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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1525537
Internal NHTSA #	11164109
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2012
File date	07/06/17
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Have noise in steering shaft at low speed when turning and backing up and pulling forward . Toyota dealer checked at 50,000 mile while still under warranty and said they could not duplicate noise . When having oil change at 62000 miles mentioned it again to service man and was told it probably is the steering intermediate shaft they always go bad in that year and toyota will not replace unless i pay for it. Have been in touch with toyota directly and they had the dealer calkl me twice to set up appointment to look at the car. When i was told that i would have to pay a diagnostic fee to see what is wrong and would have to pay for any repairs ,i declined ,was told then they were going to get back to toyota factory representative , this was the week of 12/10 2018
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	48000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTCHESTER, IL
VIN pattern	5TDBK3EH0CSXXXXXX
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
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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	2
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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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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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