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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1224138
Internal NHTSA #	10778142
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2009
File date	06/08/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	August 6, 2015 i was driving northbound on hwy 45. After about 20 minutes on the road my 2009 toyota highlander began to smoke, the oil pressure warning light came on and i pulled over to the side of the road. Within a few minutes, black smoke was pouring out from underneath the hood. Within another minute or two the suv was on fire and soon the front half was completely engulfed in flames. I thought it would explode. Two milwaukee fire department teams arrived and extinguished the fire. Thank god no one was hurt and my children were not in the car. Accident report bmz14xn was filed with milwaukee county. Prior to the fire that totaled the highlander, an emergency repair was made to the highlander on november 3, 2014. That night the engine began to make a strange noise and the oil warning light went on. I pulled into the nearest auto repair shop; the tech said if i drove any further the engine would have been severely damaged because there was no oil left. The engine coolant pipe sprung a leak and all of the oil poured out of my car. That was the first time my highlander lost all of its oil because of a faulty oil coolant pipe- the second time it resulted in an engine fire. In december 2014 i received a letter from toyota stating they reimburse for repairs related to leaking oil or engine damage. Toyota dealers received technical service bulletin (tsb) #tsb-020-11 indicating the replacement part should be metal; not rubber which is what i had. I mentioned the emergency repair twice when i went in for service to jack safro toyota. Neither time did a service tech suggest that the oil coolant pipe be checked to make sure it was correctly repaired. I believe this was a major oversight on the part of the service department and that toyota should recall the oil coolant pipe. The faulty part is on 2007-2010 highlanders and other toyota vehicles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	75000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKFIELD, WI
VIN pattern	JTEES42A692XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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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	55
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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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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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