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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	990326
Internal NHTSA #	10521626
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2002
File date	23/06/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving my 2002 toyota highlander on the highway and was accelerating to pass a car when i heard a loud noise coming from the engine area, all the lights on my dash came on and my car stalled. I struggled without the power steering and brakes to get my car over 2 lanes of fast moving traffic and get it onto the exit ramp. My auto had drastically slowed due to engine not working and i was almost hit several times as cars flew around and past me. I finally manage to get it off the highway and into a safe spot, but it was extremely difficult because i had lost all power and had no power steering or power brakes. I had it towed to the dealer. I am only the second owner of this vehicle and i know the original owner and he took very good care of this car doing all the maintenance himself and using only toyota parts. The dealer says my engine is ruined but he never mentioned anything about the problems they have had with these engines and sludge and engine failure. The original owner says he never received anything from toyota about the class action lawsuit nor any of the fixes for the sludge/engine failure problem. I could have been killed and am lucky i was not. Toyota should have recalled all these engines and fixed or replaced them instead of just secretly fixing them, only when forced to by the customer for only 8 years. Fact is, if the orig owner hadn't babied the car, the engine would have gone much sooner. So because he took good care of it, i am s-o-l because the 8 year extended warranty is up. I guess the real truth is that toyota make its cars to last longer than 8 years.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	151000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MOORE, OK
VIN pattern	JTEGD21A920XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	65
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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.
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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