Prius electrical fire?

Yes I've seen it and could not believe that TOYOTA let this car loose to the world for all to see :!: :roll:
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wow! i wonder what caused it. i hope toyota knows about it so they can issue whatever bulletin concerning such an occurence. hmmm, if a prius gets totalled in a crash, what do they do to the salvagable parts? where can those be purchased? sure would like to know, like if battery pack is needed... or rims, or other replacement parts, i'd know where to find one. :wink:

 

Are you sure this fire started INSIDE the car? From the above picutre it looks like a fire was started UNDER ths car.

 

After looking at the detailed photos, it appears that the fire did not start near any of the hybrid components or the fuel tank. If you check the underside photos available on a seperate thread you will see that the orange high voltage cable and fuel components are some distance from the fire damage. At this point, it appears to be the work of an SUV driving soccer mom on a cell phone. oops sorry, wrong thread.
Ray

 

These Hybrid cars are dangerous! When will they learn not to use dangerous combustible and explosive liquids in cars!

Actually if you get a fuel leak most any kind of spark could set it off. My guess is it hit something on the bottom, got a fuel leak and some kind of wire. Probably not the main high voltage but more likely lights or door or even stereo.

jv