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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	839036
Internal NHTSA #	10377488
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2003
File date	20/12/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car temp gage went up past h and there was no heat in car. I stopped as soon as possible at a mall parking lot and called service. Had car towed to garage. Per owner of garage, the head gasket leaked due to bolts stripping in the engine. He then fixed the problem and then upon test drive the tensioner failed and chain jumped causing further repairs to not be cost effective. Through research he informed me that this is a well documented problem with the 2003 highlander engines and that toyota is not backing the problem. I called toyota and since recall has not been issued they stated they cannot help me. I feel the highlander should have lasted more than 8 years as i had kept up with required maintenance.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	125249
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Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	MIDDLETON, MA
VIN pattern	JTEGD21A630XXXXXX
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	13/09/24
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Vehicle speed	50
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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.
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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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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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