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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	801704
Internal NHTSA #	10342943
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2002
File date	01/03/07
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2002 toyota highlander had approximately 110,000 miles on it at the time when i started hearing a noise around the distributor. I took it to my mechanic (not toyota for other reasons) and he said the bearings in the distributor were going out. I called toyota (toyota of texas - grapevine) to order the part. They didn't have any in stock, so had to order from the dc. They said it would be in 4 days and to call back. Called back in 5 days and they said they had to order from hq in california and it would be in next week (ha!). Called next week. Still no distributor!! Had to order it from japan!! At that point, the regional parts manager called me and said that a highlander distributor has never gone out. I discussed my disgust with the fact that there was no distributors for a 6 year old highlander in the united states!! My mechanic was able to get with a local distributor rebuilder to try to fix it even without having the manual on the toyota distributor. He was able to rebuild it before the distributor i ordered came in 3 weeks after the initial order. In the end, my highlander sat at my mechanic's shop for 3 weeks and i was stuck renting a the whole time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	110000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BEDFORD, TX
VIN pattern	JTEGD21A020XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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