| Issue ID | 1688262 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11353590 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 06/09/20 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Gas spilling after fuel pump recall*** ever since fuel pump recall was done on 08/15/2020, the car is leaving me in a dangerous situation when i fill my gas tank in the gas station and it's spilling out gas even after the pump nozzle cuts off. This happened twice ( actually 3 times) and started only after this recall was done. Last night (9/6/2020) when i was filling gas in a gas station about 50 miles from home, it did sprayout/spilled a large amount of gas ( almost half gallon ) into the ground leaving me in an extremely dangerous situation. So i drove back to where i live and went into a sonoco to confirm the issue. This time the gas got spilled even after the pump nozzle cut off and stopped pumping. Almost a quarter gallon gas spilled out. When it happened for the first time on august 24th (08/24/2020) when i filled the gas for the first time after this recall i didn't quite realize what was going on and for sure it was my car. After filling the gas tank in the gas station i felt my shoes were sleepy and i could feel gas on the ground. Next day morning i started smelling gas and went to see the back of the car and i could see some drops. Apparently that was liquid gas dropping off being the tank still full. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 6500 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ORMOND BEACH, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5TDJZRFH9KSXXXXXX |
| 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 | 0 |
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