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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1027098
Internal NHTSA #	10555272
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2005
File date	08/12/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My wife was driving our 2005 toyota within the city limits at a low rate of speed and noticed smoke coming out of the front engine hood area. There were no trouble lights showing for the engine at the time, nor was the temperature gauge showing a high temperature. She pulled over and found the grill area and front engine hood were melting and scortched. She called police / fire to respond to the scene. The fire department was unable to open the front hood, since it appeared that the release cable had melted from the extreme heat. They bent the hood up to gain access to the fire, and then extinguished the fire. Vehicle was towed to a local repair facility.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	145000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ENGLEWOOD, FL
VIN pattern	JTEEP21AX50XXXXXX
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?
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	35
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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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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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