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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Axle Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	781831
Internal NHTSA #	10323791
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	10/02/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. While driving at speeds of 5 mph in snowy weather, the vehicle began to loose traction, causing the vehicle to spin. The contact stated that he engaged the brakes and was able to stop the vehicle with the suspension traction control. The traction control had to be shut off before he was able to accelerate. The contact stated that he believed that the failure was contributed to the weight distribution axle. There were no repairs made to the vehicle and the manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 9,000 and the current mileage was 12,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SLOATSBURG, NY
VIN pattern	JTEDS41A782XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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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.
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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 Power Train Axle Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Axle Assembly Problems, Complaints and Defects

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