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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	671174
Internal NHTSA #	10224522
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2002
File date	02/04/08
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2004, my highlander was serviced for gel in the valve seals. On april 2, my car was brought to leith toyota because the car made a loud noise after being cranked and the oil light was on. As i drove a couple of miles, all computer lights came on and the car cut off. I was told testing was done and i had oil although it was not being pumped to the engine for some reason. (i have oil changed every 3,000 miles). The next day, i went to check on the progress and the service manager told me they drove the car around and it never cut off and he really did not know what was wrong with it. I decided to take it to another mechanic to find out and 10 miles away, the engine blew up. Now, i have no car to drive and i am a single mom that has to work. I feel that the service manager should have been honest with me regarding toyota's past engine defects and to drive my car would be fatal. After having it towed to another toyota dealership to check for oil sludge and requesting that my mechanic be present when dropping the oil pan, they told me that was not necessary and did it without calling me first. I have lost all future trust with this company and fell that their"hush hush recall" should have been made public.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	124000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	RALEIGH, NC
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?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/12/03
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
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Transmission type	AUTO
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Dealer's name	LEITH TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	919-787-0099
Dealer's city	RALEIGH
Dealer's state code	NC
Dealer's ZIP code	27614

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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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