Hi friend carefully with hybrid Toyota Prius cars this is my 2010 Toyota Prius I was driving on May 25/2016 on hiway 110 north spm 55 with out any sighn and smoked suddenly fire come up from under hood I pulled over to the right the car fired you r can see the pictures very carefully I just safe my life I called Toyota head quarter after 2 months they inspected car and head quarter of Toyota said we are sorry the car engine oil level was low and filler cap missing which I never smiled oil or see any oil leaking from engine could be fire start on hybrid or any computer now Toyota s screwing did not want to respond for my cover because they should respond with no oil or gas leaking car starting fire Thanks guys
If in the U.S., it would be beyond most states' statutes of limitations. I.e. the deadline for civil claims would be expired. But not necessarily in all states.
I think @bisco was being a bit tongue and cheek. But always nice to get the first post out of the way eventually .
I guessed that - but I'm not sure what the OP's post was for - I think he was telling us that his PRIUS burned 3½ years ago. The fire appeared to have started under the bonnet. I GOOGLEd "PriusChat Prius fire" - and there have been some others.
There have been reports of fires here. I believe some resulted from block heaters. But for the OP, definitely a long time lapse of the dates are true.
Trouble parsing OP, but if the oil filler cap was off as stated, the oil would tend to spatter out (resulting in low oil level as stated) and coat stuff in the engine compartment. That film/mist of oil can be ignited by the hot exhaust manifold or any stray sparks. Once ignited, the engine compartment is full of combustible plastic and some amount of fuel in the gas lines, and so burns quite readily. The sheet metal between the engine compartment and the passenger cabin is supposed to also act as a fire wall, but fire can still spread from the engine bay backward and ultimately into the rest of the car. That is one scenario. I’m glad you were not injured!
I left an oil fill cap off once, years ago. What I do now whenever it's off is place it on the flat zone right next to the hood latch, so the hood can't be closed.
I had it vibrate off - on my B&S Lawn-mower engine - one day I must degrease it!!! But why procrastinate today when I can procrastinate next week.
