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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1124485
Internal NHTSA #	10649917
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	01/10/14
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After parking the car at the airport for a couple of days and upon return started the car and started hearing grinding noise from the passenger side of the engine and would not be audible at the highway or freeway driving speeds (> 40 miles). Took to the dealer to get 2 outstanding recalls (spiral cable and software update for brake pedal override) and was told that the water pump is failing. Cost could be around $800 and was not happy to hear as the quality of these parts consistently been deteriorating and had to replace on earlier toyota's that i owned.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	63000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	W BLOOMFIELD, MI
VIN pattern	JTEDS41A082XXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	15
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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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