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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	834109
Internal NHTSA #	10372761
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2006
File date	01/12/10
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Plastic headlight lenses are melting directly over the daytime running light (drl) halogen bulbs on both sides. The lights are the same as the 'brights' but should be at 50% power when used as drl's. Dealer informs me that they have never had this complaint and cannot find any other instances on-line or in their database, but there are several that i found within a few minutes of searching. At this point, it is only covered under the 36,000 mile warranty, but as this is a significant defect in either the plastic lens covering or in the bulb itself (running too hot) or in the drl relay that should be at 1/2 power, i would like to submit this for your consideration
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	83000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	SUNLAND, CA
VIN pattern	JTEEW21A660XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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