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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	995078
Internal NHTSA #	10525448
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2004
File date	30/06/13
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	As i exited the freeway i took my foot off the accelerator and applied the brake. The car accelerated and did not slow down. I crossed both lanes of the street and i turned the car to the right. The wheels of the left side of the car hit the curb and the front and rear wheels on the left side of the car broke off. Then, the car went over the curb and hit the state sign with the left front of the car. The car got stuck in deep mulch from recent landscaping and came to a stop.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	141000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	ALAMO, CA
VIN pattern	JTEEP21A540XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	35
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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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 Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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