{"count":601,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11765753,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2026","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Toyota Highlander. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. The contact stated that at the time of purchase the mileage was 106,000. After obtaining a Carfax report, the contact became aware that the mileage listed was 264,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11722415,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2026","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The contact owned a 2008 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, an abnormal, booming sound was emitted from the vehicle as heavy, black smoke entered her vehicle. Due to the smoke, the contact's vision became obstructed, and the contact immediately shifted into park and jumped out of her vehicle for safety. It was unknown if there were any warning lights. As a result, the contact injured her right hip and strained her vocal cords. The vehicle quickly became engulfed in flames as authorities were called to the scene. The fire department extinguished the flames as both a fire and a police report were filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was deemed a total loss. There was no property damage. The origin of the fire was unknown, and an investigation was opened by the insurance company. The contact sought medical attention the next day and was treated for the strain on her right hip. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was given a case number. The contact was also informed that she would receive a response from them within 45 days. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11689649,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2025","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THERE WAS NO INCIDENT. WHEN THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION SCREEN DISPLAYED, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER IN PUEBLO, COLORADO. I RECEIVED THE ATTACHED SERVICE MESSAGE AND PICKING TICKET; 17june2025. IT ALSO NEEDS NEW BRAKE PADS, ROTOR ADJUSTMENT, AND 5 NEW TIRES. TOTAL~$6000. WAY TOO PRICY!          I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND DROVE HOME CAREFULLY! THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CARPORT SINCE, AND I AM WALKING THE CITY LIMITS FOR ALL PURPOSES. THE 12V BATTERY DIED MID-JULY, WITHOUT REPLACEMENT SINCE. I LIVE IN LA JUNTA, 70 MILES EAST OF THE DEALER. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 99,000 TOTAL MILES AS IT SITS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11686896,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2025","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"My 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is having severe issues with the ABS system. Toyota is reporting that it needs an ABS actuator and ABS pump replacements. These were a part of Toyota's previous Customer Support Program, but the program expired before I owned the vehicle. That is EXTREMELY dangerous and the issue with the ABS system should be considered a Safety Recall that is ALWAYS available to Toyota customers to rectify and paid for by Toyota. It is a BRAKING ISSUE. It is not just brake pads, or normal wear and tear. This is a known issue and regardless of the timeline, Toyota should absolutely pay for the repair.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11681187,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2025","vin":"JTEEW41A482","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The Intelligent power module failed on the vehicle. I read this is common for my vehicle however there is no recall matching my VIN. Vehicle was purchased out of state one year ago. We took the vehicle to a Toyota dealership who suggested I inquire about the issue because it\u2019s possible this VIN should have been included.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11680713,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2025","vin":"JTEDS42A782","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehicle, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 123,399, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 271,890.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11680234,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2025","vin":"JTEEW44A782","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 92,000, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 212,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11674307,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"07/17/2025","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Good Afternoon,     The brake actuator and booster pump failed on my 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. ABS, Brake, and VSC warning lights came on, and the brakes became weak and unsafe. A repair shop confirmed the issue with codes C1252, C1256, and C1391.    I tried to fix it at a local shop last year, but the problem came back. It seems this repair can only be fully done at a Toyota dealer due to software requirements. However, the dealer repair cost is very high.  I cannot afford the repair or a new car right now because of family budget limits \u2014 we have three children and rely on this vehicle every day(only one car). Toyota declined to help, even though I later found this issue was once covered under Program ZKC, which I missed. The vehicle is still unsafe and available for inspection.  Thank you very much for considering my issue!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11654687,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2025","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the master, brake system, ABS warning, and traction control warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the message \"Brake System Malfunction - Stop in Safe Place Immediately\u201d, check ABS/VSC system, and check braking system\" messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic several times, but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 227,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11627605,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2024","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Brake actuator failure. Have to manually brake, stopping distance significantly increased. 3,145$ to replace at Toyota dealership.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11621337,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"In June 2019, Toyota issued a recall for ABS malfunction, diagnostic code C1391 - brake actuator and accumulator.  New parts were issued by Toyota in 2019 as part of the recall.  My vehicle experienced ABS malfunction, diagnostic code C1391 in March 2022 and was repaired by Toyota with the new and improved parts issued as part of the recall.  As of October 14, 2024, my vehicle is experiencing the same issue again - ABS brake malfunction diagnostic code C1391, with the brake system light, master warning light, abs light and ABS Malfunction warning noted on the screen.   The vehicle can be inspected.  Toyota has inspected and confirmed it is the same issue again.  The new and improved parts from 2019 should not fail within 20,000 miles.  Toyota did confirm that they used the new parts issued as part of the recall and cannot explain why they failed faster than the original parts causing dangerous braking issues.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11613980,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2024","vin":"JTEEW41A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"We were driving at about 40 MPH and approached our turn.  When I depressed the brakes, they felt spongy and I had trouble slowing quickly.  The yellow triangle illuminated on the dash and a long warning beep sounded.  I was able to get safely parked in a parking lot, and my son came and took a look as well.  We had the car towed to a shop, who diagnosed the problem, stating that we needed to replace the brake booster pump and actuator assembly.  A family member noted that Toyota had issued a recall for vehicles with the same year/make/model for the braking system, so we had it towed to our local Toyota dealership to verify that they had no open recalls on the brakes and complete a full inspection otherwise.  They validated that the brake booster pump and actuator assembly needed to be replaced.  I am left wondering why my vehicle was not included in Toyota's recall.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11608546,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"There was a customer support program from Toyota for certain Highlander from 2008 to 2010. The deadline was in 2020. The same issue started for me three weeks ago. Local Toyota Service center confirmed that it is the same code and issue but quoted me over $3000 to replace the whole thing. Since Toyota admitted that this is a faulty part and had support program to replace the parts, there should not be expiration date on the support program. This issue can only be fixed by Toyota Service center since it requires specialized tool and software. Customer should not be forced to pay the excessive fees because Toyota used faulty parts in the beginning.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11604087,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/09/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2024","vin":"JTEEW41A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The brake pedal gave no resistance, going right to the floor. The ABS system warnings lit up on the dashboard at the same time. I was able to pull the car over safely, but it was not driveable and needed a tow to a repair shop. The repair shop noted that the brake actuator assembly and skid module failed and needed replacement.  AFTER DOING RESEARCH WE ARE CONFIDENT THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO TOYOTA, BBB, AND NHTSA. TOYOTA HAS SINCE ISSUES RECALLS AND WARRANTY EXTENSIONS FOR THE OTHER TOYOTA HYBRID MODEL THAT UTILIZE THE SAME PLATFORM/SYSTEM BUT JUST NOT FOR THE LATER 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAME FAULTY PARTS THEY CONTINUED TO INSTALL IN THEIR OTHER HYBRID VEHICLES THEY SOLD TO CONSUMERS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS CLEARLY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY NOTED. WHY WOULD TOYOTA COVER THE COST OF REPAIR FOR OTHER HYBRIDS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT BUT NOT OTHERS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR AS TOYOTA HAS ISSUED FOR OTHER HYBRID MODELS USING THE SAME PLATFORM. THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 MODELS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11577484,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"The ECU requires a reflash or replacement. The hybrid batteries over heat and regen braking randomly shuts off  during braking or before/after due to overheating becuswe the cooling fans do not engage past level 1 or 2. The fans in fact never go full speed unless commanded by a Toyota service tech via the software during fan testing. Upon testing I noticed they not once went high enough to be audible and thus overheated. Manu forms indicate this is a common issue and requires 180-$300 for a reflash and/or replacement of the compu) ECU to alleviate this issue.  Second issue I've found is the 3rd row seat belts just like some other MY Highlanders have their restraints cut at the shackle holding them to the body of the vehicle. I have seen several sheered this way including my own vehicle.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11577485,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The engine burns Coolant and yet doesn't overheat. The engine on cyl 4 misfires. Changing the head gasket didn't repair the issue, replacing all fuel Injectors and ignition parts didn't either. Heads inspected and passed. Compression testing passed. Always misfires on cyl 4. No repair aside from an ecu reflash or replacement seems to be possible. 4 shops looks at it and couldn't find any reason why it was misfiring and no traces of water were found in the interior, on the floor, in the oil or exhaust in the cooling system.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11577488,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Intermittent warnings \"Check ABS\", \"Check Brake System\", \"Check VSC System\" have been showing up on the vehicle display along with the brake and traction control warning lights.  This has been happening on and off for several months.   Diagnostic Trouble Code reader shows \"C1391  Abnormal Leak of Accumulator pressure\".","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11574334,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Myself, and many other 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid owners, have a vehicle code labeled C1391 \"Leak in Accumulator\" wherein the vehicles brake actuator and brake booster pump malfunction. The dash of my vehicle has the following indicators on; Check ABS, Check Brake System, Check VSC System, Yellow Master Warning Light, Red Brake System Light & Buzzer, Yellow ABS Warning Light, and Yellow Slip Indicator Light. This has been a significant cause of concern for me over the past two-three years since purchasing this vehicle. This is a known issue throughout the Toyota Highlander Hybrid community and the dealership is not upholding their previous recall which occurred in late 2019 and ended in 2020, after I had purchased the vehicle. The cost of repairs is upwards of $4,000 and Toyota has not given the proper opportunity for recall repairs to owners. This is a significant safety issue because if the brakes fail, a severe crash may injure myself or others. The problem has been reproduced by several other owners, dealerships, and independent service centers (this is a well known and common issue). This vehicle is available for inspection if requested. I plead that you please insist on Toyota reopening their recall to provide service to the owners of this vehicle, this is an issue with their manufacturing and not on the owners/operators. This problem occurred immediately after receiving scheduled maintenance to my vehicle from a certified Toyota Dealership, whom have quoted me the above cost for repairs and may have caused the issue in the first place.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11565781,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"01/16/2024","vin":"JTEES43AX82","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the front end of the vehicle was making an abnormal clunking sound. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the entire subframe was severely corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11565038,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2024","vin":"JTEDS43AX82","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS","summary":"I was in a car accident yesterday two cars hit me from behind my daughter was in the third row and my other kids in the second row. The air bags didn't deploy and my daughters seatbelt in the third row didn't lock when the cars impacted my vehicle her seat belt kept going forward with her. Also my seat belt unlocked and came off upon impact of car","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11564245,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2024","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Brought this sport utility truck from a dealership out of Sandersville, Geogia in 2018. Never had an issue with this vehicle. All services are done in the dealership. It previously has 168k mileage. I have always heard sounds from as i have learned is the ABS motor\\pump system since purchasing the vehicle in 2018, but never any issues. Now November 2023 this ABS situation has my whole dashboard lit up. This got full attention due we were traveling when this occurred to us telling me to stop the vehicle, pull over, shut the car off and contact a dealer. We exited the freeway at a gas station to see what the matter was about. I didn't since any tightness in the brake pedal so I drove back home to be safe. Warning messages read: Check VSC System, BRAKE Malfunction, Cheak Brake , Check ABS. I have not been able to get it fix due to the  cost of the repair on an issue Toyota already knew about. It's our brakes Toyota. Has money over ridden the performance of these vehicle's? Safety for the customer is first, I thought.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11546037,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2023","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I own a 2008 Highlander Hybrid Limited. The ABS actuator and assembly have gone bad. The following dash lights are illuminated: ABS, VSC, brake warning, and parking brake. The issue has been confirmed by toyota dealer. This defect has been reported HUNDREDS of times and Toyota has yet to issue a recall for 2008 and above models. In 2019 there was a Customer Support Program Bulletin(CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM BULLETIN (ZKC): REPAIR COVERAGE FOR BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY ON CERTAIN 2008-2010 MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID VEHICLES) stating, \" Toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to the certain internal malfunctions of the brake booster assemblies. One or more of the following specific Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) C1391, C1252, C1256 or C1253 will be stored in the vehicles memory to be used as verification.\" This 'customer support' bulletin was published June 6TH, 2019 and revised August 28TH, 2019. The bulletin continues, \"Primary Coverage offers the Customer Support Program until December 31, 2020, regardless of mileage. After the Primary Coverage, the Secondary Coverage is applicable for 10 years or 150,000 miles from the vehicle\u2019s date of first use, whichever occurs first.\" However, as this document clearly states that the affected and covered vehicles range from those manufactured in the years 2008-2010, the owners of a 2008/2009 model would only be eligible for primary coverage; allowing only about 1  year and 7 months for possible brake failure before a customer could file a claim for repair under warranty. Without any coverage the total cost for repair amounts to +$3,000.00(.) Seeing as this is an issue with Toyota manufacturing it seems that Toyota is much more concerned with keeping their money instead of preventing injury by issuing a recall and taking care of their customers.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11541314,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2023","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"This exact issue has occurred before and was already recalled and repaired. The issue is the brake system malfunctions and the vehicle information center states to take vehicle to dealership for repair immediately. Brakes can fail and multiple warning system are displayed.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11520740,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2023","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"Air bag lights continue to show. Vehicle had not been in any accidents. Seat warms do not work light comes on when you turn them on. Driver window will go up half way occasionally. Back wiper motor makes loud noise and doesn\u2019t work anymore. Tire sensor also comes out.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11514719,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/2023","vin":"JTEDS41A882","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"My 2008 toyota highlander gas pedal must be lose.because I barley push the gas and it takes on fast.i was driving home  on the highway and the truck just died .the battery dies I couldn't turn my wheel I could not press the break","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11511428,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2023","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I checked by local car repair shop  found out failure code C1391. Mean- Brake Actuator Assembly fault. Recall program ended already by 2020. But is not my mistake, i every time on time  change oil, tire, brake pads and do State inspection. this is Part defect from beginning some cars failing low mileage some failing after. This is whole part failure only by Toyota Hybrid vehicles. This repair only done by Toyota dealership because of Toyota software to install.    Repair cost about 3500$ and i can't afford this repair cost i have 3 children 6years, 3years, 10 month old. Dangerous to drive with kids. Toyota USA already denied my request.  Sincerly, [XXX]  INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11509101,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2023","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"The Hybrid inverter failed on the car instantly stopping the car without any sort of warning what so ever. Car did not have a limp mode or any way to get the car off to the side of the road. It stopped in the traffic lane and had to be pushed out of harm's way. A search shows like it's becoming a common problem, $12,000.00 to fix it is another problem.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11508310,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2023","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE","summary":"The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS and stabili-trak warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic retrieved DTC: C1391, indicating that the brake actuator assembly was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the Extended Program had expired, and the contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11505054,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2023","vin":"JTEES42A182","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"Unable to buckle 3rd row passenger side seat belt buckle. Safety of my children were put at risk as I didn\u2019t realize this until recently since our family grew. No warning indicating lights are on.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11496241,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2022","vin":"JTEES41A082","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"Airbag failed to deploy in a front-left collision with another vehicle. The other vehicle's airbags did deploy.  The vehicle is totalled and not available for inspection. The lack of deployment resulted in a head injury and whiplash.  There was no advanced warning of this being a problem.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11492197,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2022","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"All the lights relating to brakes and ABS flashed up on the dashboard. We continued home slowly. Upon investigation from a trusted mechanic it seems it is the brake actuator. From numerous reviews and complaints online this is a reoccurring issue with Toyota cars but recalls were only issued for 2006-2007 models even though the 2008 Highlander hybrids use the same part.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11489912,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2022","vin":"JTEDS42A682","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"While driving the vehicle the back door and glass back panel sometimes release and open unexpectedly .  I saw that a \"service bulletin\" was issued for a problem with the rear door,       (T-SB-0091-12), but a dealership told me my vehicle wasn't \"covered\".","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11485908,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2022","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Needed to have hub and bearing and spindles replaced in front driver's side wheel (AWD). Repair shop completed repairs and aligned the vehicle. Computer needed to be reset after alignment. Shop followed reset instructions and vehicle then showed codes for the ABS system (ABS pump and actuator and skid control module). Repair shop cannot reset computer without replacing parts estimated cost is over $5,600. No work on brakes or ABS system was done. No errors or codes previously existed prior to replacement of bearing and hub. No codes existed until after the alignment was completed. ABS system no longer works. Repair was completed at an independent repair shop. Have appointment with dealership on 9/29 to see if code can be reset. These codes were an issue in 06-07 Highlander hybrids and Prius models and part of a recall.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11480283,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2022","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS warning light at 118,000  7/8/2022    C1391 This is a known recall and problem on the earlier model Highlanders, as well as the second generation Highlanders, but not recalled as of today 8/19/22.   It is a flawed ABS design and safety hazzard.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11478697,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2022","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Brake system failed in hybrid and issue is well documented. Current lawsuits however not including this make/model.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11477729,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2022","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"Slowing down, but the car surged forward colliding into a building. The dealership only ran a .5 hour diagnosis and couldn't find anything. Did not proceed w/further diagnosis as did not want to pay out of pocket.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11475598,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2022","vin":"Jteds41a682","components":"WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"No nothing has been inspected I didn\u2019t even know it had a recall all my lights on my truck are on now","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11468963,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2022","vin":"JTEDS41A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"This vehicle has had ongoing issues with the O2 sensors not working, I have researched online for years and have read that there are several online forums of 2008 Highlander owners complaining of the same issue. The problem that I (we all) face with this, is that it constantly fails, never being able to know if there is an actual issue becuase of the faulty sensors or wiring causing the sensors to go out. I am always frightened that something is wrong with the car and spent hundreds and continue to spend having my car checked. I am a single mom who lost my job at the beginning of the pandemic, I have two school aged kids. Having them in a car that I can not be sure we are safe in, is scary. The cost to replace the sensors as there are 3 that have been a constant pain of not working correctly is insane! It is going to be in upwards of $600 to repair! I absolutely can't afford that, being an unemployed single mother of two. Even when I was employed, living paycheck to paycheck to have to pay out almost a thousand dollars when from what I've read from others that replacing will still result in it failing again. So I have to drive around in a car that has all the sensor lights on, something really bad could happen to the car and since all the sensor lights remain on, I'll never know if something is wrong with the car- something bad could happen to me and my children while we are driving in the car. How can someone replace the sensors only for them to keep going out. This is a serious problem, I've dealt with this for years, only today did I learn that I could report this after receiving a recall letter from Toyota today regarding the paint on my car.