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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	769084
Internal NHTSA #	10313330
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	10/02/08
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tlthe contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. On february 10, 2008 while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated when she put her foot on the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to slow down. She lost control and swerved the into the left lane and crashed into another vehicles rear bumper causing that vehicle to crash into the vehicle in front of them. She sustained injuries to her ribs. The other two drivers also sustained injuries. The insurance company was in the process of investigating the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and the current mileages were 13,000. A police report was filed. Updated 03/30/10. lj the consumer stated there may have been possible steering problems as well. According to the police report, the consumer was traveling too fast for the road conditions. Updated 06/28/10*jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SUMMERVILLE, SC
VIN pattern	JTEDS43A782XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	3
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	31/01/08
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
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Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	35
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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Dealer's name	WEST ASHLEY TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	843-556-9118
Dealer's city	CHARLESTON
Dealer's state code	SC
Dealer's ZIP code	29414

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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.
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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