| Issue ID | 1243186 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10808025 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 29/11/15 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Takata recall-this past sunday my car had been parked in the drive way for a few days and when i went to drive my car and there was a strange noise under the hood, i backed out of the drive way and when the car shifted from first to second it jurked and was not smooth so i parked the car. I looked under the hood and there were mouse dropping on the engine. I called toyota on monday morning and they said to have it towed so i did monday night. Today wednesday they called and said there were a lot of wire damage and something else but they still not able to find the problem. They said at this point it was going to be $500 maybe more. And not under manufacturers defect warranty. Which i think if they are going to put something in the wire casing that rodents love then they should correct any problems as a results of the product used at no cost to the customer. My car is a $45,000 car and i have only had it a few months. This is bull. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 0 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SOUTH BEND, IN |
| VIN pattern | 5TDDKRFH8FSXXXXXX |
| 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 | 10 |
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