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11459644,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2022","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS system failure for the second time after repair, cost $3400 to replace after causing complete loss of brakes. 4 years after incident same exact ABS warning and VCS system failure with message to immediately take vehicle to dealership. There is a class action lawsuit on other hybrid models but Toyota inspected and said it would cost another $3500 to fix because there is no recall on the part.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11459297,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2022","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Chief complaint ISSUES were as follow : \" BRAKE MALFUNCTION  STOP  The vehicle in a safe plase immediately and  contact  Dealer.\" Warning lights were illuminated on the instrument cluster or information display: yellow master warning light, the red brake system warning light and buzzer, yellow ABS warning light, yellow SLIP indicator light. After carefull diagnosis, it was determined that the brake booster pump was turning on frequently or working constantly. Unusual squeaky noise can be heard when depressing the brake pedal. In addition, the ABS Diagnostic Trouble Codes were identical as the problem. From research it should be  noted. Toyota  has previously identified  and issued  safety  recall for the same vehicle  however  stopped short of including  the 2008 Toyota Highlander hybrid  model with the aforementioned  Vin number.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11456259,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2022","vin":"Jtees42a482","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"The drivers door either locks or doesn\u2019t when hitting the lock button it shake (unlocks an locks rapidly.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11455308,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2022","vin":"Jtees42a482","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"The driver door lock either won\u2019t unlock or won\u2019t lock it does a back n forth montion","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11455306,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2022","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"The radio started skipping and the DVD player won\u2019t turn on","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":11454398,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2022","vin":"JTEEW41AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"When I started my 2008 Highlander Hybrid on Valentine\u2019s Day and drove 3 car lengths from my drive way, my dash screen notified me with \u201cCheck ABS, Check Brake System, and Check VSC System\u201d all with \u201cHave your car checked by a dealer\u201d. I reversed the car and returned to my driveway. My husband called a friend mechanic shop owner who ran the diagnostic report that showed a C1391code.  I remembered I received a notification letter regarding this issue and called the dealer. Service agent indicated that without Toyota doing the diagnostic run on my vehicle, they could not give me any quote on the price, but notified me that the letter I received had expired on December 31, 2020 or 10 years or 150,000 miles.  My Highlander had this alert screen notification at 144,000 miles. I was told I would be responsible for repair charges.  Feeling very frustrated, I called the Toyota corporate number and spoke to a female who then connected me with a supervisor. I explained my experience and the representative explained the notification letter had expired and was unlike a recall, which was indefinite. I emphasized to him that since Toyota knew this was a problem, how could they put an expiration date on the failed Brake Booster Actuator Pump Assembly  that they clearly knew was a brake problem. Furthermore, Toyota, which I have been a loyal owner of five vehicles, had only allowed one year +  for their accountability to the fixing the brake assembly parts. This meant it was a luck of the draw depending on miles driven for the brake assembly to fail during the little more than a year notification period for Toyota to be responsible for replacing the parts. I find this to be very unfair and unjust.  I voiced my opinion to the 800 number a second time, & was told that if the NHTSA had determined it a recall, no expiration date.  As a senior citizen who is on a fixed income,  I believe Toyota should fix all Brake Booster Actuator Pumps that fail and NHTSA should demand a recall.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11452005,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2022","vin":"jteew41ax82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The Brake Actuator Assembly and Brake Booster Pump Assembly have failed on my 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.  As I understand, this is a common problem for my vehicle and Toyota has agreed to fix it if the mileage is under 150,000 miles (which mine is) AND the time since first use is less than 10 years (which is not the case.)  For this safety issue, I think Toyota should be standing behind the safety of their vehicles and fix my brake pump. This is putting my family at risk.  This issue has been confirmed by my local independent auto service company. The warning lights came on after the failure (brake, ABS, master warning, traction control).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11444062,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2021","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The ABS ACTUATOR failed in my 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The screen inside the car flashed ABS // VSC // CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. Vehicle is at 144,000 miles The component is out of stock nationwide and Toyota dealer has issued a warranty extension.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11442547,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2021","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"On November 26, 2021 my 2008 Highlander Hybrid started displaying Check ABS, Check VSC System, Check Brake System and Brake Malfunction, errors on the display screen. I could feel the the grinding noise and brake pedal seemed different than normal. The Brake Malfunction error was displayed with a warning to \"Stop the vehicle in a safe place immediately, and contact a dealer\". I bought a vehicle diagnosis code reader and it showed C1391 (Abnormal Leak in Accumulator Pressure). I received the same code late last year in 2020 and took my vehicle to dealer. They told me that I was not driving my vehicle due to pandemic and the 12V battery went bad. They removed the errors and I replaced the battery from Walmart. I did not see the error code again until now (after 1 year). I received a Customer Support Program Bulletin letter (POL19-06) from Toyota in 2019 or early 2020 which mentioned C1391 as a verification of problem in vehicle. I showed it to the dealership during my 2020 visit and they said my vehicle is not covered. I believed them since I did not see the error again after replacing the 12V battery. Now I am having the same problem again. The ABS error was displayed on 11/26/2021. I was able to read and reset the ABS error code C1391 on 11/30/2021. The ABS error showed up again on 12/2/2021 while I was driving the car with my family in it. I had to reset it to reach home safely. It ABS error came back ON again before reaching home. I am unable to get it fixed because the extended warranty provided by Toyota for this known safety issue expired on 12/31/2020 and now I am billed for the replacement parts and labor ($4000). Toyota should have opened a recall for this faulty ABS system or should not have an expiry date to this program. After searching the internet I am also surprised that this problem is not only with Highlander Hybrid but though out Toyota and Lexus product lines. I request you to please ask Toyota to open a recall on this life threatening issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11442260,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"12/01/2021","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the brake malfunction and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that when she started the vehicle, she was unable to depress the brake pedal to the floor and started to hear an abnormal noise. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the brake booster pump assembly and brake actuator assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11440269,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/19/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2021","vin":"JTEES43AX82","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"On January 19, 2021, after driving for about two hours, I suddenly started to hear an unusual knocking noise from the engine.  I slowed down, but I was unable to pull over immediately because I was driving on a very dark two lane highway, with no safe shoulder.  After the same noise continued for about five to ten minutes, a light began to flash indicating extremely low oil pressure, and warning that the car should stop immediately.  At that point, fortunately, I was able to pull over at a gas station, where I discovered that oil was gushing from my engine onto the ground.  I checked my oil dipstick and noted that the car had no oil, and was thus inoperable. I was extremely concerned that the engine had been damaged while being driven with little to no oil.   In 2014, Toyota issued a notice  of a Warranty Enhancement Program \u2013 ZE2, related to extending warranty coverage for repairs related to a leaking or seeping engine oil cooler pipe.  I never received any owner notification of this issue in 2014. Toyota refused to pay for the repair in 2021, and now in November 2021, the engine has quit due to the damage incurred  in January 2021.  The engine oil cooler pipe is defective and my family could have been seriously injured or killed by its catastrophic failure.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11434925,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2021","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"On September 25, 2021, my husband was driving our 2008 Highlander locally to the store. The low pressure light came on and said pull over immediately. He pulled over and and checked the oil dip stick and our car was totally out of oil. He also notice oil under our car and a line of oil going up the street. The following day, I contacted Toyota Experience Center and was informed their were no service campaigns on my Highlander. I had the car towed to my local mechanic and he verified that the car had no oil and replaced the failed oil cooler hose.  My concern is that the oil cooler hose failed, draining all of the oil in minutes. I feel this is a safety issue because of how rapidly it occurred and If we couldn't immediately stop the car our engine could have seized up and made the car stop.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11430796,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2021","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"On approx. August 13, 2021, my 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicle began making grinding sounds when the brake is fully depressed while the transmission lever is set to \"drive\".  On approx. August 20, 2021, my vehicle started showing 4 error messages on the display: Brake Malfunction, Check ABS, Check VSC System, and Check Brake System. The Brake Malfunction error was displayed with a warning to \"Stop the vehicle in a safe place immediately, and contact a dealer\". At the same time, these 5 warning lamps became illuminated: Brake System Warning Light and Warning Buzzer (Red), Brake System Warning Light (Yellow), Master Warning Light (Yellow), ABS Warning Light (Yellow), and SLIP Indicator (Yellow). A car repair technician obtained the following error codes from the vehicle in a diagnosis: C1241 (Low or High Power Supply Voltage), C1253 (Pump Motor Relay), and C1391 (Abnormal Leak in Accumulator). I was informed that the VSC (vehicle stability control) safety feature of the vehicle is disabled while the error codes and messages are present.  Toyota previously issued a customer support bulletin (No. POL19-06) on June 6, 2019, titled \"Customer Support Program ZKC: Certain 2008-2010 Model Year Highlander Hybrid Vehicles Coverage for Brake Actuator Assembly and Brake Booster Pump Assembly\". In the bulletin, Toyota acknowledged that its 2008-2010 Highlander Hybrid models had \"certain internal malfunctions of the Brake Actuator Assembly\". Affected error codes include C1391, C1252, C1256, and C1253. Affected warning lamps consists of all 5 of the warning lamps that were illuminated in my vehicle. Affected parts include 04008-26448 (Actuator Assy, Brake w/ Fluid) and 04008-51148 (Pump Kit, Brake Booster w/ Accumulator).  Instead of issuing a recall for this hazardous defect, Toyota opted to offer \"Customer Support Program ZKC\". The malfunction that manifested my vehicle is not eligible for this program. Toyota should issue a proper recall to address this safety hazard.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11429849,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/16/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2021","vin":"jteew44a382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"2008-2010 Toyota Highlander (hybrid, in my case) has an ongoing problem with the brake actuator and brake booster.  In my case, within a year I will have had these items replaced twice.  The cost to me will be about $3000.  According to many website chats and blogs, this is a repeated repair even after having replaced it.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11424360,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2021","vin":"jteds42a082","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"srs light stays on.  have seen many comp;aints on this with 2008 highlander. many say its a wiring problem in steering column.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11415447,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/27/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2021","vin":"JTEEW41AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MAY 2021 UPDATE: 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID 184,XXXMI      I OWN A 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN GREAT SHAPE, MINUS INTERNAL LEAKAGE IN MY BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. MY CAR THREW THE DEATH CODE [C1391] WHICH IS THE INDICATION THAT THIS IS THE ISSUE. THE SCREEN INSIDE THE CAR FLASHED ABS // VSC // CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP AND HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY EVER SINCE. THE \"RECALL\" ON THE ACTUATOR IS NOT ACTUALLY A RECALL, IT IS A \"WARRANTY EXTENSION.\"AFTER RECEIVING A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT OF $4200CAD, I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT MY ISSUE.     MY HIGHLANDER HAS 184,XXXMI AND IS A 2008 SO IT IS BEYOND THE MILAGE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (150,000MI) AND BEYOND THE END DATE OF THE INFINITY MILEAGE REPLACEMENT (NEW WARRANTY ENDED DEC 2020, OF COURSE). I CALLED TOYOTA, MADE A CLAIM, AND 24HRS LATER I CALLED BACK IN AND WAS DIRECTED TO SPEAK WITH THE WARRANTY DEPARTMENT MANAGER. ALTHOUGH MY APPROACH WAS DIRECT, THOROUGH, AND CALM, HE REALLY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE. HE DEFENDED TOYOTA STATING THAT THEY \"ALREADY WERE BEING VERY GRACIOUS BY EXTENDING THE CLAIM TO BEGIN WITH\" AND THAT \"THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO.\"    I FIND THE FACT THAT TOYOTA RECOGNIZES THEY HAVE USED A FAULTY PART IN THEIR HIGHLANDERS, AND DID NOT LIST IT AS A \"RECALL\" (SO YOU COULD GET IT SWAPPED OUT BEFORE IT CAUSED PROBLEMS) IS RIDICULOUS. I MISSED THE CUT-OFF BY 5MO AND HIS ONLY RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CALL MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND \"SHOP AROUND\" FOR A CHEAPER PART.       ESTIMATED REPAIR COST: $4,200CAD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11413044,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2021","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ON MARCH 26, 2021 WHEN WE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WERE SEVERAL INDICATORS AND MESSAGES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED BY A TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY.  UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH IT BECAME CLEAR THAT TOYOTA IS FULLY AWARE OF MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ON THIS VEHICLE AND COMMUNICATED IT TO OWNERS IN A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION-ZKC IN 2019.  IN THAT VOLUNTARY COMMUNICATION, TOYOTA IDENTIFIED THE MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND STATED THAT THE COST OF REPAIRS WAS COVERED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2020.  HOWEVER, SINCE THIS PROBLEM DID NOT BECOME APPARENT UNTIL MARCH 26, 2021 TOYOTA DID NOT FULLY COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS.  IT IS UNCLEAR WHY THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND MALFUNCTION HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED AS A RECALL.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ONLINE OF BRAKE FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND BOOSTER PUMP SOME WITH CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES.  NO ONE AT TOYOTA HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY REPAIRS ARE NOT COVERED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND INDICATE THAT IT WAS APPARENTLY AN ARBITRARY DATE.  MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THIS WAS A DELIBERATE EFFORT BY TOYOTA TO LIMIT THEIR FINANCIAL EXPOSURE WITH NO REGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS.  HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND REQUIRE TOYOTA TO NOTIFY ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE OF THE DEFECT AND POTENTIAL DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE AND HAVE TOYOTA RECALL THE VEHICLE AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS.    THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REPAIR IS $2,700.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11408267,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2021","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE ABS ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED WENT OUT SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE WE HAD PLANNED A LONG TRIP.  WE HEARD A NOISE AND TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED IT.  THANKFULLY WE WERE NOT HURT OR IN AN ACCIDENT.THE 2006 AND 2007 HIGHLANDERS HAVE RECALLS ON THEM FOR THIS PROBLEM.  THE 2008 HAS THE SAME BRAKE COMPONENTS, PER OUR MECHANIC, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 2008.  WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY, AS IT USES THE SAME PARTS THAT ALREADY HAVE A RECALL ON THEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11408283,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2021","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary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products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11407738,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2021","vin":"JTEEW41A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD AND INFORMATION DISPLAY: BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK ABS AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM. THE BRAKES GOT HARD TO PRESS ALL THE SUDDEN AFTER THE LIGHTS CAME ON, I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA BACK IN 2019 STATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL'S BRAKE ACTUATOR AND THAT IF MY VEHICLE HAD THESE SYMPTOMS, THEY WOULD REPAIR IT FOR FREE, BUT I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF. THE PRIMARY COVERAGE FOR THIS WAS UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 AND THE SECONDARY COVERAGE WAS UNTIL THE CAR HAD 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES ON IT. THEY TOLD ME I DON'T QUALIFY FOR EITHER COVERAGES SINCE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS UNTIL 2020 AND MY CAR ALREADY HAS 12 YEARS (FIRST DATE OF USE MAY, 2009), EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 80,280 MILES ON IT. MY LOCAL DEALER'S ESTIMATE FOR THIS PROBLEM TOTALS $3,873.55 WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS FOR A PROBLEM THEY RECOGNIZED HAPPENS TO EVERY MODEL IN MY CATEGORY, AND A PROBLEM THEY WOULD'VE FIXED FOR FREE LESS THAN 4 MONTHS AGO. EVEN MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME TO BE CAREFUL AND NOT DRIVE THE CAR AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD'VE BEEN A RECALL, NOT A WARRANTY EXTENSION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11403006,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2021","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"VEHICLE DRAINED THE NEW 12 VOLT BATTERY RECENTLY INSTALLED.  I DELIVERED THE BATTERY TO THE VENDOR WHO CHARGED IT AND RAN AN ANALYSIS AND FOUND THAT THE BATTERY WAS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.  THEY INDICATED SOMETHING IN THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE DRAIN.  UPON REPLACING THE FULLY CHARGED BATTERY THE VEHICLE DID NOT START.  THERE WERE THREE WARNING MESSAGES:  CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK VSC SYSTEM, AND CHECK 4WD SYSTEM.  THE BRAKING SYSTEM ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ONE IN THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AND I RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING COVERAGE FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSES THESE WARNINGS.  WHEN I HAD THIS CHECKED PRIOR TO THE COVERAGE EXPIRATION DATE OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ISSUE.  THE COST TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE SEEMS PROHIBITIVE AT OVER $3,000.00.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11398479,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/19/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2021","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE CAR KEEPS LUNGING FORWARD AS THE BRAKE IS BEING PRESSED AT TIMES.  THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IN SNOWY AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.  I WAS FORCED ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOP.  THE CAR BRAKE STOPPED WORKING BRIEFLY AND THE CAR INSTEAD JERK FORWARD.  I CALLED TOYOTA ON 3/1/2021 WHO CLAIMED IT IS PART A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM TO REPAIR AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND NOT CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL AND WILL THEY WILL NOT MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.  THIS IS A DEFINITE RECALL AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP.  I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, SNOWY CONDITIONS, AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP GOING DOWNHILL WHEN THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AS THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11383381,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2020","vin":"JTEES43A782","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A SHORT  TRIP ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHEN A HOSE ON THE ENGINE OIL COOLING ASSEMBLY BURST.  THIS RESULTED IN ALL OF THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE BEING DRAINED IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.  NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AS A RESULT OF THIS.  I DIDN'T DISCOVER THE ISSUE UNTIL PULLING BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY IN WHICH THERE IS AN INCLINE.  THEN THE LIGHT INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE FINALLY CAME ON.  I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE DIPSTICK TO BE COMPLETELY DRY.  I ALSO FOUND A SLOW DRIP OF OIL UNDER THE CAR (ONLY SLOW SINCE IT WAS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL REMAINING).  I THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE BACK HATCH OF THE VEHICLE WERE COVERED WITH OIL.  MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE OIL THAT COVERED THE VEHICLE DID NOT CATCH FIRE AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THE OIL SLICK ON THE HIGHWAY DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS.      I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL.  NOT ONLY DID THEIR KNOWN ENGINEERING ISSUE PUT MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILIES' LIVES IN DANGER, THEY ARE ALSO NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OF THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT THEIR KNOWN DEFECT CAUSED.      THERE IS A \"WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT\" THAT WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA FOR THIS DEFECT.  ACCORDING TO TOYOTA THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE WAS ISSUED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE.  I HAVE ALSO HAD OTHER WORK PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN AND WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT OR WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT.      I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW A MANUFACTURER CAN KNOW A DEFECT EXISTS THAT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE ENGINE SEIZURE, FIRE AND ACCIDENTS, BUT NOT ISSUE A RECALL.  INSTEAD THEY LIMIT THE NOTICE TO A \"WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT\" WHICH ISN'T CAUGHT BY THE DEALERSHIP FROM A VIN CHECK.