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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1140948
Internal NHTSA #	10664871
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2006
File date	31/10/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving down the road at normal speed, i noticed the car overheating. This had never happened. Pulling into a 70 year old service center in cranston, rhode island, i left the car with reliable service people and they checked it out. It seems that the bolts had come loose from the engine and fluid was going into the pistons,they reported to me that the threads in the engine were faulty, i think they said aluminum, and they should have been metal. I am not mechanically inclined so i don't understand the whole problem. They said that the engine head was not secure and this has happened to other toyota engines. Anyway, at 70 yrs old, it took all the money i had to repair it and they insisted that i look for a recall, because that should have never happened. $1842. 00 later, the car is running like it should now. If toyota doesn't take care of me, i will spend the rest of my life spreading the word. I will start at the rhode island dealers, go on line and contact all the proper areas. This should not have happened to my toyota. This is the car that they advertise will last 265000 miles if maintained properly. I bought the car at earl stewart toyota in lake park, florida. [xxx] told me he was sorry that this happened, to report it to toyota. My wife passed away and it moved back to my home state in rhode island. The car was maintained by toyota always thru my warranty. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90195
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CRANSTON, RI
VIN pattern	JTEGD21A360XXXXXX
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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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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