| Issue ID | 860333 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10403437 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 01/04/06 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Vehicle has original headlights that were in it when i bought the car. The bulbs are burning the lens over the lights. I "do not" drive with the high beams on as the dealership tried to insinuate. No dumbass drives with the high beams on all the time. Toyota claims bulbs are an exclusion on the warranty. This is a factory defect and should be a recall item. They want to charge the purchaser to replace the bulbs which show evidence of of defect as well as the lens cover. I would like to see toyota or the manufacturer of the bulb replace these items at no cost to the purchaser. Even if they don't replace the lens cover at least replace the bulb with the proper bulb. Car has always jerked from the time i purchased it. I thought it was the transmission but toyota claims they didn't detect anything when i took it in for service for this issue. |
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| Source of the issue | PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF) |
| City and State | ATLANTA, GA |
| VIN pattern | JTEGP21A460XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
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