BRAND NEW FRS BURNT TO CRISP - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Flexsupremacy86 · 02-02-2017, 03:09 AM

Hey everyone ,
so I've been doing a ton of research and haven't been able to exactly find a correct answer. I literally just bought a brand new SCION FRS 2016 on September 26th with 0 miles on it . it was a ton of fun up until two weeks ago when I was driving on the highway and it started smoking ... then POOF within 5 minutes the entire car was burnt to a crisp . still brand new only had 5 thousand miles ... so I have a couple questions hopefully someone can help me with ..

any idea why it burnt to a crisp?

I leased the vehicle and put 8k on it , insurance says its a loss but does this mean I'm out my 8k?

also should I flip out on Toyota and tell them they owe me a car? its kind of ridiculous I had the oil change less than a thousand miles before and it was still practically brand new ..

any help would be great everyone thank you so much

Impureclient · 02-02-2017, 03:15 AM

Sorry for your loss.
Where's the pics though? I'll just put one up then:

What did the insurance company and dealer tell you?

This looks like it answers your questions: http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/...aled-8262.html

Flexsupremacy86 · 02-02-2017, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Impureclient

Sorry for your loss.
Where's the pics though? I'll just put one up then:

What did the insurance company and dealer tell you?

This looks like it answers your questions: http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/...aled-8262.html

Lol yeah sorry I'll attach em here . Well I'm waiting for insurance to finish the inspection but I was just wondering if anyone had any prior experiences , I feel since it's a brand new car and everything was up to date I shouldn't have to put down another down payment on a new vehicle also I wasn't sure if Scion had any recalls or if anyone else expereinced this

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dhuang · 02-02-2017, 04:15 AM

Our cars aren't Ferraris or any other low production exotic car known to just spontaneously combust -- How could this happen?!

Very sorry for your loss, but hearing this frightens me.

EAGLE5 · 02-02-2017, 04:27 AM

It is my understanding that any down payment on a lease is completely lost if the car is totaled. That totally sucks, but that is also why one never wants to put a cent down on a leased car. In fact, I've always had the dealership pay the first payment. I've not heard of a new twin burning, only ones with fuel system mods. Perhaps you can complain to Toyota. Perhaps you can hire a lawyer to go after Toyota. Good luck with that.

finch1750 · 02-02-2017, 04:34 AM

Wait and see what your insurance says then consult an attorney. Go through your local county bar and they can refer you to a lawyer who is suited to your type of case

http://www.ctbar.org/?page=LookingForAnAttorney

FR-Sky · 02-02-2017, 04:41 AM

I dont know what to tell you OP, i had never experienced this before.

Is that for real? the pictures shows the car literally burned down?!
Am i driving a bomb everyday?!

I seriously think you can sue them for something like this, if you really didnt do anything wrong with the car.

rkaywhodat · 02-02-2017, 08:50 AM

I would be contacting a lawyer

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Tcoat · 02-02-2017, 09:30 AM

You had the service done but you never said if anything was changed or modded. Was this a bone stock car?

JDM4E · 02-02-2017, 10:05 AM

wow, sorry for your loss. But it must be said, that this just can happen and by chance of probability it happened to your poor fr-s. If you google than you will see tons of "normal" cars in flames. Only inspection can tell why that happened, in general some cases are: electric short-circuit, fuel leak, cigars (yours or from the car in front of you)... I remember that Lambos caught fire from brakes and Ferraris+911 from chasis glue.
I wish you they will pay everything any you can buy a new one!

JDM4E · 02-02-2017, 10:08 AM

wow, sorry for your loss. But it must be said, that this just can happen and by chance of probability it happened to your poor fr-s. If you google than you will see tons of "normal" cars in flames. Only inspection can tell why that happened, in general some cases are: electric short-circuit, fuel leak, cigars (yours or from the car in front of you)... I remember that Lambos caught fire from brakes and Ferraris+911 from chasis glue.
I wish you they will pay everything any you can buy a new one!

8RZ · 02-02-2017, 10:14 AM

We get it, you vape.

PandaSPUR · 02-02-2017, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8RZ

We get it, you vape.

Lakitu · 02-02-2017, 10:38 AM

Holy shit.... I'm so sorry dude

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Flexsupremacy86 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: Scion FR-S 2016 Location: CT Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRAND NEW FRS BURNT TO CRISP Hey everyone , so I've been doing a ton of research and haven't been able to exactly find a correct answer. I literally just bought a brand new SCION FRS 2016 on September 26th with 0 miles on it . it was a ton of fun up until two weeks ago when I was driving on the highway and it started smoking ... then POOF within 5 minutes the entire car was burnt to a crisp . still brand new only had 5 thousand miles ... so I have a couple questions hopefully someone can help me with .. any idea why it burnt to a crisp? I leased the vehicle and put 8k on it , insurance says its a loss but does this mean I'm out my 8k? also should I flip out on Toyota and tell them they owe me a car? its kind of ridiculous I had the oil change less than a thousand miles before and it was still practically brand new .. any help would be great everyone thank you so much

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dhuang Cannonball Record Guy Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Series.Yellow, 4C, Fit Location: Houston / Atlanta Posts: 493 Thanks: 480 Thanked 429 Times in 223 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Our cars aren't Ferraris or any other low production exotic car known to just spontaneously combust -- How could this happen?! Very sorry for your loss, but hearing this frightens me.

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JDM4E Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: Honda Accord Euro Location: Europe Posts: 204 Thanks: 251 Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow, sorry for your loss. But it must be said, that this just can happen and by chance of probability it happened to your poor fr-s. If you google than you will see tons of "normal" cars in flames. Only inspection can tell why that happened, in general some cases are: electric short-circuit, fuel leak, cigars (yours or from the car in front of you)... I remember that Lambos caught fire from brakes and Ferraris+911 from chasis glue. I wish you they will pay everything any you can buy a new one!

02-02-2017, 10:08 AM	#11
JDM4E Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: Honda Accord Euro Location: Europe Posts: 204 Thanks: 251 Thanked 54 Times in 38 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow, sorry for your loss. But it must be said, that this just can happen and by chance of probability it happened to your poor fr-s. If you google than you will see tons of "normal" cars in flames. Only inspection can tell why that happened, in general some cases are: electric short-circuit, fuel leak, cigars (yours or from the car in front of you)... I remember that Lambos caught fire from brakes and Ferraris+911 from chasis glue. I wish you they will pay everything any you can buy a new one!

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