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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	972460
Internal NHTSA #	10504836
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2009
File date	28/03/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Toyota has issued a t-sb-0201-11 which states "some vehicles equipped with 2gr-fe/fxe towing package engines may exhibit an oil seep from the engine oil cooler pipes." this affects toyota and lexus vehicles going back to at least 2008-present. This should have been handled as a recall vs. A t-sb with a defined expiration date because consumers engines are being destroyed when this 'seep' occurs. This happens with a minute and all of the engine oil is left on the road and the engine is destroyed. Imagine a family who's driving along the highway, their engine stops working and an 18-wheeler rear ends them. That is why the nhtsa needs to force toyota to replace all of the defective engine oil cooler pipes with the metal ones that the t-sb addressee.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BALTIMORE, MD
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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?
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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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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