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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Tires Valve Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	642899
Internal NHTSA #	10201853
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2005
File date	27/08/07
Component	TIRES:VALVE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I own a toyota 4-runner (2005, 53635 miles) which is a company car. On 8/27/07, i attempted to add air to all 4 tires. The metal valve caps that were supplied on these tires from toyota seized to the aluminum valve stems and could not be removed from the valve stem. The rims are also aluminum. On one tire, i attempted force the removal of the metal valve cap with a pair of pliers which resulted in the top of the valve stem breaking off which resulted in an immediate flat. I contacted aaa to change the tire. I then brought the car to ira toyota in manchester, nh to repair the tire. I was charged $119. 75 to replace the valve stem and sensor. They did not charge labor for this service. The dealership could not remove the toyota supplied metal valve caps from the 3 remaining tires on my vehicle. The service representative said that they were aware that some vehicle had this problem. The dealership planned on obtaining 3 more stem/sensor units because they believed that they could not remove the valve caps without damaging the remaining valve stems and sensors. This would have cost me an additional $360 to have the dealership replace the units. Not good toyota workmanship in my opinion. I was forced to leave the dealership with the 3 remaining tires on the vehicle without a way to put additional air into the tires. I was left to deal with this issue myself. I had to manually grind the caps off with the aid of a dremmel grinding tool which took me 2 hours to do myself. I replaced the metal caps with black plastic caps. I believe that all toyota customers should be made aware of this serious issue immediately. I believe that a full recall should be made on toyota vehicles with metal caps on the aluminum rim tires. Please note that i listed the vehicle as a "highlander" because it was the closest to the "4-runner" which i own but was not listed in the available selection. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	53632
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DERRY, NH
VIN pattern	JTEBU14R758XXXXXX
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	30/12/04
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	0
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Dealer's name	IRA TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	DANVERS
Dealer's state code	MA
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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 Tires Valve Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Tires Valve Problems, Complaints and Defects

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