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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1674672
Internal NHTSA #	11339363
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2009
File date	15/05/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Oil cooler connected to engine block with a rubber hose. Hose failed with oil leak which caused loss of engine oil. Car towed and repaired before engine seized. It appears rubber hose was not protected from heat of catalytic converter and rubber degraded. Vehicle was in motion on interstate highway when first noticed loss of oil pressure. Added oil but oil loss continued. When warning light went on second time stopped vehicle and towed to service. Event occurred on may 15, 2020.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87036
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRAND RAPIDS, MI
VIN pattern	JTEES43A592XXXXXX
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?
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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	75
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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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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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