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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	979182
Internal NHTSA #	10510962
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2003
File date	15/02/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Engine started to leak coolant from the head gasket, and after a couple days was leaking about a gallon a day. At that point i stopped driving the vehicle and took it in to have it looked at. They said it was leaking from the head gasket because the head bolts are striped out. Cost would be around $5000 because it had to be striped down and taken to a machine shop to be fixed. And more then likely it would need a new motor block. I still haven't had the car fixed because i cant afford to spend that kind of money right now. I have done alot of research on this and seems many people are having the same issue with the 2003 highlander. This for sure is a design defect in the highlander and toyota will not acknowledge it and help resolve the problem because there has not been a recall. I wrote several letters to toyota and that is basically the same answer i got every time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	108000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKE ZURICH, IL
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	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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