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11382796,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/09/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2020","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"STEERING WENT OUT ALL OF ASUDDEN WITHOUT NOTICE,ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH,,MY SPEED WAS LEGAL SPEED IN TEXAS 80MPH,,,ALSO A THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE GOING TO BE APPLIED,,TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED CAR AND ABS BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11377733,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2020","vin":"JTEDS42A582","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON I40 NEAR TEXAS/NM STATE LINE, OIL COOLER LINE FAILED RESULTING IN THE HIGHLANDER DUMPING OIL ON THE ROADWAY FOR OVER A MILE BEFORE IT WAS NOTICED. PULLED OFF IMMEDIATELY, SAW OIL POURING OUT FROM BOTTOM PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COVER. EXTERIOR LOWER PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR OF VEHICLE WERE ALSO COVERED IN OIL. NO DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS EVER WARNED OF ISSUE. THIS LEFT US STRANDED ON SIDE OF BUSY INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY SEMI TRAFFIC FOR HOURS WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS, WHERE WE HAD TO WAIT A DAY FOR THE PART.     COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TOYOTA KNEW OF A DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND DEATH, AND CHOSE NOT TO ISSUE A RECALL! WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL ACTION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11375362,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2020","vin":"JTEES42A282","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY NORTH ON INTERSTATE 81 AT 1:00 AM. WE WERE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 75 MPH. IN MY DRIVER-SIDE MIRROR, I NOTICED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A MIST GETTING KICKED UP BEHIND THE CAR AND COVERING THE REAR WINDOW. IN THE DARK, I COULDN'T TELL IF IT WAS WATER OR SOME OTHER LIQUID. THE ROAD WAS DRY SO MY WIFE AND I PLANNED TO GET OFF ON THE NEXT EXIT AND INSPECT THE CAR, WE HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR, AND STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DID NOT SEEM SAFE.   WHILE WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT EXIT, I KEPT LOOKING FOR INDICATOR LIGHTS TO COME ON AND CHECKING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO SEE IF I COULD DISCERN IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STAYED WITHIN NORMAL LEVELS. THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ABOUT 5-6 MINUTES, THE ENGINE SEIZED. ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE DISPLAY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC SYSTEM. THANKFULLY THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN ON THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. WHEN FINALLY WE GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE OIL COOLANT LINE HAD \"BLOWN\" AND OUR ENGINE HAD SEIZED FROM A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL.   TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT THE CAR ALSO DISPLAYED THE VSC WARNING SO WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO BEAMAN TOYOTA WHERE WE PAID 1818.60 TO HAVE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WATER PUMP AND DRIVE BELT REPLACED. KNOWING WE WERE GOING ON THE ABOVE TRIP WE HAD ALL THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS PERFORMED SO WE COULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE CAR DURING OUR TRIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11374370,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2020","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THE PULSATE WGEN YOU START TO PRESS ON THEM. THEN WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES IT WILL FEEL LIKES ITS GRABBING THEN IT RELEAES AND THE PEDAL FEELS LIKE IT HAS NO PRESSURE IN IT. THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND NOW IT HAS A LONG HIGH PITCH BEEP WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON OR APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11355261,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2020","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SHOWED CODE P0A1B - DRIVE MOTOR 'A' CONTROL MODULE, THE CODE WAS CLEARED MANUALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 3 MILES THEN PARKED. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON ITS OWN AS WE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HAS NOT BEEN BACK ON SINCE DRIVING IT THERE AND BACK, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DROVE AROUND A LITTLE AND THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, WE BROUGHT IT HOME AND HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 7 MILES WITHOUT THE LIGHT COMING ON. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE TOYOTA THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR OUR VIN BUT IT IS SHOWING ALL SIGNS OF THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY RECALL THAT AFFECTED 235,000 VEHICLES IN THE RECALL. TOYOTA QUOTED THE REPAIR AT $9000+ AND EVEN THOUGH IT HAS THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11354803,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2020","vin":"JTEDS41A582","components":"STEERING","summary":"CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN  STARTED IN JULY OF 2020 AND IS GETTING WORSE  CURRENT MILEAGE IS 130000. I MOSTLY HERE THE NOISE WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO FEEL THE CLICK IN THE STERRING WHEEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11354006,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2020","vin":"JTEES42A182","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I HAD AN ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE RUPTURE AT 131000 MILES.  I LEFT AN OIL SLICK A MILE LONG ON THE STREET CAUSING A HAZARD IN THE ROAD AND A MESS IN MY GARAGE.  ENGINE OIL HAD SPRAYED ALL OVER THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE AND ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS HEAVILY SMOKING AND I NOTICED A SMALL FIRE DOWN IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SO I HAD TO POUR WATER ON THE FIRE.  TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR A GOOD 7 YEARS BECAUSE I RECEIVED A \"WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE\" (ZE2) IN 2014 STATING THAT THE OIL COOLER HOSE COULD SPRING A \"LEAK\" AND THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY FOR SAID PART TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES.  BUT TOYOTA PLAYED DOWN THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE STATING THAT A MAJORITY OF VEHICLES WITH THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART WOULDN'T FAIL.  TOYOTA KNEW THAT THE RUBBER HOSE WILL FAIL ON ALL VEHICLES DUE TO THE HEAT/COOL CYCLE BY ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER (ABOUT 6 INCHES AWAY) SO THEY REDESIGNED THE OIL COOLER LINES TO BE ALL METAL.  ALL TOYOTA/LEXUS VEHICLES WITH THE 2GR-FE ENGINE (2007-2011) WILL EXPERIENCE THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE RUBBER OIL COOLER HOSE(S) OVER TIME AND I'M SURE VEHICLE FIRES HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED DUE TO THIS KNOWN DESIGN FLAW.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11350851,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2020","vin":"JTEDS43AX82","components":"STEERING","summary":"MILEAGE ON 2008 HIGHLANDER SPORT IS 159226. WIFE ADJUSTED STEERING TELESCOPE/TILT WHEN SLOWING TO STOP SIGN. STEERING WHEEL COLUMN CAME OFF IN HER LAP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11340439,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2020","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SMOKE WAS SUDDENLY PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT HOOD BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER STOPPING AND EXAMINING UNDER THE HOOD IT WAS DISCOVERED NO OIL WAS PRESENT IN THE ENGINE AND OIL HAD SPILLED ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE HAD BURST CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,652.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11338931,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2020","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008 WE WERE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY BACK ROAD.  IN IDAHO,  WE HAD JUST STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO DRIVE FORWARD AFTER GOING AROUND 100-200 METERS AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE SCREEN WITH ALL THE WARNINGS BEGAN GOING OFF.  ALL OF THEM SAYING PULL OVER TOT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THAT ALL THE SYSTEMS WERE FAILING.  ALL THE WARNINGS SAID THINGS TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER.  WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE FORWARD BY PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AND YOU COULD HEAR THE CAR TRYING TO DO SOMETHING BUT NOTHING HAPPENED.  THE CAR DID TURN ON BUT THAT WAS IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11337872,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2020","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRACTION SENSOR CAME ON. FOLLOWED BY A WARNING OF CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND VCS SYSTEM. AND CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11338000,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2020","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE RUPTURED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUTOFF THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE DRIVER'S ASSESSMENT. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON SIMILAR VEHICLES HOWEVER, THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,156.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11337284,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2020","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008. MY CAR IS MAKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHENEVER I HIT THE BRAKE REGARDLESS OF IF THE CAR IS MOVING OR HALT. INITIALLY TOYOTA SERVICE GUYS SAID THAT THE SOUND IS EXPECTED AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT DURING MY LAST VISIT TO THEM THEY MENTIONED MY ABS ACTUATOR AND MOTOR HAS GONE BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.   THE ESTIMATE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS AROUND $3200. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SIMILAR CASES AND I REQUEST TOYOTA TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE PAT 'ABS ACTUATOR AND MOTOR'.   PRIOR MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND ALTHOUGH 2008 USES THE SAME COMPONENTS , IT HAS NOT BEEN RE-CALLED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11328848,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2020","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"DEAR SIR/MADAM THE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER /CAMRY AND SIENNA HAVE A OIL COOLER LINE WHICH IS MADE OF RUBBER AND EXPLODE DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF THE OIL. ALL THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN CAUSING OIL TO BE LEAKED ALL OVER THE ROADS OF AMERICA WITH TOYOTA NOT HAVING ISSUED A RECALL. YEARS 2008 - 2013 .THIS ISSUE IS DANGEROUS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11325617,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2020","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED AND THEN THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. IT SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO PULL OVER AS SOON AS YOU COULD SAFETY AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER. WELL THE ENGINE DIED ABRUPTLY AND LOSS POWER IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WAS ON A ONE LANE ROAD WITH A SHOULDER AND NO ONE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS A LOWER END MOTOR FAILURE BUT REALLY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. IN FACT IT IS STILL AT THE MECHANIC'S AND THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. IT APPEARS THAT IT MAY BE THE ENGINE INVERTER BUT STILL NOT SURE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AND TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE ADDRESS THIS. MY CAR IS A 2008 HIGHLAND HYBRID WITH 119,000 MILES ON.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11323883,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2020","vin":"JTEEW41A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"RECENTLY ALL THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE WARNING NOTE ON THE SCREEN SAID TO TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER TO FIX. AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC THE DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT BOTH THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP AND ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3,064 INCLUDING THE 3-4 HOURS LABOR COST  AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE APPARENTLY IT IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THESE VEHICLES.FOR SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS I'M SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11319173,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2020","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE RUBBER OIL COOLER LINE (PART NUMBER: 040004-29131) OF OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER BURST AT 139,000 MILES CAUSING AN OIL SPILL AND COMPLETE AND IRREVERSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL STARVATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN HIGH-SPEED MOTION IN A CONGESTED HIGHWAY DURING ICY-AND FOGGY CONDITIONS. DRIVER MANAGED TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE ROAD, NOT CAUSING ANY ACCIDENTS, JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE IRREVERSIBLY BROKE AND SHUT DOWN. TWO DAYS PRIOR THE INCIDENT, OIL-CHANGE SCHEDULED SERVICE WAS PERFORMED BY A TOYOTA-CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP SHOWING NO SIGNS OF ENGINE/ENGINE OIL-COOLING LINE ABNORMALITIES.  DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE DISPLAYED WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD OF LOW ENGINE OIL/PRESSURE SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THIS DEFECTIVE PART HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE TOYOTA'S 2014 \"WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, ZE2\" FOR REPAIRS AT NO COST UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2016 OR PAST THAT DATE FOR \"10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.\" TOYOTA CLAIMS THEY MAILED A LETTER FOR \"SEVERAL MONTHS\" AFTER \"LATE JULY 2014\" FOR ZE2 TO OWNERS BUT THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE NEITHER EVER RECEIVED SUCH LETTER NOR WAS NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA CORP./DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDER *CONSISTENT, SCHEDULED, AND REGULAR CAR SERVICES* SINCE ITS ORIGINAL AND SOLE PURCHASE IN 2008.   THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL TO THE NHTSA UPON *UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS DESIGN* FOR USING RUBBER PRESSURIZED PIPES IN V6 ENGINES INSTEAD OF METAL-BASED MATERIALS, DEFECTIVE PART AWARENESS, INCIDENT HISTORY, AND THE EXTENT OF THE HIGH HAZARD RISK THAT INVOLVES THIS PART FAILURE: OIL SPILL (NOT OIL LEAKING AS STATED IN ZE2) CAN OCCUR AT HIGH RESULTING IN A NON-OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT VEHICLE LOSS AND HIGH PROBABILITIES OF CRASH, INJURIES, FIRE, AND/OR FATALITIES.  THIS IS ALSO EXACERBATED BY THE EMBEDDED DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF POOR TIMING TO DISPLAY ENGINE FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11312153,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2020","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS FAILURE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL BASED ON AN ONLINE SEARCH. PRIOR MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, AND ALTHOUGH THE 2008 USES THE SAME COMPONENTS, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN THAT THE BRAKES CAN FAIL. FIXING THE ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES A DISASTER COSTS $4000 +","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11311913,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2020","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE ON MY 2008 HIGHLANDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND LEAKED AT 124,000 MILE/12 YEARS (IN FEB 2020).  HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY & SMOKE IN MY CABIN. TOYOTA HAS SET A LIMIT OF EXTENDED LIMITED WARRANTY (LCS-ZE2) TO FIX THIS DEFECT BUT ONLY IF IT OCCURS AT < (OR EQUAL) 10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES.  MANY REPORTS ON THE WEB INDICATE CARS PAST THE TOYOTA ARBITRARY CUT OFFS FOR TIME AND MILES.  THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT/RISK BECAUSE ALL OF THE OIL COULD LEAK OUT FROM A DEFECTIVE PIPE &  ENGINE COULD CATCH FIRE OR FREEZE. I HAD SMOKE IN THE CABIN AND A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. OF  NOTE, MY CAR WAS SERVICED (OIL CHANGE) AND A MULTIPOINT INSPECTION BY TOYOTA 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO OIL LEAK (IN JAN 2020) AND THE OIL LEAK WAS NOT NOTED. THIS  MEANS THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED RECENTLY AND WELL PAST THE ARBITRARY TIME INTERVAL/MILEAGE LIMIT SET BY TOYOTA.   AT NO TIME DID MY TOYOTA DEALER NOTIFY ME REGARDING THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT OR THAT THIS COULD E A PROBLEM OR NOR DID MY TOYOTA DEALER SPECIFICALLY LOOK FOR THIS PROBLEM ON MY CAR DURING INSPECTION.  A FULL SCALE RECALL IS REQUIRED FOR THIS DEFECT, NOT A LIMITED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER.   ATTACHED ARE  1- THE INVOICE TO FIX THE OIL ENGINE PIPE LEAK   2- THE INSPECTION FROM TOYOTA DEALER WITH NO EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK (JAN 2020)  3-WARRANTY & WEBCHAT OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF SIMILAR DANGEROUS EFFECTS OF THE OIL LEAK AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT OCCURRED PAST THE TOYOTA ARBITRARY LIMITS  4. INVOICE DOCUMENTING THE OIL CHANGE (JAN 2020) SHOWING NO EVIDENCE OF A LEAK    WHEN TOYOTA SET THE LIMITS ON THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, THEY HAD NO IDEA IF THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY IN LENGTH TO CATCH ALL THE PROBLEMS. BECAUSE TOYOTA OWNERS KEEP THEIR VEHICLES FOR A LONG TIME, THESE ARBITRARY INTERVALS ARE NOT SUFFICIENT. THEREFORE A FULL RECALL IS REQUIRED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11308931,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2020","vin":"JTEES41A882","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN ACCELLERATING INTO TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE CAR MOVES INTO THE TRAFFIC BUT DOES NOT ACCELLERATE BUT COASTS DISPITE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL.  AFTER 2 TO 5 SECONDS THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE.  THE TECH AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER THROTTLE CONTROL THAT SETS ACCORDING TO DRIVING HABITS.   THIS STALL WHEN ACCELLERATION IS NEEDED HAS ALMOST CAUSED MANY COLLISIONS FROM TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND THE VEHICLE.  THIS STALL HAPPENS ALSO WHEN TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON ROADS, PULL OUT FROM BEHIND VEHICLE BEING PASSED, DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND NO ACCELERATION FOR 2 TO 5 SECONDS THEN THE ACCELLERATION HAPPENS.  THIS COMPUTER FLAW IS SUCH A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IF I LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I HAVE TO WARN THEM ABOUT THE ACCELERATION DELAY AND TO MAKE SURE THERE IS BEYOND NORMAL CLEAR SPACE BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.  I TRY TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY AND AVOID FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL.  IN ORDER AVOID A SAFETY ISSUE THIS COMPUTER THROTTLE PROBLEM REQUIRES THE GAS PEDAL TO BE CONSTANTLY FLOORED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN ACCELERATION IS REALLY NEEDED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.   I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER DOING A DRIVING WORK AROUND OF THIS ISSUE.  THIS HAS HAPPEND CONSISTANTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11308932,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2020","vin":"JTEES41A882","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN ACCELLERATING INTO TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT THE CAR MOVES INTO THE TRAFFIC BUT DOES NOT ACCELLERATE BUT COASTS DISPITE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL.  AFTER 2 TO 5 SECONDS THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE.  THE TECH AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER THROTTLE CONTROL THAT SETS ACCORDING TO DRIVING HABITS.   THIS STALL WHEN ACCELLERATION IS NEEDED HAS ALMOST CAUSED MANY COLLISIONS FROM TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND THE VEHICLE.  THIS STALL HAPPENS ALSO WHEN TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON ROADS, PULL OUT FROM BEHIND VEHICLE BEING PASSED, DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND NO ACCELERATION FOR 2 TO 5 SECONDS THEN THE ACCELLERATION HAPPENS.  THIS COMPUTER FLAW IS SUCH A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IF I LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE MY VEHICLE, I HAVE TO WARN THEM ABOUT THE ACCELERATION DELAY AND TO MAKE SURE THERE IS BEYOND NORMAL CLEAR SPACE BEFORE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.  I TRY TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY AND AVOID FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL.  IN ORDER AVOID A SAFETY ISSUE THIS COMPUTER THROTTLE PROBLEM REQUIRES THE GAS PEDAL TO BE CONSTANTLY FLOORED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN ACCELERATION IS REALLY NEEDED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.   I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER DOING A DRIVING WORK AROUND OF THIS ISSUE.  THIS HAS HAPPEND CONSISTANTLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2009.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11308585,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2020","vin":"JTEES42A382","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE'S CABIN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAUSING THE RUGS TO BECOME DRENCHED     AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DRAINING SYSTEM FOR THE SUNROOF WAS CLOGGED     THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HER SHOES GETTING WET AND APPLYING THE WRONG PEDAL WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT     THE CONTACT OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE CARPET WAS DRENCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2020. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT DETERMINED THAT THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE CABIN THROUGH THE SUNROOF. THE CHANNEL THAT DRAINED THE SUNROOF WAS CLEARED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,450.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11308098,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2020","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008. MY CAR IS GIVING A SOUND UNDER THE HOOD WHENEVER I HIT THE BRAKE. NO MATTER THE CAR IS HALT OR MOVING. INITIALLY TOYOTA SERVICE GUYS SAID THAT THE SOUND IS EXPECTED AND NOTHING WRONG MY CAR. YESTERDAY THEY WERE TELLING THAT THE \"ABS ACTUATOR\" IS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED NOW OR LATER. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS $3000. I HAVE READ ONLINE ABOUT THE SIMILAR CASES. I REQUEST TO TOYOTA TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE AND ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE PART \"ABS ACTUATOR ASSY\". THE ATTACHED URL DESCRIBE THE SIMILAR ISSUE AND AT YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUND IN THE YOUTUBE URL: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WVFUMDZLE4Y&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11307403,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2020","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"RECENTLY WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD OF OUR CAR INDICATING A BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND URGING US TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE LOCATION. THE BRAKES WERE STILL WORKING AND WE WERE ABLE TO CAREFULLY AND SAFELY DRIVE HOME. AFTER SCANNING THE CAR FOR ABS ERROR CODES AND DOING A QUICK ONLINE SEARCH, I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED IN OUR CAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11296962,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2020","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON VEHICLE MONITOR ALARMS ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED AND REMAINS ALARMED AT ALL TIME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11291811,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY (PROBLEM KNOWN TO TOYOTA FOR THIS AND OTHER MODELS,) FAILED, LEADING TO DASH MESSAGES: MASTER WARNING, ABS WARNING, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING (BRAKE MALFUNCTION: STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT A DEALER), SLIP INDICATOR.    BRAKE PEDAL FUNCTION SEEMS LIMITED, AND DANGEROUS.  ALL WARNINGS COME BACK UPON SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11288651,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2019","vin":"JTEDS43A782","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP OUT OF PLACE WHEN NOT NEEDED. WHEN DRIVER IS DRIVING ESPECIALLY IF BRAKES ARE USED THE VISOR FALLS BLOCKING VIEW AND IS QUITE DANGEROUS. VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11287671,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"12/07/2019","vin":"JTEES43A082","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ON MY WAY HOME ON SATURDAY NIGHT, ABOUT 2 TO 3 STREETS FROM MY HOUSE, MY DASH STARTED TO SAY LOW FUEL.  I CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE I WAS SO CLOSE. I GET HOME AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO LISTEN TO MY CAR AND EVERYTHING SOUNDED GOOD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF. ON MONDAY MORNING, I WALKED OUT AND NOTICED ALL THE OIL IN THE CAR HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE CAR ONTO MY DRIVEWAY.  I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND A TOW TRUCK.  THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVED AND CHECKED THE OIL WITH THE DIP STICK.  SINCE THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE, WE DID NOT START THE ENGINE. HE TOWED THE CAR TO TOYOTA (WHERE I HAVE ALL MY WORK DONE INCLUDING INSPECTIONS-WHICH THE LAST ONE WAS DONE 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT).  