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

Issue ID	904793
Internal NHTSA #	10446270
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	28/11/11
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Valve springs. While driving at 65 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. I managed to steer across 4 lanes of fast traffic to a complete stop. The car was towed to the closest toyota dealer and was diagnosed as piston failure. The car was towed 140 miles to motorcars toyota for repair. The technician inspected and diagnosed: "a valve spring on the #2 cylinder broke in front head and dropped into the # 2 cylinder, destroying the piston and severely damaging the short block assembly. Block had a hole in it and #2 piston was broken in half". Repair included: replacing short block assembly, front head, exhaust cam, valve, spring. I had to pay aprox. $6000 for a problem toyota publicly admitted some 2008 v8 models had. Faulty valve springs was actually a recall but only for lexus models. Not fair! *kb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUDSON, OH
VIN pattern	JTEES42A682XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	65
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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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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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