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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1053512
Internal NHTSA #	10576724
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2012
File date	23/01/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While parked at a curbside, with engine idling, i spontaneously decided to adjust my tilt steering column (up/down) to see if there was a more comfortable position to drive. When i moved the column down for the first time (i had never tried to adjust the position previously, since i bought the car one year earlier), the car's engine immediately shut off. I could not re-start the engine and all i kept thinking was thank-goodness i was not driving, as i had lost engine, steering and braking power. The recent headlines about gm's ignition switch problems and drivers suddenly losing control while driving made me realize that i could have easily been in a similar catastrophic loss of control situation, because of the tilt-steering problem i encountered. I thank the stars that i was not driving or on a highway when this occurred. My car had to be towed to the dealer for repair. Apparently, an ignition switch wire somehow became detached or broken due to my single tilt action. Scary indeed.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	9900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY
VIN pattern	5TDBK3EH4CSXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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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.
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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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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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