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2018 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1663813
Internal NHTSA #	11326480
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2018
File date	05/05/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On may 5, 2020 i stopped at a red light in the left turn lane, after just having a 20k maintenance performed on my 2018 highlander xle. After the light turned green, i accelerated and as i was entering the intersection, the vehicle abruptly stalled. It was not a smooth deceleration, but rather a jolting and abrupt, slamming deceleration, almost screeching to a halt. Luckily, the car behind me slammed on their brakes and did not hit me. Engine lights came on, and after the car was stopped completely, it restarted and i drove into the nearest parking lot. Had i and the cars behind me been traveling faster, it's likely that i would have been rear-ended. The stopping force was enough to slam me into my seatbelt. I called toyota service and they recommended that i turn off the auto-start function every time i drive the vehicle, which i have done. This appears to be directly related to the safety recall 20ta02, where the low-pressure fuel pump may stop operating. The vehicle is in an extremely unsafe driving condition and i'm very disappointed that toyota has not rolled out the recall repair sooner. I'm lucky that i was the only occupant in the vehicle, and if this happened on the freeway with my family in the car, the results could have been catastrophic.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	12000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN DIEGO, CA
VIN pattern	5TDJZRFH2JSXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
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Vehicle speed	10
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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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2018 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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