THE TOYOTA MECHANICS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE.  THEY CALLED ME AND SAID A HOSE UNDER THE ENGINE HAD CRACKED CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK OUT.  THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART AND IT WOULD FIXED AND READY BY TUESDAY.  THE PART DIDN'T COME IN AS EXPECTED AND THE CAR WAS NOT FIXED UNTIL WEDNESDAY.  I LEFT WORK ON MY BREAK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS READY.  I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA AND DROVE BACK TO WORK.  ON THE WAY, I NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BUT ASSUMED IT WAS OK SINCE IT WAS JUST FIXED.  AFTER MY SHIFT (THURSDAY MORNING), I CAME OUT AND STARTED THE CAR.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A LOUD BANGING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE.  I CALLED TOYOTA AND HAD THEM TOW THE VEHICLE BACK TO TOYOTA.  THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND CALLED ME AND STATED THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AND THAT IT WOULD COST $7000 TO REPLACE.  THEY SAID I COULD KEEP THE VEHICLE THERE UNTIL I DECIDE WHAT TO DO.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11282336,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA AFTER BEING REFUSED SERVICE AT A LOCAL DEALER TO RESOLVE A SAFETY ISSUE, WITH NO REPLY. WHILE PRESSING BRAKE WHEN STARTING I GOT A COUPLE OF ERROR MESSAGES THAT SAID TO CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALER.  I DID SOME VERY DETAILED RESEARCH INTO THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT OTHERS HAD ENCOUNTERED. I FOUND THE ERRORS WOULD ONLY SHOW WHEN THE 12 VOLT BATTERY WAS GETTING LOW ON CHARGE. THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP IS ONE OF THE SUSPECT ITEMS DRAINING THE BATTERY BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO RUN LONG AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. SINCE I DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS TO CHECK THE CURRENT DRAW ON THIS OR IF IT IS EVEN SUPPOSED TO RUN LONG AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, I WANTED MY TOYOTA DEALER TO CHECK THIS. THERE IS A \" CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM NOTIFICATION - ZKC\" RELATED TO THIS FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. I SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT THEY CHECK OUT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP EVEN IF NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE ERRORS ONLY OCCURRING ON A LOW 12 VOLT BATTERY CHARGE. THEIR DIAGNOSIS SHOWED AN ERROR CODE OF POAA6 AND ONLY THE WARNING LIGHTS AND ERROR MESSAGE IN THE CAR DISPLAY. THEY NOT ONLY DECIDED THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT ALSO IGNORED MY SPECIFIC REQUEST TO TEST THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT MY EXPENSE. NO ATTEMPT AT CHECKING BRAKES OR 12 VOLT CHARGING SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE INVERTER TO CHECK THAT WITH THE KNOWN OUTCOME THAT THIS INVERTER IS NOT REPAIRABLE BUT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $10,000.. NEW 12V BATTERY INSTALLED. COMPUTERS CAN MALFUNCTION IF NOT GIVEN THE DESIGN OPERATING VOLTAGE! I HAVE TROUBLE BELIEVING THAT THERE IS A \"HYBRID BATTERY VOLTAGE SYSTEM ISOLATION FAULT\" DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ON BOARD COMPUTER DOES NOT REPORT THIS MESSAGE WHEN OPERATING ON A FULLY CHARGED 12 VOLT SYSTEM - IN OTHER WORDS OPERATING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11279726,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"11/13/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TOYOTA JUST DENIED OUR CLAIM FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM (MALFUNCTION OF THE BREAK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IN 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID).  SUPPOSEDLY THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON OUR VEHICLE \"DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR REIMBURSEMENT\".  INTERESTING.  PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZKC IS FOR.  THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING GAMES WITH US FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS.  WE SENT THEM THE COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION SEVERAL TIMES (THEY TRIED TO CLAIM SOMETHING WAS ALWAYS MISSING).   NOTHING WAS MISSING.  WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE AND HAVE KEPT EVERY RECEIPT, EVERY DMV DOCUMENT, EVERY CREDIT CARD STATEMENT...  WE KEPT RE-SENDING THEM THE DOCUMENTS; SOME OF THEM AS MANY AS 4 TIMES. INTERESTING, WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY HAD THE DOCUMENTS ON FILE.  THEY JUST DO NOT WANT TO PAY; WAY TOO OBVIOUS. TOYOTA REPS ARE HORRIBLE ACTORS...  WE ARE NOT GIVING UP.  WE WILL BE CALLING AND E-MAILING THEM UNTIL THEY REIMBURSE US.  IF THEY DO NOT, WE (AND OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR VERY  EXTENDED FAMILY) WILL NOT BUY A TOYOTA VEHICLE AGAIN.  SO SHORTSIGHTED BY TOYOTA: SAVE $3700 BUT LOSE SEVERAL CUSTOMERS...    THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN DECEMBER 2015.  IT TOOK TWO TRIPS TO TOYOTA DEALER (AND $3700) TO HAVE THIS FIXED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11276877,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/2019","vin":"JTEES43A082","components":"STEERING","summary":"UPPER STEERING COLUMN DETACHED FROM STEERING SHAFT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVER ADJUSTED THE TILT FEATURE.  VEHICLE WAS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.  DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN AND REATTACH STEERING WHEEL.  NO CRASH OR INJURIES RESULTED.      AFTER INCIDENT, DRIVER VISITED TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY BULLETINS OR NOTICES REGARDING THE ISSUE.  BOTH DEALERS COULD NOT FIND ANY BULLETINS OR NOTICES.  VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE PREVIOUS FRONT-END DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS CRASH, AS EVIDENCED BY MISALIGNED FRONT BUMPER COVER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11270147,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ENTIRELY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. IN THE MOMENT OF FAILURE, THE ABS WARNING SYSTEM ALERT SHOWED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN, AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS SHOWED AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE SOMEWHAT FUNCTIONAL AGAIN. THE MECHANIC WE BROUGHT IT TO WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN THE SAME CONDITIONS, BUT IS AS YET UNCLEAR ON WHAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11266832,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"STEERING","summary":"THE STEERING SHAFT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE DURING LOW SPEED TURNS.  THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS OVER THE YEARS, BUT NO RECALL.   MEANWHILE, TOYOTA IS CHARGING AROUND $800 TO MAKE THE REPAIR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11258917,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS AND VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON SUDDENLY FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE I WAS DRIVING.    I PARKED THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS STRANDED AND SUDDENLY HAD A CRITICAL BRAKE FAILURE WITH NO PRIOR WARNING.  MY VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AT APPROX. 70,000.  THIS IS A DANGEROUS FAILURE WHICH HAS BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY IN PREVIOUS MODELS AND IS STILL A PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11258179,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2019","vin":"JTEDS43A582","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MILES/HOUR (WITH MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT), LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE.  DIAGNOSED AS THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE, OIL WAS EVERYWHERE WITHOUT ANY IN THE ENGINE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MANY ENGINES WHICH WAS COVERED BY TOYOTA FOR A LIMITED TIME/MILEAGE WITH A LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER A \"CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM (ZE2).\" WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS POTENTIAL ISSUE, AS WE WOULD HAVE ELECTED TO FIX THIS PRIOR TO AN OIL BLOWOUT, TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WITH LOSS OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11256545,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2019","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"WHEELS","summary":"GOODYEAR FORTERA HL TIRES PURCHASED AT SAMS CLUB IN WV IN NOVEMBER 2018. TIRES ARE 245/65/R17 WITH DOT CODE M71TJA2R1918.  TIRES APPEARED TO HAVE SOME CRACKING ON THE SIDES OF TREADS SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION BY SAMS CLUB.  BY APPROXIMATELY 20K MILES WITH EVEN TREADWEAR AND PROPER MAINTENANCE TIRES BECAME MORE CRACKED ON THE SIDES OF THE TREADS AND SMALL CUTS BEGAN APPEARING ON SURFACES AND IN TREAD GROOVES. TIRE WOULD GET SMALL AIR LEAKS THROUGH SOME OF THESE CUTS. SAMS WOULD OFFER TO PATCH THE TIRES UNDER ROAD HAZARD AND CLAIMED GLASS ON ROADWAYS WOULD CAUSE THIS. SOME PATCHES WOULD TEAR LARGER AND LEAK AROUND THE PATCHES PUT IN PLACE. ATTEMPTING STANDARD BLACK PLUG PATCHES WOULD RESULT IN HOLE TEARING LARGER THAN IT BEGAN.  SAMS APPLIED A FLAT SEAL/PLUG FROM INSIDE THE TIRE THAT ALSO HAD TEARS FORM ON THE EDGE AND HAD FURTHER LEAKS FROM SAME HOLE.  TWO TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DIFFERENT SUPPLIER 9/15/19 AND ANOTHER TIRE OF THE TWO REMAINING HAVE BEGAN LEAKING AROUND PLUGS 9/19/19.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11255430,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AT TOYOTA, WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING VEHICLES OF OUTSTANDING QUALITY AND VALUE. AS PART OF OUR CONTINUAL EFFORTS TO ENSURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, TOYOTA WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE YOU OF A VOLUNTARY CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN INITIATED FOR YOUR VEHICLE. TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED REPORTS REGARDING CERTAIN INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IN CERTAIN 2008-2010 MODEL YEAR HIGHLANDER HYBRID VEHICLES. IN THESE REPORTS, CUSTOMERS HAVE NOTED VARIOUS BRAKE SYSTEM RELATED WARNING LAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED. THIS CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES COVERAGE AS IT APPLIES TO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY. THE SPECIFIC CONDITION COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM IS FOR CERTAIN INTERNAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. IF THE CONDITION IS VERIFIED, THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED WITH NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. IF THE FOLLOWING WARNING LAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE MAY BE EXPERIENCING A CONCERN WITH THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY THAT IS COVERED BY THIS CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. I JUST PICKED THE VEHICLE FOR THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL NOTIFY ME WHEN IT'S AVAILABLE. I'M STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I FIRST FILED 7 MONTHS AGO. IT'S FUNNY HAS THE PART IS AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE, BUT IT'S ON BACK ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11244155,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER). WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO FAIL SAFE LIMP HOME MODE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NEWARK TOYOTA WORLD (230 E CLEVELAND AVE, NEWARK, DE 19711, (302) 368-6262) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ADDITIONALLY, DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WOULD COST $600. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11244249,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2019","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"ENGINE","summary":"2008 HIGHLANDER, ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE FAILED, DROPPED 4 QTS OF OIL ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH LED TO A SLIPPERY SITUATION, I PULLED OVER BUT A CAR BEHIND ME SKIDDED THROUGH THE OIL AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM DUE TO THE OIL LEFT ON THE ROAD IMPACTING THEIR SAFE STOPPING DISTANCE.  THIS FAILED PART WAS A RUBBER HOSE HOLDING HOT MOTOR OIL NEXT TO THE CATATLYTIC CONVERTER, TERRIBLE DESIGN, TOYOTA REPLACED THIS ORIGINAL RUBBER HOSE WITH PART 04004-29131 THAT WAS METAL PIPES NOT HOSES.  THIS PART WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE (TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZE2) TILL 2016 OR SO, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED VIA MAIL OF THE ISSUE, THEREFORE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER MY CAR BROKE DOWN.  THERE ARE MANY DOCUMENTED ISSUES OF THIS PART FAILING, AND ALSO MANY DOCUMENTED ISSUES OF TOYOTA FAILING TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO LINK VIN TO MAILING ADDRESS PRIOR TO 2014.  I FEEL THAT TOYOTA DIDN'T NOTIFY ME PROPERLY, WHICH CAUSED AN UNSAFE SITUATION FOR ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS.  HAD THIS BEEN A RECALL, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED TO MORE FORMALLY NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND DEALERSHIPS ABOUT THIS HAZARD, AND WOULD HAVE TO FIX THEM ALL, VS. THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER THAT THEY DID FIX.  I CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR CORP CUST SERVICE, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY NO LONGER HAD ANY FINANCIAL OR NOTIFICATION OBLIGATION FOR THIS DESIGN & SAFETY DEFECT AS THE 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT' HAD EXPIRED.  PLEASE  REQUIRE A RECALL!  THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY WITH THIS UNSAFE CONDITION READY TO CAUSE PROBLEMS!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11244055,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAKS THERE IS A CHIRPING SOUND. TOYOTA HAS DEEMED THIS AN ABS ACTUATOR FAILING ISSUE; WHICH IS AN ISSUE I HAVE SEEN REPEATEDLY ONLINE POSTED BY OTHER HY HI DRIVERS. I AM ALSO SEEING 2 YEARS PREVIOUS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. WHY IS THE RECALL NOT EXTENDED AND IS THERE ANY WAY FOR IT TO BE? THE COST OF THE VEHICLE TO THE COST OF REPAIR IS SO GREAT AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT A NORMAL FAILURE THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED.     ITS TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A COMPLETE FAILURE CAN CAUSE A VERY UNAVOIDABLE FATAL CRASH AS THE BREAKING SYSTEM FAILURE WOULD LOCK UP ALL BREAK FUNCTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE PAST TOO WITH VEHICLES UNDER FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE ABS ACTUATOR.    WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE HEAVY THOUGHT TO AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE FOR THE 2008 MODELS? ITS A GREAT RISK TO HIGHLANDER DRIVERS AND THOSE AROUND US.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11243002,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"STEERING","summary":"FOUND STEERING SHAFT NOISY/ WORN/LOOSE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11234326,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2019","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE ENGINE IS EMITTING SMOKE, CREATES RATTLING SOUND. AT START TIMING CHAIN SOUNDS SCARED KIDS. WHILE DRIVING YOU CAN HEAR KNOCKING SOUND AND IF SOMETHING CAN BREAK WHILE DRIVING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11231847,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS MODULE FAILURE, SAME US OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING. GOT DASH LIGHTS ON AND THE CAR LOST COMPLETE  BRAKE POWER. ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PRICE FOR THE PART IS UNBELIEVABLE HIGH AND SEEMS TO BE RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11217171,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/27/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2019","vin":"JTEDS42A282","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY I NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY AND IN THE PROCESS NOTICED THE ENGINE SOUNDING DIFFERENT AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL QUICKLY DROPPING.  I THEN NOTICED THE OIL LIGHT COME ON, SO I CONTINUED TO FIND THE FIRST SAFE SPOT AVAILABLE TO PULL OVER.  I THEN CALLED AAA AND THEY HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CAR HAD EVIDENTLY DRAINED ALL OF ITS OIL, LEAVING A PUDDLE.  THE CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO NEIGHBORHOOD CAR CARE IN MISSION VIEJO.  IT WAS NOTICED AT THE SHOP THAT THE ENGINE AND COMPARTMENT WERE COVERED IN OIL.  I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH AN UPGRADED PART.  I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT HAVING THE ENGINE COATED IN OIL IS A FIRE HAZARD, AND HE TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY MY ENGINE DIDN'T CATCH FIRE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY.  HE TOLD ME AFTER THE REPAIR, THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET THE ENGINE AND COMPARTMENT CLEANED TO AVOID A FIRE.  OUT OF CONCERN OF THE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION I WAS IN, I CONTACTED TOYOTA.  THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBABLE FAILURE OF THE PART, AND SAID THERE WAS A WARRANTY, BUT THEY DON'T INFORM CUSTOMERS UNLESS THEY HAVE A FAILURE WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD.  HAD I BEEN INFORMED OF THIS POTENTIAL DANGER, I WOULD HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE PUTTING MYSELF AND FAMILY AT RISK.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11210604,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON TO CHECK BRAKES, ABS.  ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACUMULATOR - ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.  I WAS SENT A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH MY 2012 PRIUS (ALTHOUGH IT IS FINE) BUT THE HIGHLANDER HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM.  WHEN GOOGLING THIS I FOUND MANY 2008 HIGHLANDERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.  TOYOTA WANTS $3600 TO REPLACE THE ABS ACUMULATOR YET THEY WILL REPLACE THE SAME PART IN THE PRIUS AS A RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11209225,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS BEEN FAILING. KNOW ISSUE. I'VE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND HAD IT SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURING IS REPLACE THE PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT NOT THE 2008 WHICH IS THE EXACT SAME COMPONENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. NOT JUST TO ME, BUT OTHERS TOO. PLEASE HELP US. THANKS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11209101,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2019","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"ENGINE","summary":"VVT-I OIL LINE FAILURE CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON A HIGHWAY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF QUALITY PARTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. TOYOTA IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM INTERNALLY YET FAILED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURE TO IDENTIFY ALL MODELS EQUIPPED WITH SUBSTANDARD OIL LINES AND, LIKEWISE, DID NOT ATTEMPT IN EARNEST TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF AFFECTED MODELS. THE RESULT OF TOYOTA'S LACK OF APPROPRIATE EFFORT IN NOTIFYING OWNERS RESULTED IN OIL LINE PARTS FAILURES OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF AN EXTENDED COVERAGE PERIOD INSTITUTED BY TOYOTA. BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH, OWNERS WERE NOT NOTIFIED AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY PUT AT RISK OF OIL LINE PARTS FAILURES RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE OR EVEN ENGINE FAILURE. MANY OF THE AFFECTED MODELS ARE STILL IN OPERATION AND THE DRIVERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL HAVE NO IDEA UNTIL THE PART FAILS DUE TO TOYOTA'S LACK OF APPROPRIATE ACTION. TOYOTA OFFERS NO SUPPORT FOR THIS DEFECT OUTSIDE OF A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT OR LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN WHICH OWNERS WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY MADE AWARE OF.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11205787,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS PUMP AND ACTUATOR FAILURE. WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BUZZER, AND NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER, REDUCED FUEL ECONOMY. WE OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WHICH CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER HAS A 100% FAILURE RATE WHICH IS THE EXACT FAILURE PREVIOUSLY RECALLED ON 2006-07 HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS, AND 08-09 CAMRY HYBRIDS. THIS FAILURE THROWS THE SAME CODE, SAME SYMPTOMS, SAME PARTS AS RECALLED ON PREVIOUS YEARS, AND SAME YEARS IN OTHER MODELS HOWEVER TOYOTA SOME HOW GOT AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING 2008 HIGHLANDER MODELS. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE, CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND TONS OF OTHER SITES ON THE INTERNET. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE GOVERNMENT STEP IN AND FORCE TOYOTA TO EXTEND THERE WARRANTY AND RECALL THESE MODELS. TOYOTA, THERE DEALERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE VERY MUCH AWARE OF HOW SHADY TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOT HONORING DIFFERENT YEARS WITH THE SAME PART. THIS REPAIR IS ON AVERAGE $3K DOLLARS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11193581,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2019","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"STEERING","summary":"POPING CLUNKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. HAD MECHANIC CHECKED IT AND NOTIFIED TOYOTA VIA EMAIL  TO NO AVAIL . THEN THIS YEAR HAD THE CAR STICKER INSPECTION DONE WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE CLICKING SOUNDS. NOW I START TO GET WORRY IS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE HAS AN IMPACT ON MY LIFE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SIMILAR ISSUE WITH OWNER'S COMPLAINT ABOUT INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL DO A RECALL TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM AND SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC SAFETY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11191596,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I AM TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS COMPONENT FAILURE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND WAS ACTUALLY COVERED IN A RECALL FOR 2006-7 MODELS.  FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER 2008 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME COMPONENT.  THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE PASSING THE COST OFF TO THE CONSUMER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11190625,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2019","vin":"JTEES42A382","components":"STEERING","summary":"THE STEERING MAKES A LOUD KNOCK WHEN TURNED TO LEFT OR RIGHT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11189911,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2019","vin":"JTEES41AX82","components":"STEERING","summary":"THE STEER WHEEL MAKES A KLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTIONS AT LOW SPEED. THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED AT ABOUT 90,000 MILES AND THE NOISE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 110,000 MILES NOW.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11187344,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TAKATA RECALL .. MY CAR START GETTING AN ERROR LIGHT IN MY DASHBOARD.. IT SAYS BRAKE MALFUNCTION , VSC SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM .. MY CAR RUNS FINE BUT SOMETIME WHEN I PRESS THE PHRASE PEDAL CAR DOESN'T BREAK RIGHT AWAY AND MAKING NOISE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11183010,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2019","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM. *LD  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11183916,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A982","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"VSC, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL ERROR LIGHT. MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THIS AS A FAILER ACCUMULATOR (ABS MODULE), HE SAID THERE IS A TSB FROM TOYOTA. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE THROUGH YEAR 2007. CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11182645,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/25/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY ON CITY STREETS, NOT EVEN BRAKING AT THE TIME WHEN SUDDENLY THE ABS LIGHT AND A COUPLE OTHERS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A WARNING MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN ABOUT THE ABS AND VCS SYSTEMS. BRAKING STILL WORKED AS DID EVERYTHING ELSE (LESS THE ABS I ASSUME). *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11182327,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2019","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. PUMP KEEPS COMING ON EVERY 5 SECONDS OR SO. SCREEN TELLS YOU TO STOP THE CAR AND CONTACT THE DEALER. TOYOTA NEEDS TO COVER THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR OR AT LEAST SOME PORTION OF IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11181119,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2019","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING.  TOYOTA SAYS ITS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND IT WILL COST ME $4700 TO REPLACE THE PART.  THEY RECALLED TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 06-07, PRIUS 04-09 AND LEXUS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.  THE RESULT CAN BE TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. SINCE TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS , ALL AUTOS WITH THAT PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED/REPAIRED WITH TOYOTA'S ASSISTANCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11180164,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2019","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A WEIRD \"BURPING / BARKING\" NOISE AND THEN THE DREADED C1391 CODE POPPED UP. