# Lexus SUV totaled by brush fire ember coming through open window **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 13, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-suv-totaled-by-brush-fire-ember-coming-through-open-window/200266 "2025-05-13T03:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Robert-Gift](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/robert-gift/32/356_2.png) [@Robert-Gift](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Robert-Gift)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-suv-totaled-by-brush-fire-ember-coming-through-open-window/200266/1 "2025-05-13T03:54:24Z")
Anyone believe this? [https://kdvr.com/news/local/photos-suv-a-total-loss-after-interior-catches-fire-from-roadside-blaze-ember/](https://kdvr.com/news/local/photos-suv-a-total-loss-after-interior-catches-fire-from-roadside-blaze-ember/) ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-suv-totaled-by-brush-fire-ember-coming-through-open-window/200266/2 "2025-05-13T04:58:18Z")
20-year-old vehicle, he may have parked next to the fire on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/lexus-suv-totaled-by-brush-fire-ember-coming-through-open-window/200266/3 "2025-05-13T15:26:11Z")
I once had a cigarette butt flicked out of a car in front of me find it’s way into my back seat and burn a hole in it. So do I think it could happen? Absolutely. The bigger question in my mind is who wouldn’t roll up their windows and put the air on RECIRC mode the moment I saw a roadside brush fire going on…