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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1235317
Internal NHTSA #	10787806
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2009
File date	26/10/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota highlander hybrid. While driving 30 mph, the contact heard a clunking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate or restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer immediately noticed that the vehicle seemed to consume abnormal quantities of oil. The vehicle had an oil change a month and a half prior to the failure and the oil meter measured one quart of engine oil left in the vehicle. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. Several months later, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v396000 (hybrid propulsion system). After the recall repair was performed, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000. The vin was not available.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	125000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HERSEY, PA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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