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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1135056
Internal NHTSA #	10660556
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2006
File date	24/11/14
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I am in the military and had my car in storage from 2008-2012 while stationed overseas. I just took my car in for the 60,000 mile service and was told my headlight cover was foggy. When i got home after picking up my car i had noticed there where two burn marks that had melted the plastic headlight covers where the high-beam lights are. I had called toyota headquarters and they referred me to the hawaii dealership since they could not locate my vin number. I called the hawaii dealership, and had no luck there either. This is unsat and is a continuous problem for this year of toyota highlander. This is a safety issue and a hazard. I do not keep my headlights on 24 hours seven days a week, so why is this happening. In addition, my car only has 66,600 miles for being a 2006 model. As i said this car was in storage for 4. 5 years due to my overseas duty assignment. I feel that i should not have to pay for this since i have no control of this and, it is a defect in the model / year of the highlander.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	66600
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PATUXENT RIVER, MD
VIN pattern	JTEEP21A760XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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