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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1574047
Internal NHTSA #	11220873
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2012
File date	31/10/18
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on the freeway at 75 mph i heard a very loud popping noise in the roof of the vehicle. When i pulled off on a side road at 45 mph, the sunroof exploded, sounding like a shotgun was fired over my head. The cover to the sunroof was open and tiny shards of glass fell into the car and i was picking them out of my hair all day. It was very distressing as i didn't know if someone was shooting at me so i kept driving until i was out of the area. When i felt safe, i stopped the car to inspect the damage and that's when i saw the sunroof glass protruding upwards. There were no other cars around me and nothing overhead. In the attached picture you can see the glass of the sunroof protruding upwards, which could not be the result of an impact from outside of the vehicle. When i took the car to the toyota dealer, the service manager said he'd heard of it happening before and admitted it was a structural defect, yet toyota would not cover it. He suggested i submit a claim to my insurance, which i did. This is a known issue that toyota needs to rectify.
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CASTLE ROCK, CO
VIN pattern	5TDDK3EH1CSXXXXXX
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	45
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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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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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