
114,056 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Oct 25, 1999
CAR/ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING. NO PROBLEM STARTING THE CAR. ONCE, CAR DIED ON DRIVE BUT OKSY ON REVERSE
NHTSA ID
713815
Fuel system
Filed Feb 10, 1999
FUEL METALLIC HOSE, ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK, HAS A PIN HOLE WHICH CAUSES A FUEL LEAK. MAY RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA ID
834702
Incident
Jul 12, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Nov 30, 1998
Fire reported1 injury reported
UPON OPENING THE FUEL TANK THE CONSUMER FELT EXTREME HEAT AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THAT HER HAND AND ARM WERE COVERED IN FLAMES TO THE ELBOW, THE CONSUMER SAYS SHE DIDNT NOTICE A SPARK PRIOR TO OPENING THE TANK. *AK *NLM
NHTSA ID
831418
Incident
Nov 25, 1998
Fuel system
Filed Aug 4, 1997
'VEHICLES FUEL TANK HAD PIN POINT LEAKS ON TOP OF THE TANK AND LEAKS ON THE HOSE CONNECTION. *AK
NHTSA ID
815014
Fuel system
Filed Aug 1, 1997
VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK HAS LEAKAGES AT TOP OF TANK AND A FUEL CONNECTION HOSE LEAKED. *AK
NHTSA ID
814921
Fuel system
Filed Jul 26, 1996
CONSUMER HAD PARK CAR IT CAUGHT ON FIRED .PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA ID
800019
Fuel system
Filed Oct 3, 1995
Fire reported
WHILE SITTING IN PARKING LOT AFTER BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 1 MILE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT
NHTSA ID
972879
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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