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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1355616
Internal NHTSA #	10954090
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2004
File date	08/02/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My trac off lights, engine and oil light came on when i was driving to work. I work far from home so i took it to the valvoline near my job to check the oil. I didn't want to drive my car home if there was no oil. They checked the oil, underneath my car and said everythingwas fine and to take to my mechanic to check the engine. I took it to my mechanic who kept it for 4 days and said its the oil sluge and he was trying to save the engine. My mechanic said they had a lexus in the week before with the same problem. I checked online and found out there was recall for this problem in 2002, and toyota only contactedthe original owners not all people who had registered cars. I bought this second hand through car max in 2010 and this should have been corrected then. My car has 145,000. 00.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKEWOOD, CA
VIN pattern	JTEGP21A840XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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.
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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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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