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ABS ACTUATORS ON THE 2005-7 YEARS BUT YET HERE WE ARE WITH PEOPLE REPORTING THIS FAILURE ON THE 2008-11 YEARS IN DROVES. CLEARLY THERE IS THE SAME MANUFACTURING ISSUE. IRONICALLY I HAD MY HIGHLANDER INTO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR WEIRD BRAKE NOISES A YEAR PREVIOUSLY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NORMAL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11171329,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2019","vin":"JTEES43A982","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"2008 HIGHLANDER CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED TO A COMPLETE LOSS. NONE OF THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS WORKED CORRECTLY TO ALERT MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION MOVING APPX 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE AND WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. OIL SPRAY WAS NOTED AND PICTURES TAKEN ON THE ROADWAY BEHIND THE VEHICLE TO THE BURN SITE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON AN OIL LINE FOR THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11166551,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2019","vin":"JTEES43A182","components":"STEERING","summary":"EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL  EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT BUT IT GETS WORST IN THE RIGHT IT WILL MAKE A THUD SOUND AND YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL , I NOTICED THAT 4 YEARS AGO AND IT'S GOES NOTICED ON AND OFF BUT NOWADAYS IT IS MORE FREQUENT AND A FRIEND OF MINE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINT COZ WE HAD BOTH THE SAME CAR CAR BUT MINE IS 2 YEARS OLDER AND ASSEMBLED IN JAPAN ... PROBABLY THE STEERING COLUMN THAT THEY USED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11164076,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I RECENTLY HAD A NUMBER OF SERVICE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID, INCLUDING THE BRAKE,VSC, AND ABS. THERE WAS A MESSAGE STATING THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.  WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DETERMINED IT WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR (ABS).  TO MY SURPRISE THIS IS A $3,000 PLUS FIX AND WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE O FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PART FOR THE 2008 TOYOTA CAMERY HYBRID AND MANY COMPLAINT POSTERS SUGGESTING THAT I VOICE MY CONCERN HERE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11163196,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2018","vin":"JTEES43A082","components":"STEERING","summary":"TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT AWD 2008 MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. RESEARCHED ISSUE ONLINE AFTER TAKING TO MULTIPLE SHOPS THINKING IT WAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND LEARNED ABOUT FAULTY INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. I HAVE TO PAY $536 THROUGH LOCAL MECHANIC FOR FIX BECAUSE TOYOTA WONT ISSUE RECALL OF KNOW DEFECTIVE PART DESIGN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11162845,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN SEVERAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND ERROR MESSAGE BEGAN ROTATING THROUGH THE CENTER SCREEN.  \"BRAKE MALFUNCTION - STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY, AND CONTACT A DEALER,' \"CHECK ABS - HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER,\" AND \"CHECK VSC SYSTEM - HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER.\"  AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVING THE CAR SCANNED BY A MECHANIC, THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA.  THEY HAVE THIS EXACT ISSUE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 2006-2007 MODELS OF THIS CAR, BUT FOR SOME REASON HAVE FAILED TO INCLUDE THE 2008 MODEL DESPITE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THOSE.  I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE AND SAME ISSUES ONLINE.  CLEARLY TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A FAULTY PART AND YET THEY CONTINUE TO USE IT AND DREW AN ARBITRARY LINE IN THE SAND ON WHICH ONES THEY WOULD FIX.  THIS PART IS NOT FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD, THEY KNOW IT IS BAD AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO FIX IT.  I AM VERY CONCERNED BY THE SAFETY FACTORS THIS MALFUNCTION REPRESENTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11162223,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/18/2018","vin":"JTEDS41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND TOYOTA ISSUED RECALLS OUT FOR 2006 & 2007 BUT HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED 2008 AS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.  I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTICED THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS.  WHY IS IT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS?  FIRST, I HEARD AN AIRY SOUND WHEN BRAKING THEN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE ALMOST COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. THE HIGHLANDER TRULY FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT STOPPING.  I LITERALLY HAD TO PUT MY COMPLETE BODY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FINALLY GET IT TO STOP AS IT KEEPS SURGING FORWARD.  IT WAS SCARY, TO SAY THE LEAST.  I WAS IN A HEAVY POPULATED PARKING LOT.  I COULD'VE HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR HIT ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO STOP FROM SURGING FORWARD.  AFTER ALL THIS, FINALLY, LIGHTS APPEARED. (ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT & SKID LIGHTS CAME ON).  WOULDN'T YOU THINK AFTER JUST BEING FULLY SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, SOMETHING WOULD'VE BEEN NOTICEABLE?  I REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA CORP. AND AGAIN I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT COMMON AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.  I SAW A VERY COMMON DENOMINATOR THAT ONCE THE HIGHLANDER HITS A CERTAIN MILEAGE THIS HAPPENS AND A VERY COSTLY MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.  A PARKING LOT AND IN MOTION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11156953,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2018","vin":"JTEES43A682","components":"STEERING","summary":"THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOCKING/CLUNKING/CLANKING/THUMPING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT SOUNDS DANGEROUS AND I WONDER IF THE STEERING COLUMN WILL BREAK APART WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A WHILE, BUT THE DEALERS ARE ALWAYS UNABLE TO REPLICATE IT, SOME SAY THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT HAS BECOME WORSE RECENTLY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11155887,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2018","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SUNROOF SHATTERED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11155260,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/17/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CAR HAS BEEN KEPT ON A GARAGE AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ON IT METICULOUSLY.  HOWEVER, TODAY WE FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS LEAKING AND COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON MANY CARS FROM THIS YEAR, AND OBVIOUSLY FROM PREVIOUS YEARS SINCE A RECALL WAS ALREADY ORDERED FOR YEARS 2007 AND 2006.  THIS SEEMS TO BE AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS COMPONENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11153155,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER ABS IS FAILED AND THAT PUT OUR FAMILY AND OTHERS IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS KEEP STAYING ON, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO, RESET IT OR NOT. THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE SIREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE MAKING BUZZY NOISE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR OR ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE REGARDING TO THE TOYOTA HYBRID MODELS AND FOUND MANY DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMER REVIEWS, THEY ALL POINT TO THE ABS PLATFORM DESIGN FLAWS BY TOYOTA JUST LIKE THE ABS ON CAMRY HYBRIDS & OTHER HYBRID MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AS SUGGEST BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY TWO CAMRYS FROM; PAID $125 TO HAVE THEM CHECKED OUT. MY HIGHLANDER ABS AND THE RESULTS TUNED OUT TO BE BOTH ABS ACTUATOR (47070-48010) AND ABS PUMP (44510-48080) ARE FAILED AND THE COSTS TO HAVE BOTH FIX IS $9000 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH BETWEEN $6000 (NOW $0) WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF THE VEHICLE'S VALUE, FOR JUST A FEW SMALL DEFECTIVE PARTS MADE BY TOYOTA. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE COST IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH AND BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAWS & NOT FROM END USERS FAULT. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA TWICE TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION BUT I GOT DISAPPOINTING RESULTS INSTEAD. WE, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS NEED TO UNITE AND CONTACT TOYOTA AND OR SMART ATTORNEYS TO CONNECT ALL THE DOTS AND SUE TOYOTA FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. OUR LIFE AND OTHERS IS IN DANGER DUE TO TOYOTA'S DEFECTIVE PARTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11150143,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/26/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS BEEN MAKING A 'BARKING' SOUND EACH TIME I DEPRESS OR RELEASE THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THAT IT'S NOT A RECALL ITEM. THE SAME BRAKE ACTUATOR PART IS COVERED BY A RECALL BY TOYOTA UP TO 2007 AND LEXUS UP TO 2012. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT IT'S NOT A 'SAFETY' ISSUE SO NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA, HOWEVER I'VE READ PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR KNOWING THAT I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.  TOYOTA SAYS IT'S NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM SO NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. THE CAR IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED, IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION, AND IT IS CURRENT ON ALL OF THE RECALL NOTICES FROM TOYOTA. IT'S A FAIRLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP TO MAKE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING HOW MANY CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WORSE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11142574,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A982","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"BRAKE SAFETY   BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FALIAR TO FUNCTION AND ALMOST LOCKED WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY         THANK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11142421,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID . HAS 200K MILES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME TWICE IN ONE WEEK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES. AFTER RESETTING ABS LIGHT, HAD PULLED C1252, C1256, C1319 & C1391 FOR ABS ACCUMULATOR/ACTUATOR LEAK.VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO MY VEHICLE IS BRAKING ONLY ON BASE BRAKES AND MY ABS AND VSC SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED DUE TO FAULT PRESENT. NOT SURE WHY ITS NOT COVERED ON EXTENDED WARRANTY LIKE OTHER 2006 AND 07 MODELS. OVER 200 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. REPAIRS AROUND $4,500 AND UP. RECALL URGENTLY NEEDED!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11141761,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/2018","vin":"JTEDS41A082","components":"STEERING","summary":"DROVE TO STORE, WHEN VEHICLE IN PARK, WENT TO DRIVE HOME. WHEN I WENT  TO ADJUST TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL VIA LITTLE LEVER,  THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE COLUMN INTO MY HANDS,  TRIED PUTTING IT BACK IN PLACE, GOT IT ON COLUMN, THE ANTI SKID LIGHT LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING  INITIATING THE  BRAKING SYSTEM,ANTI-SKID, CANNOT DRIVE ABOVE 5 MPH BECAUSE IT ACTIVATES ANTI SKID, MAKES A LOT OF NOISE, SLOWS THE VEHICLE BACK DOWN  APPROX.75200 MILES ON VEHICLE,","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11141127,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WENT ON, BRAKES LIGHTS, 4WD SYSTEM LIGHTS TOO TELLING ME TO PULL OVER ONCE I PULLED OVER ON TO SIDE OF THE ROAD I PUT IT IN PARK SHUT THE CAR OFF ,TURNED IT BACK OFF TO SEE A CHANGE PUT IT IN DRIVE THE CAR WAS STUCK AND ALL LIGHTS PREVIOUSLY STATED WERE FLASHING A WARNING . AND THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO MOVE I WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE IF I HAD CONTINUED DRIVING I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER HIGHWAY WITH NO SIDES TO PULLOVER AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE SHUT OFF AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED , THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT I HAD GIVEN IT FOR REPAIR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN BAYSIDE NY THEY CHARGED APPROXIMATELY 850DOLLARS FOR A WIRE THEY ALLEGED HAD BEEN PINCHED. NOW TWO THE SECOND INCIDENT I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AGAIN FROM LONG ISLAND TO DEALERSHIP IN BAYSIDE THERE NOW ASKING FOR 1900 FOR LABOR AND COMPUTER WORK NOW THEY ARE ASKING FOR AN ABS ACTUATOR WHICH IS 2,700 + TO TOP IT OFF I'AM UNAWARE ABOUT THE LABOR .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11133576,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN INTERNAL ALARM SOUNDED. ALSO, THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND FAILURE CODES: C1241, C1380, C1256, AND C1391 WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11132831,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"10/02/2018","vin":"","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID . HAS 110K MILES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME TWISE IN ONE WEEK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES.WHAT WOULD HAPPENS HAPPENED THEIR IS A NEED FOR A HARD STOP . ATTER RESETTING ABS LIGHT. HAD PULLED C1391 FOR ABS ACCUMULATOR LEAK.VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO MY VEHICLE IS BRAKING ONLY ON BASE BRAKES AND MY ABS AND VSC SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED DUE TO FAULT PRESENT. NOT SURE WHY ITS NOT COVERED ON EXTENDED WARRANTY LIKE OTHER 2006 AND 07 MODELS. SAME SYSTEM UP TO 2010. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING ABS IF IT DOESN'T WORK WHEN YOU NEED IT THE MOST.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11130979,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE ABS ACTUATOR IS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY, I NOTICED A NOISE FROM THE SLIPPING ABS WHILE IDLING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE BEFORE A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, OR MY BRAKES FAILED. THOUGH MANY ONLINE ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME FLUID LEAK ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR, DESCRIBE DANGEROUS BRAKE FAILURES. THE REPAIR COST IS OVER $4,000 AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO A CARS.COM ARTICLE FROM JULY 1, 2016, THERE  HAS BEEN A FREE REPLACEMENT SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATORS ON TOYOTA PRIUS 2004-2009, AND HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006-2007. THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS THE SAME ISSUE, WITH AT LEAST 75 IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA: PLEASE INCLUDE THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID TO THE SERVICE BULLITEN TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11131103,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2018","vin":"JTEES43A882","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING CLUNKY NOISES WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11130309,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF STAMFORD, 909 E MAIN ST, STAMFORD, CT 06902, (203) 348-3751) STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT COVERED BY A RECALL AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11124721,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER ABS IS FAILED AND THAT PUT OUR FAMILY AND OTHERS IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS KEEP STAYING ON, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO, RESET IT OR NOT. THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE SIREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE MAKING BUZZY NOISE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR OR ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE REGARDING TO THE TOYOTA HYBRID MODELS AND FOUND MANY DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMER REVIEWS, THEY ALL POINT TO THE ABS PLATFORM DESIGN FLAWS BY TOYOTA JUST LIKE THE ABS ON CAMRY HYBRIDS & OTHER HYBRID MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AS SUGGEST BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY TWO CAMRYS FROM; PAID $125 TO HAVE THEM CHECKED OUT. MY HIGHLANDER ABS AND THE RESULTS TUNED OUT TO BE BOTH ABS ACTUATOR (47070-48010) AND ABS PUMP (44510-48080) ARE FAILED AND THE COSTS TO HAVE BOTH FIX IS $9000 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY WORTH BETWEEN $6000 (NOW $0) WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF THE VEHICLE'S VALUE, FOR JUST A FEW SMALL DEFECTIVE PARTS MADE BY TOYOTA. I DO BELIEVE THAT THE COST IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH AND BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAWS & NOT FROM END USERS FAULT. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA TWICE TO BRING IT TO THEIR ATTENTION BUT I GOT DISAPPOINTING RESULTS INSTEAD.  WE, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS NEED TO UNITE AND CONTACT TOYOTA AND OR SMART ATTORNEYS TO CONNECT ALL THE DOTS AND SUE TOYOTA FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. OUR LIFE AND OTHERS IS IN DANGER DUE TO TOYOTA'S DEFECTIVE PARTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11123094,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/27/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"FAILURE OF BRAKE ACCUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11122800,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2018","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO A ABS BRAKE ACUATOR INTERNAL LEAK ON HYBRID VEHICLE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11120965,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2018","vin":"JEEW44A4820","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKING POWER ASSIST FAILURE CAUSED FENDER BENDER IN PARKING LOT, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FOUND AT BRAKE PUMP. DASH WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED THE NEXT DAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11121056,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ALONG WITH A LOUD RINGING SOUND. THE MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN SAID TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND CALL A DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A BRAKE MALFUNCTION. IT ALSO SAID TO CHECK THE ABS AND THE VSC. I COULD FEEL THE MY BRAKE PEDAL WASN'T REACTING WHEN I PRESSED ON IT. I HAD TO PRESS THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN REALLY HARD TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11121153,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LEAVING THE CAR 100% WITH NO BRAKES AS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND POTENTIAL RISK OF LIFE.  CAR REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND WELL CARED FOR.    DEALER CALLING FOR $5,200 REPAIR WITH NO ALTERNATIVE. PARTS REQUIRED ARE ABS MODULATOR P/N 44050-48320 @ $2,700 AND ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY P/N 47070-48020 @ $1,010 PLUS APPROXIMATDELY $1,200 IN LABOR.  HAD THIS SYSTEM FIXED OVER A YEAR AGO WITH THE CORRECT PARTS AND THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN, PARTS ARE NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.  CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE USING OEM PARTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11118035,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/22/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2018","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WE WERE DRIVING ON WA14 GOING ABOUT 55MPH WHEN OUR RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG CURTAIN EXPLODED. WE WERE NOT IN A COLLISION. NO BODY DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS EXPLODED OUT OF THIN AIR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11114592,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2018","vin":"JT33W44A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE WARNING ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS WARNING) SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW.  REPAIRS COST US IN EXCESS OF $5000.00 THE FIRST TIME THE SYSTEM FAILED.    I PLACED A PHONE CALL TO TOYOTA'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO RECORDS OF ANY REPAIRS TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON OUR VEHICLE MATCHING THIS WARNING MESSAGE.  WE HAVE ALL THE REPAIR AND SERVICE RECORDS SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM TOYOTA, INCLUDING THE MENTIONED BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE REPAIRS.    THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE WAS NO HELP, AND SAID WE NEED TO GET THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY A TOYOTA DEALER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11114691,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE HYBRID/ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.  VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP INCLUDING VSC, HYBRID SYSTEM, AND CHECK ENGINE. I WAS FORCED TO CHANGE LANES WITH THE CAR OFF BUT MOVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND PULL OVER ON A SIDE STREET.  I AS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE MY DRIVE.  THE FOLLOWING DAY, EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ALL WARNINGS HAD CLEARED, THE CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND BREAKING AT A RED LIGHT.  THE CAR FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTART AFTER THIS SECOND INCIDENT.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH SPECIFIED THAT THE ISSUE IS THE HYBRID INVERTER.  THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ABOUT 81,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA A RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE FOR THE INVERTER IN 2014.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11114408,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH \"BRAKE MALFUNCTION\", \"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM\", \"CHECK VSC SYSTEM\".  TOOK MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID TO MY  LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.  THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT WOULD COST $6000 TO REPAIR.  I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN MY 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  IN THAT CASE, TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THE BRAKES WERE FIXED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP.   I HAD NOT YET DECIDED WHAT TO DO ABOUT MY CURRENT BRAKE PROBLEM.  I HAD JUST GOTTEN ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED AS THEY WERE GETTING BALD.  I WAS ON A TRIP BACK FROM VA TO SC WITH MY FAMILY ON I-95 SOUTH.  IT WAS RAINING.  I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC. THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LARGE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AHEAD OF ME AND CARS CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN BOTH LANES.  I HIT THE BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SKID.  I DO NOT THINK THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH WATER ON THE ROAD THAT I WAS HYDROPLANING...I WAS SIMPLY SKIDDING ON THE WET PAVEMENT.  I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, SO I STEERED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, STILL SKIDDING.  ANOTHER CAR SWERVED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE SO I TURNED THE WHEEL AGAIN TO SKID INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY.  I WAS NOW SKIDDING SIDEWAYS DOWN A GRASSY EMBANKMENT TOWARDS TREES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT.  LUCKILY THE CAR FINALLY SKIDDED TO A STOP AND CAME SLOWLY TO REST AGAINST A TREE.  THERE WAS BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED.  I AM SURE THAT THE ABS BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AND THIS IS WHY THE CAR LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED SO FAR.  IT WAS SKIDDING AS IF WE WERE ON ICE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11113089,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/02/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS CAME ON AND STARTED BEEPING. WHEN THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED, IT'S HARD TO STOP AND VERY HARD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL, INSPECTION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM- FAIL. THE MECHANIC STATED WE HAVE TO REPLACE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. $6,000","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11110097,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A282","components":"AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"THE ABS ,VSC ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN ACCELERATING. STATING TO PARK VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11110112,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGLANDER HYBRID.  DASH WARNINGS APPEARED SUDDENLY:  CHECK VSC SYSTEM, CHECK ABS, BRAKE MALFUNCTION.  I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $6000.      I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  SAME THING HAPPENED IN THAT VEHICLE.  TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED.    LOOKS LIKE THE SAME ISSUE IN THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11104470,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2018","vin":"JTEES43A982","components":"ENGINE","summary":"OIL COOLER PIPE MALFUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL COOLER PIPE STARTED TO LEAK FROM A HOLE IN THE RUBBER SECTION BETWEEN THE METAL CLAMPS.  