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UH OH FIRE!!!

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Banggerr, Mar 21, 2022.

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  1. Mar 21, 2022 at 4:12 AM
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    A friend of mines brother just had a 2017 tacoma randomly burst into flames. Has anybody seen this happen to a tacoma?

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    Banggerr, Mar 21, 2022
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  2. Mar 21, 2022 at 4:16 AM
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    that sucks . As long as nobody got hurt :thumbsup:
     
    lynyrd3, Mar 21, 2022
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  3. Mar 21, 2022 at 4:17 AM
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    A mod gone bad but that's only a guess. :bananadead:
     
    mattm55, Mar 21, 2022
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    His truck looks modified,did he do some electrical mods? Remote start,fog lights,alarm anything under the hood. Just curious
     
    Hunter gatherer, Mar 21, 2022
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    BUCKLE UP! It makes it harder for Aliens to pull you out of your Truck.
    Completely normal. FF54F1F1-011A-467A-A759-52CB87082BB4.jpg
     
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    Steves104x4, Mar 21, 2022
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    Definitely thinking some electrical mod wasn't hooked up properly. Glad no one got hurt.
     
    gargamel05, Mar 21, 2022
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    Flames from the ground up. Was there a fuel leak?
     
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    Damn! Hasn’t happened to me yet….
     
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    Cats stolen, gas lines cut. Happened to a buddies tundra last month.
     
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    Clearly caused by the oil level on the dip stick being a half a quart too high from dealer.

    PS: is it wrong to find vehicle fire videos kinda satisfying?
     
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    I was thinking it was a mod too. He has a light bar either behind the grill or in that lower gap in the bumper. Other than that just a few inch lift and those screw on arches. I immediately thought the light but it’s been on for probably almost 2 years now. I did find the flames on the ground weird but I’m not familiar with car burnings
     
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    I’ve found a few videos on YouTube of 3 gen taco’s catching fire. Wouldn’t say it’s common, but has happened. Could be a bunch of things. Usually a fuel leak, or short.
     
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    Cars burst into flames every day. There's alot of flammable material on a car including the gasoline, so when something does go wrong the fire accelerates pretty fast. Hopefully your friend has good insurance.
     
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  15. Mar 21, 2022 at 5:03 AM
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    Flames on ground likely from plastic items melting as they burn and dripping on ground.
     
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    "Not familiar with car burnings."

    That made me laugh.
     
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    Nothing major yet.
    I mean it can happen to any car. I’ve seen maybe 2-3 but I don’t know why they burned. To be fair I’ve probably seen a couple of almost every type of vehicle on fire.
     
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    Wait for the insurance report to find out what happened.
     
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    The only known issue I know of is with the block heaters.
     
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