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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	792250
Internal NHTSA #	10332158
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2004
File date	14/05/08
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the headlights would intermittently overheat and melt without warning. The dealer advised the failure was due to the bulb becoming extremely hot and melting the head light lens. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 51,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	DULUTH, MN
VIN pattern	JTEEP21A740XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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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	0
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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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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects

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