ALL THE ENGINE OIL CAME OUT WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.  TOYOTA HAD A RECALL IN 2011 FOR THIS EQUIPMENT, BUT NO LONGER ALLOWS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT UNDER RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11103902,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE, THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $4000. IT APPEARS THAT, LIKE WITH THE 2006-2007 MODELS FOR WHICH WARRANTY COVERAGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS AN UNSAFE, SUDDEN FAILURE PUTTING LIVES AT RISK!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11103477,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/26/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON, CHECK ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I LOST FUNCTION OF MY ANTILOCK BRAKES WHICH FELT VERY UNSAFE AT HIGH SPEEDS. BROUGHT IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR WAS LEAKING INTERNALLY AND WILL NOT HOLD PRESSURE AND THE ACTUATOR HAS INTERNAL NITROGEN CONTAMINATION. THEY RECOMMEND I REPLACE BOTH PARTS AND QUOTED ME $5400! THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2007 MODE FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING WITH MY 2008 MODEL. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AS WELL, AS LOSING YOUR BRAKES WHILE DRIVING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11102714,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2018","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM CAUSING NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BEING REPORTED. SIMILAR RECALL ON 2006 AND 2007 MODELS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11101972,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE MALFUNTION WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS, ABS ,VSC(SLIIP INDICATORL) LIGHT),EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL.  I,VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR 2 WEEKS NOW.  THE FIRST TIME I TOOK  IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DIAGONISTIC TEST SHOWED NOTHING, , BUT, POSSIBLY COULD BE LOW VOLTAGE FROM A PERFECTLY GOOD 18MONTHS AND 20 DAY OLD BATTERY BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP.  I HAD A NEW BATTERY PUT IN FOR FEAR OF DOING ANYTHING TO HARM THE HYBRID SYSTEM. MAY I ALSO ADD THAT THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO PRORATE ON THE BATTERY. . ABOUT 200 MILES, LESS THAN 4 DAYS , EVERYTHING LIT UP AGAIN.  FEARING WHAT I HAD RESEARCHED ON LINE, THEY QUOTED  ME A PRICE OF $5129.00 FOR THIS REPAIR OF ABS PUMP/BRAKE ACTUATOR..  REALLY??  WHO HAS THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA?  I ASKED THEM TO RETURN THE BATTERY TAKEN FROM MY CAR A FEW DAYS EARLIER  SINCE THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM .  I TOLD THEM I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT MY OPTIONS ABOUT THE RIDICULOUS REPAIR.  I WAS OFFERED $6000.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP OR POSSIBLY MORE FOR A TRADE IN FOR MY VEHICLE..  NICE, RIGHT??  STILL IN SHOCK,, I PULL ALL THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS OF WHICH THIS VEHICLE WITH 113,400 MILES HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED.SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT AT THAT DEALERSHIP  NOW, I AM WONDERING IF THEY EVEN KNOW HOW TO DO DIAGIONISTIC TESTING SINCE ONE WEEK IT DIDN'T  SHOW UP AND A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID!  NOW, I RESEARCH MORE AND AND FIND A RECALL 13V396000 OF 09/04/13 FOR THE HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM,INVERTER COMPONENT WHICH EXPLICITLY DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HIGHLANDER.   I AM WONDERING IF MY CAR WAS IN THAT GROUP AND IF I WAS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE IT RIGHT.  I HAVE NO PROBLEM PAYING FOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE,....BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A TOYOTA DEFECT!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11101871,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON 2006&2007 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THE REPAIR COST AT A MINIMUM IS $3000 WHICH IS ABSURDLY HIGH. THIS MEANS THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANTI LOCKING BRAKES MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11101344,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE NORTHBOUND I-405 AT ABOUT 4:30 PM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC ENGINE SHUT-OFF WITH NO WARNING OR EXPLANATION. DASH LIGHTS WERE STILL LIT AND VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. COULD NOT GET OUT OF TRAFFIC SAFELY EXCEPT WITH REMAINING MOMENTUM FROM THE NO. 3 LANE OF TRAFFIC. ELECTRIC ENGINE WOULD NOT POWER-UP. THERE WERE NO FUEL OR BATTERY PROBLEMS. THE TECHNICIAN'S TEST NARROWED THE PROBLEM TO THE DC INVERTER WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY A RECALL ISSUE. THIS RECALL DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED, THOUGH THE DEALER CLAIMS IT WAS. THANK YOU.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11098045,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A682","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WE PURCHASED A 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN 2016. THE CAR WAS PRACTICALLY MAINTENANCE FREE UNTIL LAST WEEK. ALL SERVICE EXCEPT OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ABS/VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CONSOLE SAID TO PULL OVER. A CODE SCAN SAID IT WAS C1391, INTERNAL ACC PRESSURE LEAK.    TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW BRAKE ACCUMULATOR AND A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER FOR A TOTAL OF OVER $5000! RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE CARS. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA TO ASK IF THE COST OF THIS REPAIR, EQUAL TO 1/3 THE COST OF THE VEHICLE, COULD BE MITIGATED, I EVENTUALLY GOT A WOMAN WHO TOLD ME THAT SINCE I DIDN'T TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR NEARLY A YEAR IN 2015, I WAS NOT A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO HELP ME. REALLY!!?? THE CAR DIDN'T NEED ANY SERVICE DURING THAT TIME!    I OWN 5 OTHER CARS INCLUDING A COUPLE OF BMWS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A REPAIR THIS EXPENSIVE AND HAVE NEVER BEEN ADMONISHED BY AN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE FOR NOT GETTING A CAR SERVICED WHEN IT DIDN'T NEED IT. THIS WAS OUR FIRST TOYOTA AND WILL BE OUT LAST.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11097552,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2018","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  WHILE DRIVING A SIDE CITY STREET, ON A SLIGHT CURVE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED.  AS A RESULT, MY DAUGHTER HIT A TREE.  MY DAUGHTER WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND THE IMPACT WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE.  THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11096640,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2018","vin":"JTEDS43AX82","components":"STEERING","summary":"MY STERING WHEEL IT MAKING NOISE ALL THE TIME WHEN YOU TURN LEFT OR RIGHT ITS CLICKING WHEN I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER THEY ASKED FOR $3000 FOR REPAIR AND I HAVE THAT CLICKING THE YEAR AFTER I BUY THIS CAR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11096425,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"3 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID WITH ONLY 115,000 MILES ON IT, THE WHOLE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH WARNING LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS INDICATED THAT THE ABS HAD MALFUNCTIONED. IT SAID TO PULL OVER AND GET IT CHECKED BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR AND THAT IT WILL COST $4693.46 TO REPAIR. THIS IS AFTER WE HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR $15,000. WE ARE A FAMILY WITH 6 KIDS AND OBVIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. WE CONTINUED DRIVING THE HIGHLANDER UNTIL IT BECAME COMPLETELY UNSAFE. THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY WITH MY KIDS. THE BRAKES WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY EVEN STOPPED ME. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT BEING IN A WRECK, BUT WE FEEL THAT IT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT WE HAVE TO TRANSPORT ALL OF OUR FAMILY, AND WE AREN'T SURE WHAT TO DO. MY HUSBAND HAS RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ABS HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE 2006 AND 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS. WE HAVE ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO OURS WITH THE 2008 HIGHLANDER. WE REALLY HOPE THAT YOU CONSIDER THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS AT STAKE WITH THE BRAKES GOING OUT IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MANY AMERICANS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11093401,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2018","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"A BUNCH OF LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING MY ABS AND WARNINGS FLASHED.. I BROUGHT IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN GA AND THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME LIKE 4000 TO REPLACE IT.. THEY TOLD MY WIFE IF IT WASN'T REPLACED SHE MAY DIE WHEN SHE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP.  SHE WAS PRAYING AND COMPLETELY SCARED OUT OF HER MIND. IT'S STILL NOT FIXED.. SHE DRIVE IT WITH ALL THE LIGHTS ON TO COLORADO AND I STILL HAVE NO IDEA HOW I CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.. I LOVE TOYOTA AND REALLY HOPE SOME ONE REACHES OUT SOON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11084339,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS ACTUATOR NOT WORKING. BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING ON DISPLAY SCREEN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11080211,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. ALSO, THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION, ABS, BSB, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF CLERMONT (16851 STATE ROAD 50, CLERMONT, FL 34711) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,565.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11076663,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A282","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"IN AUGUST OF 2017 WE WERE DRIVING OUR 20088 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE DISPLAY WARNED OF ABS VSC MALFUNCTION AND TO PULL OVER OR TAKE CAR TO NEAREST DEALER, THE BRAKE PEDALS LOST COMPRESSION OR PRESSURE AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING HARDLY.  TOOK TO THE MECHANIC SHOP THAT HAS BEEN DOING THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THEY PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS AND STATED ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ADVISE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. CHECKED THIS WEBSITE AND CARCOMPLAINTS TO SEE MANY OTHER USERS SAME ISSUE, CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY STATED THEY HAD NO RECALLS, ITS OUT OF WARRANTY, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $4000 TO HAVE FIXED, WE PAID FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET, WHICH WAS A FINANCIAL HIT FOR US. CONTACTED TOYOTA TODAY ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR COST, SAID THEY DONT HAVE IT RECALLED OR A CAMPAIGN FOR THE ISSUE, I STATED THIS WEBSITE WITH THE COMPLAINTS AND OTHER SITES, WAS BASICALLY TOLD UNTIL A RECALL IS ON THE ISSUE, WOULDNT BE REFUNDED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11076792,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR GAVE A WARNING TO PULL OVER SAFELY DUE TO A BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND TO TAKE TO THE DEALER. THE VSC SYSTEM LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I SEE TOYOTA RECALLED THIS IN THE 2006 AND 2007 BUT NOT THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THIS IS A $2000.00 FIX FOR THE ACCUMULATOR BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. IF THIS IS SUCH A KNOW PROBLEM WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR 2008.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11076361,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE, VSC AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION ALL ILLUMINATED WITH MESSAGE TO STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY IN A SAFE LOCATION AND CONTACT DEALER.  DEALER DIAGNOSTIC DISCOVERED CODE C1391 \"ACCUMULATOR LEAK\", WHICH IS AN INTERNAL LEAK AND NOT VISIBLE FROM EXTERNAL INSPECTION - I HAD JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE 3 WEEKS PRIOR.  DEALER SERVICE DEPT SAID ABS SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND RECOMMENDED REMOVING AND REPLACING BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AT A COST OF $4,622!  AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I LEARNED ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURES ARE A WIDESPREAD AND COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE HIGHLANDER. TOYOTA ISSUED RECALLS FOR 2006, 2007 MODELS FOR ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR, BUT NOT FOR 2008 HIGHLANDER. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE (SERVCO SERVICE DEPT IN HAWAII STATED THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE).  NOTE MY 2008 HIGHLANDER IS UNDER 80K MILES.  TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ADD THE 2008 HIGHLANDER MODEL TO THE CURRENT BRAKE ACTUATOR RECALL SO THAT THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS FIXED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11075416,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2018","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WOULD SOMETIMES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR WHEN UTILIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVE LANDERS TOYOTA (10825 COLONEL GLENN RD, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72204) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH FAILED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V689000 (VISIBILITY), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11073643,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS, VSC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE ON A BRIDGE ON AT HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH; PULLED OVER SAFELY TO CHECK FUNCTION; BRAKES STILL WORKED, ABS DID NOT; TOOK TO A DEALER NEXT DAY; DEALER ADVISED THE ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND OTHER ERROR CODES (OVER POWER) INDICATED A LEAK IN THE ABS NETWORK.  DEALER ADVISED PARTS ALONE WOULD EXCEED 4800 USD NOT INCLUDING LABOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11073201,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary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products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11072998,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING. WE WERE DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN WE BEGAN NOTICING A SERIES OF RECURRING HYDRAULIC-LIKE PULSATIONS AND NOISES WHENEVER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE ISN'T MOVING. THE PULSATION SENSATION CAN BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED EVEN WHEN NOT MOVING. THE SERIES OF NOISES ARE COMING DIRECTLY FROM THE ABS SYSTEM/ACTUATOR UNDER THE HOOD WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO AN ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR. THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES WHEN THE TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIAN LAST INSPECTED IT.   WE HAVE SINCE PAID A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND FLUID CHANGED, BUT THAT DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH WE ARE CONFIDENT THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO TOYOTA, BBB, AND NHTSA. TOYOTA HAS SINCE ISSUES RECALLS AND WARRANTY EXTENSIONS FOR THE OTHER TOYOTA HYBRID MODEL THAT UTILIZE THE SAME PLATFORM/SYSTEM BUT JUST NOT FOR THE LATER 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAME FAULTY PARTS THEY CONTINUED TO INSTALL IN THEIR OTHER HYBRID VEHICLES THEY SOLD TO CONSUMERS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS CLEARLY NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY NOTED. WHY WOULD TOYOTA COVER THE COST OF REPAIR FOR OTHER HYBRIDS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT BUT NOT OTHERS? THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL/YEAR AS TOYOTA HAS ISSUED FOR OTHER HYBRID MODELS USING THE SAME PLATFORM. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED AND TROUBLED BY THE SAFETY FACTORS THIS MALFUNCTION PRESENTS ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THIS IS CLEARLY A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 MODELS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11072446,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT (SHE BELIEVES SHE WAS TRAVELING UNDER 25 MPH AS SHE CAME TO A RED LIGHT) ON A BUSY ROAD THE VEHICLE MADE A BEEPING ALERT SOUND AND THE DISPLAY ROTATED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES: \" (!) CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM- HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER, BRAKE BRAKE MALFUNCTION- STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT DEALER, ABS CHECK ABS- HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER, CHECK VSC SYSTEM- HAVE YOUR VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER.\"  LUCKILY SHE WAS WITHIN A MILE OR TWO OF MY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT THERE SAFELY.  SHE TOOK PHOTOS OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WITH HER CELL PHONE.  THEY ARE ATTACHED.  WE DROVE IT TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ABS ACCUMULATOR/ACTUATOR WAS INTERNALLY LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE DROVE IT HOME WHERE WE PARKED IT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.  IN THE MEANTIME, I CALLED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE AND THAT I HAD SEEN RECALLS ONLINE FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO YEAR MODELS AND ASKED IF THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE COVERED ON OUR 2008.  THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AGREED TO SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO COVER $1000.00 OF THE COST AS A WARRANTY SERVICE.  THEY INFORMED ME THAT IF THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS AND A RECALL ISSUED THAT WE COULD LATER BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REMAINING AMOUNT.  I UNDERSTOOD THAT MY INFORMING THEM OF THE ISSUE WOULD BE PASSED ON TO THOSE WHO INVESTIGATE THESE MATTERS TO DETERMINE WHAT WOULD BECOME A RECALL ITEM BUT WE NOW SEE THAT OUR COMPLAINT IS NOT LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THUS THE SLOW REPORTING OF THIS ISSUE.  THE REPAIR COST WAS $3273.78 FOR PARTS (AFTER THE $1000.00 ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT) AND $490.50 FOR LABOR, PLUS A $40 ENVIRO FEE AND TAX.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11066624,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/27/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2018","vin":"JTEDS41A682","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE WOULD NOT GET OUT OF 1ST GEAR WHEN IN MOTION.  WHEN ACCELERATING, IN EITHER MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC, VEHICLE WOULD GO IN NEUTRAL AND COAST WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR.  REVERSE WORKED FINE.  WOULD ALSO NOT START OUT IN A HIGHER GEAR WHEN SHIFTED INTO 2-4 GEARS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11064798,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS MODULE WENT OUT DURING ICE STORM MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF MY PARTICULAR CAR. I WAS LUCKY THAT I LIVE IN HOUSTON WHICH RARELY HAS ICY ROADS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11064527,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR PER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP OF FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS FAILED ON THIS CAR ALTHOUGH SAME SYSTEM USED ON SAME YEAR CAMRY THAT WERE TECALLED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11063335,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. A MONTH LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK VEHICLE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA AT 626-964-7100 (LOCATED AT 17070 GATE AVE, HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745) AND WAS INFORMED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF WHITTIER (14577 E. WHITTIER BLVD, WHITTIER, CA 90605) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11062795,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2018","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYED THE ABS VSC WARNING LIGHTS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS ON IT, WHICH COST ME $ 100. AFTER WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $4500. SO I ASKED IF THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AND IF THE BREAKS ARE STILL OK AND WORKING, THEY SAID IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE BUT TO REPLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A VACATION SO DIDNT HAVE (THE TIME )OR MONEY TO SPEND ON A PART THAT IN MY MIND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO CALL TOYOTA TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS ON MY MODEL...THEY HAD NONE. AS I WAS COMING BACK FROM MY VACATION, DOING ABOUT 60MPH  A LADY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR CAUSING ME TO REAREND HER VEHICLE. MY BREAKS LOCKED UP AND THANKFULLY NO ONE GOT HURT. I AM INTERESTED IN CONTACTING A LAWYER TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11061121,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2018","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WITH LIGHTS COMING ON REQUESTING TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE ABS ACTUATOR WHICH IS MALFUNCTIONING AND REQUESTING ME TO REPLACE IT AT 3500$. TOYOTA HAS BEEN MAKING THIS PART DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN RECALLING THIS FOR SIMILAR MODEL YEARS. 2007 HAS A RECALL. 2008 CAMRY HYBRID HAS A RECALL. THEY SHOULD JUST RECALL THIS PART ACROSS THE BOARD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11056098,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"UPON STARTING CAR, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PLUS WARNING MESSAGES SAYING BRAKE MALFUNCTION, CHECK ABS, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM.  TOOK TO DEALER.  DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS NEW ABS ACTUATOR WHICH WILL COST $3,300 WITH INSTALLATION.  I WAS ALSO TOLD PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND MAY TAKE 1-2 MONTHS TO RECEIVE.  DIDN'T TAKE MUCH EFFORT TO LEARN ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND THAT OTHER TOYOTA CARS AROUND THE SAME PERIOD HAD RECALLS ON THIS PART.  WHY NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11052028,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION,STATIONARY,WENT ONLINE FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11044350,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS A C1391 ABS ACCUMULATOR TROUBLE LIGHT  CLOSE TO A $5000.00 REPAIR. I HAVE NOTICED THE PRIOR 2 YEARS HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE WITH RECALLS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS YEAR. WILL THE NHTSA BE LOOKING INTO THIS?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11040231,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SEVERE STRONG BITTER SMELL INSIDE THE CAR, MAINLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11035649,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/23/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING IN 295 I HEARING A SOUND COMING FROM THE DASKBOARD AND A LIGHT APPEARED STATED NEED TO CHECK ABS BREAK SYSTEM BY DEALER. I SAID TO MYSELF I'LL HAVE IT CHECK WHEN I GOT HOME.  I WAS DOING 65 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS PRESSING BREAK THERE WERE NO BREAK, PUMP THE BREAK SEVERAL TIMES, NO BREAK, I PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND THANKS TO THE LORD THE CAR SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOP.  APPARENTLY DEALER ASKED ME $5,500. TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE THIS TYPE OF MONEY, AND I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON THIS VEHICLE CAN'T EVEN DRIVE; I BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL.   I NEED HELP PLEASE!!!!! [XXX]  INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11033348,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE MALFUNCTION ON 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID WITH 100,495 MILES: I HAD THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS APPEAR ON THE ELECTRONIC SCREEN - 'ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - PARK CAR IN A SAFE PLACE AND CALL THE DEALER', 'VSC SYSTEM FAILURE', ' BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING'. A LOUD ALARM CAME ON SUDDENLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND IS NOW CONSTANT WHEN THE IGNITION 'ON' BUTTON IS PRESSED, (I.E. WHEN CAR IS MOVING OR IN PARK). I NEED TO USE VERY HIGH FOOT PRESSURE TO MAKE THE BRAKES WORK AT ALL AND THIS SITUATION COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I NEEDED TO STOP SUDDENLY. I READ THE MANY SIMILAR BRAKE RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA AND TOYOTA BLOG PAGES.     THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS CHARGING $2,435 [20-25% OF NET WORTH OF VEHICLE] TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY WHICH THEY INDICATE IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN DEBUGGING THE ABS/BRAKE/VSC MESSAGES ARE DUE TO. THE REPLACEMENT PART COSTS $1,200 (WITH OVERNIGHT SHIPPING) BUT THE DEALER IS CHARGING $1,781. EVEN AFTER THIS PART IS REPLACED, FIXING THE ISSUE MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PARTS/WORK.     I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA US CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO INDICATED THAT THEY CANNOT HELP TO COVER ANY PART OF THIS REPAIR AT ALL, EVEN THOUGH BRAKE FAILURE IS LIFE SAFETY ISSUE.     GIVEN THE BRAKE WARRANTY EXTENSION BY TOYOTA FOR 2007-2011 CAMRY AND FOR 2006, 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND GIVEN THAT THE 2008 MODEL YEAR HIGHLANDER IS BUILT ON THE CAMRY PLATFORM, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA STRONGLY URGE TOYOTA TO ISSUE A BRAKE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR 2008 MODEL YEAR HIGHLANDER HYBRID.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11030091,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE REVERSING AT 5 MPH, THE VSC, CHECK TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION, BUT THE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,200. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF  UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11030100,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2017","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30K / HR ON SEPTEMBER 22, AROUND 6PM. LITTLE TRAFFIC AS THE ROAD LEADS DEEP TO THE COUNTRY. NO RAIN, GREAT VISIBILITY. WE'D JUST STOPPED TO FOLLOW SOMEONE TO A REMOTE LOCATION AND HAD NOT GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR AT THAT TIME AS THE FRIEND CAME TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. A FEW MINUTES LATER, AN ALARM SOUNDED AND THE INDICATOR DISPLAYED \"BRAKE MALFUNCTION\". THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING AND AT THE SAME MOMENT, SMOKE BEGAN FILLING THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT VENTS. AT THIS TIME YOU COULD ALSO SEE SMALL FLAMES FROM THE FRONT HOOD OF THE VEHICLE.  WE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR ONCE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP (FORCED TO PARK POSITION). FLAMES COULD BE SEEN FALLING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END. MY HUSBAND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WE RAN AROUND A NED IN THE ROAD TO GET TO SAFETY. WITHIN MINUTES (5-7 MAX) THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE GENTLEMAN WE WERE FOLLOWING TURNED AROUND TO SEE WHERE WE WERE WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. TOYOTA CES HAS BEEN CONTACTED AS WE WERE HOPING FOR HELP WITH AN INVESTIGATION. WE ARE A MILITARY FAMILY, STATIONED OVERSEAS. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIPPED HERE 2.5 YEARS AGO AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE ONCE WE RECEIVED NEW ORDERS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN LESS THAN ACCOMMODATING WITH PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION. THIS HAPPENED WITH LITTLE TIME TO GET TO SAFETY. MY HOPE IS INFORMATION CAN BE GATHERED FROM OTHER CONSUMERS THAT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SITUATIONS. LIVES COULD POTENTIALLY BE SAVED IF WE WORK TOGETHER TO GET FACTS DOCUMENTED.  STATESIDE NUMBER PROVIDED. WE CAN BE REACHED AT +34 642 47 0598","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11023908,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2017","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I RECENTLY LEARNED IT IS A \"KNOWN\" ISSUE BY TOYOTA THAT THE OIL COOLER LINE COULD RUPTURE.  THIS HAPPENED TO ME AS I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY 3-LANE HIGHWAY. MY ONLY INDICATION WAS WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING AN URGENT NEED FOR ME TO PULL OVER. LUCKILY I WAS ALREADY IN THE RIGHT LANE GETTING READY TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT, HOWEVER ONLY 5 MINUTES EARLIER I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, KEEPING UP WITH THE 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC.  I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO EXIT THE ROAD QUICKLY AND SINCE THIS HAS THE POSSIBILITY TO CEASE THE ENGINE, I FEEL IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.  WHEN MY SUV WAS CHECKED MY THE MECHANIC HE INFORMED ME THAT I HAD VERY LITTLE OIL LEFT IN MY ENGINE.  I CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO STATED THEY DID NOT SEE HOW THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN.  I DISAGREE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11021640,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AT 98470 MILES ON A DEALER MAINTAINED SCHEDULE. FAINT BUT CONSTANT BRAKE PULSATION WAS FELT 80% OF THE TIME WHEN BRAKING. DEALERSHIP CURRENTLY HAS CAR AS ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED TODAY. VEHICLE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING, NO TOWING OR EXTREME CONDITIONS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11020652,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED WHILE DRIVING. 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID - SAME FAILED PART AS CAMRY-AS NOTED BY TOYOTA MASTER TECH YET ONLY CAMRY GETS EXTENDED WARRANTY NOT HIGHLANDER.  SHOULD BE SAFETY RECALL ASAP.    FAULTY BRAKE PARTS SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP!!! CLASS ACTION MEDIA NEXT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11016219,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CAR SEEMINGLY RUNNING FINE.  VSC LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE MALFUNCTIOM LIGHT COME ON OUT OF NOWHERE.  TOLD TO TOW TO DEALERSHIP.  $3450 TO REPLACE ABS ACTUATOR.  SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER YEARS AND MODELS BUT NOT 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  THIS REPAIR IS 1/10 THE COST OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE OF THE NEW CAR.  CAR HAS 116,000 MILES ON IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11015413,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2017","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"DRIVING DOWN ROADWAY WHEN A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY CHECK OIL LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE SHORTLY AFTER. DROVE TO NEAREST AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SITE FOR SERVICE FEARING MORE DAMAGE TO ENGINE BY DRIVING FARTHER. MECHANIC DISCOVERED OIL LINE (PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL) HAD BURST AND EMPTIED ALL OIL ONTO ROADWAY. PREVIOUS REPAIR, DONE UNDER SPECS OF RECALL, DIDN'T HOLD UP AND REQUIRED ANOTHER REPAIR. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CALLED DUE TO RECALL BEING PERFORMED THERE PRIOR. BECAUSE IT WAS COMPLETED TO SPECS, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. REPAIR COMPLETED WITH METAL (NOT RUBBER) TUBING AND PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET BY DRIVER. FIRE RISK NOTED SINCE OIL SPRAYED UNDERNEATH CAR, ONTO BACK OF CAR AND ONTO ROADWAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11011595,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, DEPARTING FROM PARKED LOT.   VEHICLE LOST ALL DRIVE POWER, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON. AFTER SHUTTING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, WARNING MESSAGE TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. ALSO ALL WARNING INDICATORS ACTIVATED IN THE GUAGE CLUSTER PANEL. THANKFULLY, WE WERE NOT DRIVING FAST WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED, OTHERWISE IT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ADVISE \"THE POWER INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILED.\" TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP, EVEN THOUGH THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR OTHER VIN NUMBERS MATCHING MY VEHICLE. THESE ARE UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND PROVES THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT DONE A THOROUGH JOB OF RECALLING ALL AFFECTED UNITS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11006730,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/2017","vin":"JTEDS43A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY SECONDARY TO LOUD ENGINE NOISE, DECREASED POWER, AND FEAR OF CAUSING MORE ENGINE DAMAGE. LOCAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLING TUBE BURST AND DUMPED ALL THE OIL. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE FORCED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER ON A BUSY ROAD AND LEFT STRANDED AS WELL AS THE FIRE RISK WHEN ALL THE OIL NOW COVERS THE ENGINE/UNDERBODY/BACK OF VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11006121,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2017","vin":"JTEDS41A382","components":"STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"ENG LIGHTS AND SERVICE LIGHTS STAYS ON EVEN AFTER SERVICE  HARD TO START BATTERY ALWAYS DOWN   DEALERSHIP COULD'T FIX PROBLEM!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11005468,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"VEHICLE MAKES A VERY SCARY \"EEEK EEEK\" NOISES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED BOTH WHEN CAR IS NOT MOVING AND ALSO DURING BRAKING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF ABS ACTUATOR (PART # 44510-48080 SUPERSEDED BY PART # 44050-48320). TOTAL COST OF PARTS PLUS LABOR QUOTED OVER $4000.    NOTE: TOYOTA HAS DONE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS LIKE THE 07-08 HIGHLANDER HYBRID, PRIUS HYBRID, LEXUS RX400H, ETC. HOWEVER 2008+ HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED YET.    THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11004974,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNINGS ALERTED, AS WELL AS THE CABIN ALARM. AT THAT TIME I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND REALIZED THE BRAKES HAD GONE SOFT AND WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR; THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE A HALF MILE TO MY HOUSE AND CONNECTED MY VEHICLE TO A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. THE CODES INDICATED C1252-7 (BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP MOTOR), C1256-7 (LOW PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR), AND C1345-7 (LINEAR SOLENOID VALVE OFFSET LEARNING UNDONE). THE COMBINATION OF CODES POINTS TO THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND PUMP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE PADS, SPEED SENSORS, WHEEL BEARINGS, AND RELAYS ARE ALL GOOD. AFTER MUCH ONLINE RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE ACTUATOR/PUMP FAILURE IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE AND COSTS THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. 2006-2007 BRAKE ACTUATORS ARE ALREADY RECALLED, AS WELL AS 07-11 CAMRY HYBRID AND PRIUS WHICH USE THE SAME PLATFORM. I CONTACTED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO OFFERED NO HELP. THE PART ITSELF IS $1800+ WITHOUT FACTORING IN LABOR. I AM ALSO TROUBLED BY THE SAFETY FACTOR THIS MALFUNCTION PRESENTS, ESPECIALLY WE'RE IT TO OCCUR AT A HIGHER SPEED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11003609,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2017","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE HAVE TIRES AND BRAKE PADS CHANGED, TOYOTA DEALERSHIP NOTED ABS ACTUATOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND ONCE I DECLINED TO HAVE IT REPLACED THAT DAY DUE TO COST AND TIME, VEHICLE IS NOW ALARMING TO GET BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAVE ABS CHECKED IMMEDIATELY. THIS ALARM WAS NOT ON BEFORE MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT. NO ABNORMAL NOISES WERE NOTED PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT, EITHER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11002988,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING STOP THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT A DEALER, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEM)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11002645,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEMS, CHECK VSC LIGHTS, BRAKE MALFUNCTION ETC LIGHTS HAVE COME ON.  THIS SAME PART WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE CAMRY HYBRID, AND THEY WERE BUILT FROM THE SAME PLATFORM!!!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11001630,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2017","vin":"JTEES41AX82","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE CAR BLEW THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE  LEAKING PROFUSELY I DROVE IT AT NIGHT CAME HOME AND THERE WAS A 12 X 12 OIL LEAK IN MY GARAGE. I PULLED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH THE MOTOR  RUNNING AND THERE WAS ANOTHER 12 X 12 OIL SPILL ON MY DRIVE WAY. I HAVE A LINE ALL THE WAY DOWN MY STREET OF THE OIL SPEWING OUT OF THE ENGINE . I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED THE FOLLOWING DAY TO TOYOTA WHO KNEW ABOUT THE PART AND OFFERED AN EXTENDED 10 YEAR WARRANTY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS ONLY 2 QUARTS OF OIL LEFT IN THE CRANK CASE. NO LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I WOULD HAVE BLOWN MY MOTOR FOR SURE IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A VIDEO FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPE LEAKING AND THAT THEY CHANGED THE PART FROM RUBBER HOSES TO METAL. WHY WAS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS PART. IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT WILL FAIL BUT WHEN. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS SITUATION!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11000661,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHEN DRIVING IN ROUTINE CITY DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP DASH.  \"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK VSC SYSTEM, CHECK ABS SYSTEM, PULL TO SIDE AND GO TO DEALER\"  DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BRAKE ACCUMULATOR PUMP ASSEMBLY.  PART ALONE COST ABOUT 2,000.00 PLUS LABOR. PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND UNLESS YOU FIX IT, IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.  THIS PART HAS FAILED IN OTHER TOYOTA MODELS THAT HAS RESULTED IN A RECALL.  ,","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10995846,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WE HAD THE ABRUPT ONSET OF A HIGH-PITCHED, CONSTANT SOUND. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, WE FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AND HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO REPORTED FAILURE OF THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE BRAKE PUMP RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTION. REPAIR QUOTED AT ~$3000.  THIS IS A REPEAT FAILURE OF THESE PARTS IN THIS VEHICLE, WHICH THE DEALER DOES NOT BELIEVE IS DUE TO THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PARTS BEING FAULTY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10995787,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE EVERY 5 SECONDS AND THE NOISE LAST FOR 3 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY WHETHER THE ENGINE IS ON OR OFF. IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED WHEN IT IS RUNNING (AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED ONLINE) BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD OF IT WHEN THE CAR IS ON THE MOVE. I WAS CONCERNED AND CHECKED ONLINE TO FIND OUT THAT IT IS THE ABS ACCUMULATOR PUMP AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF HIGHLANDER OWNERS THAT HAVE OR ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS RECENTLY ISSUED AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON ITS 2006/2007 MODEL BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ON 2008. I HAVE ALSO READ FROM A FORUM THAT THE SAME PART ON CAMRY HYBRID HAS BEEN RECALLED. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART AND CRITICAL TO THE LIVES OF HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS. TOYOTA SHOULD ACT ON IT BY ISSUING A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID MODEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10995722,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2017","vin":"JTEES41A782","components":"STEERING","summary":"TURNING MY CAR RIGHT OR LEFT THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE AND I CAN'T GET A GOOD TURN.  IT SEEMS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWERING STEERING.  I HAVE RESEARCHED TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS AND THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOUND IS OTHER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I BOUGHT MY CAR BASED ON RESEARCH AND THE DURABILITY OF TOYOTA, ALSO I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR.  I HAVE GONE IN FOR ALL THE RECALLS. BUT THE ISSUE WITH EPS HAS ME VERY CONCERNED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10993075,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2017","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"ENGINE","summary":"DRIVING ON A RURAL 2 LANE ROAD THE CAR STARTED KNOCKING AND THE LIGHT FOR THE VSC CAME ON.  IT SAID TO BRING TO THE DEALER.   GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE OIL AND THERE WAS NOT ONE DROP ON THE DIP STICK.  (MY OIL WAS CHANGED AT THE DEALER TWO WEEKS PRIOR).  THE OIL WAS HOWEVER SPRAYED UNDER THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE.  THE PART THAT IS THE PROBLEM IS THE OIL COOLER LINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10991417,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE MALFUNCTION/ ABS MALFUNCTION/ NEEDS NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR/ 3600.00 TO REPAIR THIS. HAPPENED WHEN WE HAD TO APPLY BRAKES REPETITIVELY IN STALLED TRAFFIC.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10990552,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2017","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V245000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10986101,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2017","vin":"JTEDS42A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS","summary":"AT 5:00 PM ON MAY 16, 2017 I DROVE HOME FROM WORK (15 MINUTES OF IN-TOWN DRIVING)  EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND WENT INSIDE TO PREPARE TO LEAVE WITH MY FAMILY FOR MY SON'S SENIOR HONORS NIGHT.     AT 5;45 PM WE GOT INTO THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY MY MOM AND MY HUSBAND SAID, \"WHAT'S BURNING?\".  IT SMELLED LIKE PAPER BURNING.  BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE, MY HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T A WIRE OR SOMETHING ELSE BURNING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR.   WE DOVE 10 MINUTES TO TOWN TO EAT.  WE STAYED IN RESTAURANT 30 MINUTES.  WHEN WE RETURNED TO MY CAR, MY MOTHER GOT IN THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT AND AND MY HUSBAND IN BACK AND WE ALL SMELLED A STRONG SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING.      I LOOKED AT MY MOM BEFORE STARTING THE CAR AND SAW THE BLACK, BURNT HEADREST.  IT APPEARS THERE WAS AN ACTUAL FLAME AT SOME POINT.  EVERYONE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, WE REMOVED THE HEADREST, BUT THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGERS SEAT WAS STILL VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH.  MY HUSBAND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE FIRE STATION NEARBY, SINCE THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS ALREADY CLOSED.  THE FIREFIGHTERS UNPLUGGED THE WIRES FROM THE SEAT.  THE SEAT COOLED BACK DOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10983396,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2017","vin":"JTEES41A982","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"SUN VISOR DOE NOT STAY UP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10981734,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/25/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. EVERY TIME A TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING SHAFT MADE A NOISE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2016. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHAFT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 0034-13. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10979570,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/19/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING A CHIRPING NOISE WHILE STOPPED FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. STARTING YESTERDAY THE CAR INFO SCREEN STARTED DISPLAYING WARNINGS SUCH AS CHECK ABS, BRAKE MALFUNCTION, ETC.  THE BRAKES CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PRESS SOMETIMES, LIKE IT IS LOSING PRESSURE.  I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE ACTUATOR/MODULATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.  THEY SAID THEY ARE SEEING THIS ON A LOT OF TOYOTA/LEXUS BUILT SUVS.  FROM WHAT I HAVE READ TODAY, IT LOOKS LIKE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10979656,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE ABS SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING.  I HAD THE ABS ACCUMULATOR REPLACED AND THE ABS PUMP REPLACED, BUT NOW TOYOTA IS TELLING ME THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE ABS ACTUATOR REPLACED AS WELL. THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID IS FAULTY AND EVENTUALLY LEAKS THE HYDRAULIC FLUID RENDERING THE ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE.  THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND GETS WORSE WITH AGE.  THUS IT TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER ALL WARRANTIES ARE EXPIRED.  THE PARTS REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM COST OVER $5000 FROM TOYOTA AND ONLY DEALERS HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO ATTEMPT THIS FIX.  TOYOTA DID MAKE A VOLUNTARY RECALL \"CUSTOMER SERVICE UPDATE\" FOR THE 206 AND 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS ABS SYSTEMS.  HOWEVER, THE 2008 STILL HAS TREMENDOUS ABS SYSTEM PROBLEMS, AND THE PARTS SHOULD LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE CAR, BUT TOYOTA HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE 2008 HH ABS SYSTEM.  THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 HH AND THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MOST CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY ALMOST THE VALUE OF THE CAR JUST TO HAVE  IT BE IN A SAFE, DRIVEABLE CONDITION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10979652,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WAS JUST DEEMED TOTALED BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP (NEWBURGH TOYOTA) AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY (LIBERTY MUTUAL), BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE RODENT DAMAGE.  IT TURNS OUT THAT THE RODENTS WERE ATTRACTED TO THE WIRING BECAUSE TOYOYTA USES ECO-FRIENDLY SOY-BASED COATING ON THEIR WIRES WHICH ATTRACT RODENTS!!    RODENTS CHEWED WIRES, THE WIRING HARNESS, PLUGGED DRAINAGE HOLES WITH THEIR BEDDING THUS CAUSING WATER DAMAGE, AND RUINED THE HYBRID BATTERIES. THE DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN $12,000, WHICH OF COURSE TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY.     THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE BATTERY WAS UNHOOKED TO \"CLEAR\" THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. WHEN IT STARTED THE ERROR MESSAGES/WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH WERE LIT UP EVERYWHERE, INDICATING IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A SERVICE TECH STRIPPED THE INTERIOR AND DISCOVERED RODENTS NESTS, DROPPINGS, WATER, AND LOTS OF DAMAGE.      PHOTOS ATTACHED. PARTS ALONE FOR THE REPAIR WERE MORE THAN $10,000, AND THAT DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS OR LABOR COSTS.    AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS HAS BEEN A GIANT HEADACHE!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10979143,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/14/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2017","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"IT WAS RAINING AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS TAKING IN WATER. TOYOTA CLAIMED FROM CRACKED TAIL LIGHT BUT TAIL LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN LEAKING BEFORE. WATER IN BACK OF CAR RUINED HYBRID BATTERY AND TRANSITORS. AFTER LOOKING UP ISSUE. FOUND OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF AFTER THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. LUCKY MY WIFE HAD JUST PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10978917,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON SUDDENLY.  THE CAR STILL STOPPED, BUT THE BRAKES REQUIRED MORE PRESSURE.  TOYOTA CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT,  THIS PART ALONE IS $1600.  ANOTHER RELATED PART TOYOTA SAYS IS REQUIRED COSTS ANOTHER $2600.  TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 MODELS.  GIVEN THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AND INVOLVES VEHICLE SAFETY, TOYOTA SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO THE 2008 HIGHLANDER'S.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10978953,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10966643,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2017","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ENGINE","summary":"PURCHASED THIS 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID NEW FROM GREENTREE TOYOTA IN DANBURY CT. WE SELECTED THE HYBRID VERSION TO SAVE ON GAS. LITTLE DID WE KNOW OUR SAVINGS IN GAS WOULD BE SUCKED UP IN OIL CONSUMPTION. I NEED TO CARRY A CASE OF OIL IN THE CAR AT ALL TIMES. ASKED TOYOTA SERVICE IN DANBURY CT TO INVESTIGATE AND THEY CONDUCTED THE SAME OIL TEST OTHERS SPEAK ABOUT. ALTHOUGH THEY SAY OUR HIGHLANDER PASSED THE TEST I END UP ADDING ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN EVERY OIL CHANGE. THIS CAR WAS SERVICED IN EXACT COMPLIANCE WITH THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE SCHEDULE. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN DANBURY CT JUST SAYS THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH 135,000 MILES ON IT TO BURN OIL. THIS WAS A HUGE INVESTMENT. I WOULD EXPECT AT LEAST 200K MILES ON A CAR BEFORE EXPERIENCING THIS SORT OF PROBLEM.  VERY DISAPPOINTING.  I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TOYOTA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. INSTEAD WE GET A WELL ORCHESTRATED DON'T ADMIT ANY WRONGDOING RESPONSE.  TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PRODUCING A SUBSTANDARD PRODUCT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10959208,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/06/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I STARTED THE CAR ONE MORNING TO FIND ALL OF MY BRAKE WARNINGS SUDDENLY ON. THE VEHICLE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS, AND UPON GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR. NO INCIDENT OR SIGNS OF ISSUES LED UP TO THE SUDDEN MALFUNCTION--IT WAS IN GREAT OPERATING SHAPE LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT, AND EVEN UPON PARKING AND DISENGAGING THE CAR THE EVENING BEFORE. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING SOMEWHERE. I JUST HAPPENED TO BE LUCKY ENOUGH TO ENCOUNTER THE PROBLEM UPON TURNING ON THE CAR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10958611,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY IN A SCHOOL ZONE I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR THE CROSSING GUARD AND CHILDREN. THE BRAKE PEDDLE BEGAN PULSATING BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND SHOWED ABS AND VSC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THEY WOULD HAVE TO SPECIAL ORDER A PART AND CHARGED ME $1,800.00 FOR THE PART. THEY RECEIVED THE PART 1 WEEK LATER AND CALLED TO ADVISE THAT IT WAS THE WRONG PART AND THAT THE CORRECT PART WAS $1,000.00 MORE BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY. I COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. AND THEY WERE UNWILLING TO HELP ME.    MY VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE OWNER, (A RETIRED CERTIFIED TOYOTA MASTER TECHNICIAN) ADVISED HE COULD ORDER THE OEM ASSEMBLY, INSTALL IT, AND PROVIDE THE SAME WARRANTY AS THE DEALERSHIP FOR $ 2,100.00. HE FURTHER STATED THAT WHILE WORKING FOR TOYOTA HE HAD REPLACED HUNDREDS OF ASSEMBLIES ON 2007-2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID MODELS AS PART OF \"TOYOTAS LIMITED REPAIR ASSISTANCE CAMPAIGN\". HE FURTHER ADVISED THE ASSEMBLY WAS THE SAME FOR BOTH THE CAMRY HYBRID & HIGHLANDER HYBRID MODELS. ADDITIONALLY HE COULD SUPPLY ACCEPTABLE PAPERWORK IF TOYOTA CONDUCTS A LIMITED REPAIR ASSISTANCE CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10958626,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2017 AND THREE WEEKS LATER, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE/PUMP FAILED. WITHOUT A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING ABS CONTROL MODULE/PUMP, OPERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE 'STICKING BRAKE' BEHAVIOR. MY TOYOTA-CERTIFIED GARAGE CHARGED ME OVER $3,000 TO REPLACE THIS PART. THE GARAGE, WHO I'VE BEEN USING FOR OVER 7 YEARS AND ABSOLUTELY TRUST, SAID THAT THE LOCAL TOYOTA PARTS DISTRIBUTOR HAD OVER 10 UNITS OF THIS PART IN STOCK, WHICH THE GARAGE SAID WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR AN ITEM THIS EXPENSIVE.    I SEARCHED MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS (TOYOTANATION.COM, US.TOYOTAOWNERSCLUB.COM) AND THIS SAME PREMATURE FAILING OF THE ABS ACTUATOR WITHIN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE/PUMP HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS, USUALLY AFTER THEIR HIGHLANDER HYBRID PASSES 100,000 MILES. I FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART AND BASED ON THE HIGH INVENTORY LEVELS KEPT ON HAND BY TOYOTA PARTS DISTRIBUTORS, IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ABS ASSEMBLY AND REFUND THE AMOUNT THAT OWNERS HAVE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10958538,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/23/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2017","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"UNDETECTED BRAKE FLUID LEAK WHILE IN USE. VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS CHECKED FOR LEAKS BUT NOT VISIBLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10956638,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO AN OFF RAMP WHEN MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY TRAFFIC!  IT ALMOST CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.  I HAD IT TOWED AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS AN INVERTER CONVERTER PROBLEM AND WILL CAUSE ME $11000 (YES, ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS) TO REPLACE IT.  THIS APPEAR TO BE AN ENGINEERING DEFECT FAULT.  OF ALL THE WARNING IN PLACE IT SEEMS TO INFORM THE DRIVER, SUCH AS THE ABS LIGHT, LOW GAS GAUGE, LOW AIR, OIL MAINTENANCE WARNING, WHY NOT THE 'INVERTER PROBLEM DETECTED, BRING YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER NOW?'.  I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS BEING IRRESPONSIBLE IN DESIGNING A CAR THAT JUST SIMPLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY OR ON ANY STREET WITHOUT WARNING.  THIS ERROR IS SUPER DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE INNOCENT LIVES AND TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN CORRECTING THE WRONG INSTEAD OF HIDING BEHIND THE SCENE.   I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE OTHER SUCH PROBLEM BUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT MY VEHICLE ID NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.  WHO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE ON THE RECALL LIST ANYWAY?  CERTAINLY THIS IS A PROBLEM AFTER ALL IT IS AFFECTING VEHICLES 2006 TO 2012?  PLEASE HELP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10953794,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ODD SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE RT FRONT  WHILE STOPPED.  LAST WEEK SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TELLING ME TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR REPAIRS.  I WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND SKID CONTROL ECU UNITS HAVE FAILED.  THE COST OF REPAIR ( $3000)  IS BEYOND COMPREHENSION FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS VINTAGE, 2008 WITH UNDER 100,000.  WHILE THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE NEXT MODEL YEAR IT DOES NOT COVER 2008.  I BELIEVE IT SHOULD, BEING THAT SO MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS EXACT , LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM.  AT THIS TIME THE BRAKES WORK BUT WHEN APPLIED THEY MAKE A CONSTANT CLICK AND I FEEL RHYTHMIC RELEASE AND CATCHING THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10946526,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2017","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LIGHTS DID COME ON AND LOUD ALARM TOO. DEALER SAYS THIS IS PROBLEM WITH DEFECTIVE ABS PUMP AND/OR ACTUATOR. THIS ISSUE HAS LIFE-THREATENING POTENTIAL BECAUSE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS SUDDEN. HAD TO RESORT TO PARKING BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. SAME PART WAS DEEMED DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED ON CAMRY HYBRID MODELS BY TOYOTA. SAME WARRANTY EXTENSION SHOULD BE APPLIED TO HIGHLANDER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10945709,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2017","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TAKATA RECALL  MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL RECALL, TOYOTA REPLACED THE AIRBAG IN SEPTEMBER 2015. IN OCTOBER 2016 MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE THE SAME ISSUE I HAD BEFORE - AIRBAG ISSUE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THE CAR AGAIN STATING THEY ONLY HAVE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON WARRANTY WORK WHICH THIS ISSUE IS JUST OUT OF THAT PERIOD. I HAVE TRIED TO REACH A MANAGER AT THE TOYOTA WARRANTY CENTER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10937248,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2016","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"STEERING","summary":"AS I WAS MAKING A SLOW RIGHT TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET, THE STEERING WHEEL GAVE OUT AND I HIT A PARKED CAR. THEN MY DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATOR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL LIT UP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10937137,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2016","vin":"JTEEW41A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNINGS; CODE TRACED TO ACCUMULATOR NOT HOLDING PRESSURE (C1391 ABNORMAL LEAK OF ACC PRESS). $2,500+ REPAIR. THIS SAME PART WAS ALREADY COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE CAMRY HYBRID AND THEY ARE BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM. SHOULD BE COVERED FOR THE HIGHLANDER AS WELL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10934586,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE BRAKING TO STOP CAR IN A SCHOOL PICK UP LINE, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES BEGAN FLASHING. WARNING LIGHTS STATED BRAKE MALFUNCTION, ABS SYSTEM ETC. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC,  STATED THERE IS AN INTERNAL LEAK OF BRAKE ACTUATOR, REPAIR COSTS $5500. LIGHTS WERE RESET AND 2 WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING LIGHTS AND WARNINGS CAME BACK ON. TOYOTA HAS RECALL FOR 2006AND 2007BUT NOT 2008.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10933796,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEMS, CHECK VSC LIGHTS, BRAKE MALFUNCTION ETC LIGHTS HAVE COME ON","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10929981,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"BRAKING BECAME ERRATIC.  PEDAL WAS SQUISHY AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON.  THIS OCCURRED OVER SEVERAL MONTHS BUT ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS.  LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF FOR A WHILE THEN COME BACK ON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10926943,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DEAR NHTSA, I WAS RECENTLY INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT.  THE COST OF THIS REPAIR IS EXORBITANT...APPROXIMATELY $3,200.00.  WHILE THE BRAKES THEMSELVES STILL FUNCTION, AND WILL PASS PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY NO LONGER HAS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE CAPABILITIES.  MY 17-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CURRENTLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE I HAVE GREAT CONCERNS OVER HER SAFETY.  UNFORTUNATELY, AT THIS TIME WE CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE THIS REPAIR.    WHAT IS MOST CONCERNING AS A TOYOTA OWNER, IS THEIR LACK OF CONCERN.  INTERESTINGLY, IF MY CAR WAS A YEAR OLDER, TOYOTA WOULD COVER THE REPAIR OF THIS DEVICE AS PART OF AN EXPANDED WARRANTY SPEARHEADED THROUGH NHTSA.  THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD RESULT IS SERIOUS INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER.    PLEASE LOOK INTO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO EXPAND THE WARRANTY ON THIS PART.  THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OWNERS IS POTENTIALLY AT STAKE.    THANKS YOU.  [XXX]     INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10925461,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/10/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE ABS ACTUATOR AND PUMP ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID SPONTANEOUSLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS ON A CITY STREET. THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT, BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. THE CAR THEN ABRUPTLY DECELERATED TO IDLE SPEED BEFORE I TURNED OFF THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON THE CAR AND NO SPEED BUMPS/ABNORMALITIES ON THE PAVEMENT.  I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THE PROBLEM IS AS LISTED ABOVE, THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR AND PUMP HAD FAILED AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE NOT YET PERFORMED THE REPLACEMENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10925200,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2016","vin":"JTEEW41AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE HYBRID BATTERY COMPARTMENT AND THE COMPARTMENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10925282,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2016","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.  BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD.  LUCKILY IT WAS AT LOW SPEED THROUGH TOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SAFELY.  ALARM SOUNDED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF.  TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $4300 FOR REPAIR.  DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE IT AS TRADE IN EVEN THOUGH THEY SOLD IT TO ME ONLY ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR, LEAVING ME WITH NO OPTION BUT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10924254,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/24/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EMERGENCY REPAIR INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ACTUATOR PUMP AND ACCUMULATOR PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10916295,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2016","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"RE: NHTSA RECALL 14V168000, AKA SC-E0M141007, (10/07/14) 'A NUMBER OF VEHICLES INCLUDING THE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2008-2010, WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY CONTAINS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG MODULE HOUSED IN A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY, WHICH INCLUDES A FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLE (FFC). DUE TO THE SHAPE AND LOCATION OF THE FFC'S RETAINER, THE FFC COULD BECOME DAMAGED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED.  CONSEQUENCE:  IF THE FFC IS DAMAGED, CONNECTIVITY TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE COULD BE LOST AND THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED.  2 YRS AGO OUR '08 HIGHLANDER SPORT THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY, NOT ENGAGING/NOT TURN/OFF USING THE COLUMN MOUNTED STALK. OUR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, & TIME PASSED, & THE CC BECAME UNRELIABLE, ON A FEW OCCASIONS WAS UNSAFE WHEN IT DID NOT 'CANCEL' PULLING BACK ON THE STALK. I'M HANDY SO I PULLED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL AND TOOK APART THE CLOCK SPRING, DISCOVERED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS COATED IN A WAXY DIRTY LOOKING BUILDUP & THERE WERE ABRASIONS ON THE FLAT WIRE TAPE, EXPOSING THE COPPER BENEATH, WHICH CRACKED. THIS TO ME IS THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO THE WIRE TAPE FOR THE VEHICLES IN THE AIRBAG RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE, ONLY THE DAMAGE ON MINE HAPPENED TO THE CC WIRING PORTION AND NOT THE AIRBAG PORTION (OR THE HVAC CONTROLS OR HORN WIRING). I FEEL OUR VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND THAT OUR CLOCK SPRING SHOULD BE REPLACED AS WELL. PLEASE REFER TO THE 2 PHOTOS I ATTACHED. THE ONE SHOWING THE WEAR SPOT, IF YOU DOWNLOAD IT AND ZOOM IN, SHOWS THE EXPOSED COPPER AND CRACK IN IT. THE OTHER PHOTO SHOWS THE LOOP IN THE FLAT ELECTRICAL TAPE WHERE THE WEAR SPOT HAPPENED AS WELL AS THE DIRTY WAXY BUILDUP ON THE TAPE.  THIS SAME WEAR COULD CREEP DOWN TO THE AIRBAG MODULE WIRES IN THIS FLAT TAPE AND MAKE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, CAUSING MORE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR MY WIFE AND I. MY VIN SHOULD BE ADDED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10910924,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2016","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"STEERING","summary":"DRIVING AT A SLOWER SPEED AND DURING A TURN - MY POWER STEERING SHUT OFF- THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR APPEARED ON MY DASH BUT THEN DISAPPEARED. AS A RESULT I LOST ACCESS TO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. I CHECKED THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS AND IDENTIFIED I HAD 3 SEPARATE RECALLS RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE HOW THE POWER STEERING CONCERN WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. I SOON DISCOVERED THIS ARTICLE WHICH EXPLAINS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE EXACTLY    HTTP://WWW.TECHTIMES.COM/ARTICLES/39149/20150312/TOYOTA-RECALLS-112-500-VEHICLES-DUE-TO-POWER-STEERING-AND-SOFTWARE-ISSUES.HTM    .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10909852,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2016","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"CAR AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED MY YOUNG CHILD IN THE CAR. I USED THE FOB TO UNLOCK THE CAR. THEN I OPENED THE BACK DOOR TO PUT MY CHILD IN HIS CARSEAT AND PLACED MY KEYS ON THE DRIVER SEAT TO HAVE ACCESS TO BOTH MY HANDS FOR THE TASKS.  ONCE MY CHILD WAS STRAPPED IN I SHUT THE BACK RIGHT DOOR TO GO GET IN THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR.  AS SOON AS I SHUT THE BACK DOOR I HEARD A BEEP AND ALL THE DOORS LOCKED DOWN, LOCKING MY CHILD INSIDE WITH THE KEYS. AS IT WAS A HOT DAY IN MY TOWN, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE POLICE, WHO HAD TO COME AND JAMMED THE THE DOOR SO I COULD GET OUT MY SON. WE HAVE SINCE CHANGED THE KEYS IN THE FOB AND ON 9/25/2016 WHILE SEATED IN THE CAR IT AGAIN LOCKED ITSELF BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10904883,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER ABS IS FAILED AND THAT PUT OUR FAMILY AND OTHERS IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE LIGHTS KEEP STAYED ON DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO, RESET IT OR NOT. THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING, THE SIREN INSIDE THE VEHICLE MAKING BUZZY NOISE WHEN OPEN THE DOOR OR ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE. I'VE DONE MANY RESEARCH ONLINE REGARDING TO THE TOYOTA HYBRID MODELS AND FOUND MANY DISAPPOINTED CUSTOMERS REVIEWS, THEY ALL POINT TO THE ABS PLATFORM DESIGN FLAWS BY TOYOTA JUST LIKE THE ABS ON CAMRY HYRIDS & OTHER HYBRIDS MODELS THAT HAS RECALLED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AS SUGGEST BY TOYOTA PRESENTATIVE, THE SAME TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY TWO CAMRY FROM; PAID $125 TO HAVE THEM CHECKED OUT MY HIGHLANDER ABS AND THE RESULTS TUNED OUT TO BE BOTH ABS ACTUATOR (47070-48010) AND ABS PUMP (44510-48080) ARE FAILED AND THE COSTS TO HAVE BOTH FIX IS $5240.46 WHILE THE VEHICLE ONLY WORTH BETWEEN $8000-$9000 WHICH IS MORE THAN HALF OF THE VEHICLE&#146;S VALUE, FOR JUST A FEW SMALL DEFECTIVE PARTS MADE BY TOYOTA, WHICH I DO BELIEVE THAT THE COST IS RIDICULOUSLY HIGH AND BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURE DESIGN FLAWS & NOT FROM END USERS FAULT. SEE ATTACHED QUOTES FROM DEALER. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA TWICE TO BROUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION BUT I GOT DISAPPOINTED RESULTS INSTEAD. CASE # 1604020974. TOYOTA OFFER US $1000 FOR REPAIR COST WHICH I DENIED AND ASKED FOR A COMPLETE FREE REPLACEMENT PARTS. WE, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS NEED TO UNITE AND CONTACT TOYOTA AND OR SMART ATTORNEYS TO CONNECT ALL THE DOTS AND SUE TOYOTA FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. OUR LIFE AND OTHERS IS IN DANGER DUE TO TOYOTA'S DEFECTIVE PARTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10899834,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EXPERIENCED HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE. IT TURNS OUT ITS A INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THERE WAS CLASS LAW SUIT FILED IN 2006 FOR THE SAME FAILURE   HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/1074-TOYOTA-HIGHLANDER-HYBRID-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT/    MY CAR 2008 MODEL EXPERIENCED SAME FAILURE BUT IT WAS NEVER RECALLED. I HAD NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN IT CAME TO ABRUPT HALT    PLEASE REVIEW THIS AND CONSIDER THESE MODEL CAR FOR RECALL BEFORE THEY RESULT IN ANY DEATHS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN VERY RELUCTANTLY PUTTING IT ON NHTSA THAT THEY ARE THE ONES ISSUING THE RECALLS AND NOT TOYOTA.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10897229,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2016","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCUMULATOR AND ACTIVATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED.  THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.  UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10888757,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2016","vin":"JTEES41A782","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: P245/65/R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE THREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR BUMPER AND REAR WHEEL WELL LINER WERE PARTLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OTHER THREE TIRES HAD CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES), BUT THE TIRE SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,800.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"MICHELIN","productModel":"LTX M/S","size":"PT245/70 R16","manufacturer":"Michelin North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10888043,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2016","vin":"JTEES41A982","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN ADJUSTED TO A SETTING FOR A SHORTER DRIVER, AND WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF RE-SETTING IT FOR A TALLER DRIVER, THE STEERING WHEEL AND ITS HOUSING CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF THE SHAFT THAT REACHES INTO THE ENGINE. TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STICK IT BACK ON, AND IT WAS UNABLE TO STAY IN THE CORRECT POSITION. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, TO TRY TO REATTACH IT, THE DRIVER AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO SEAT THE HOUSING ON THE SHAFT. THIS MANEUVER WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, BUT UPON ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE AGAIN, THE \"SLIPPERY WHEN WET\" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WHATEVER ENGINE MECHANISM THAT ALERTS BEGAN TO ENGAGE, AFFECTING THE BRAKES, ACCELERATOR, AND STEERING. THIS ALL HAPPENED AS WE WERE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER INTO THE ROADWAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10885265,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2016","vin":"JTEZT17R130","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"FAILED ABS BRAKE ACCUATOR ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS PAID FOR CAMRY OWNERS TO HAVE THEIRS FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALER WANTS $3800 TO REPLACE MINE. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE ARE OUT THERE COUPLED WITH THE DANGER INVOLVED WITH THIS PART FAILING THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT CAUSED US TO VERY NEARLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. I HOPE TOYOTA DOESNT WAIT FOR SOMEOBE TO BE KILLED BEFORE THEY ACT ON THIS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10882489,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2016","vin":"JTEDS42A482","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN THE UP POSITION AND THEREFORE PARTIALLY BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VISION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10882070,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/28/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2016","vin":"JTEEW41A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"STARTED CAR IN EVENING AND GOT WARNING \"BRAKE MALFUNCTION, CHECK ABS, CHECK VSC SYSTEM\".  TOOK CAR TO OUR MECHANIC AND HE FOUND CODE C1391.  MECHANIC SAID PART VERY EXPENSIVE AND RECOMMENDED CONTACTING TOYOTA SERVICE AS COST TO REPAIR WOULD PROBABLY BE SIMILAR.  MECHANIC SAID HE HAD REPLACED FOR ANOTHER CUSTOMER (2004 MODEL HIGHLANDER) WHO AFTER THE REPAIR GOT NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT RECALL REPAIR LAST WEEK.    TOYOTA SERVICE SAID COST TO REPAIR IS $4000!  READING ON THIS SITE I SEE OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE.  DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10881657,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/29/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED HERE AND IN MANY PLACES ONLINE AND TOYOTA REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE FOR RECALL. THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY NHTSA AS FOLLOWS    REPORT RECEIPT DATE: SEP 04, 2013   NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000   COMPONENT(S): HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM   ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL EXPAND  DETAILS CLOSE  12 ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS EXPAND  MANUFACTURER: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING  SUMMARY:  TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 HIGHLANDER HYBRID VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 16, 2005, THROUGH JULY 29, 2010; AND MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 LEXUS RX400H VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 23, 2005, THROUGH DECEMBER 2, 2008. THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) INSIDE THE INVERTER MODULE MAY CONTAIN TRANSISTORS THAT HAVE HIGHER OPERATING TEMPERATURES THAN THE SOLDER CAN SUPPORT AND THE TRANSISTORS MAY BE HEAT DAMAGED BY THE SOLDER. IF THIS OCCURS, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS, INCLUDING THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT, WILL BE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.  CONSEQUENCE:  THE VEHICLE MAY ENTER A FAIL-SAFE/LIMP-HOME MODE THAT LIMITS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.  REMEDY:","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10876843,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2016","vin":"JTEDS42A682","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION ALERT LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON IN MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED.  I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA SERVICE AND THEY SAID IT WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY ON THAT PARTICULARLY DAY.  THE ALERT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER SO I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICES. TOYOTA SAID THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SOME OF THE SAME 2008 HIGHLANDERS, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SENSOR WIRING IS IDENTICAL IN MY CAR TO WHAT IS DESCRIBED FOR THOSE CARS THAT WERE RECALLED.  THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT IN OUR CAR COMES ON MORE THAN 50% OF THE TIME.  THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING NOW FOR ABOUT A YEAR.  THE PROBLEM IS APPARENT WHENEVER THE ENGINE IS ON, WHETHER THE CAR IS MOVING OR STAIONARY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10875884,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ON JUNE 15TH, 2016 WHILE OVER 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A FAMILY TRIP WITH MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR DRIVING DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND US AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSTANT SPEED OUR 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID BRAKES LOCKED UP, A WARNING TONE SOUNDED, SEVERAL LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH INCLUDING BRAKES, ABS, VSC, (((!))), AND /!\\, AND THE CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY IN THE HIGHWAY WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING.  THE LCD DISPLAYED SEVERAL ALTERNATING MESSAGES ABOUT THE BRAKES, ABS, AND VSC AND ALSO ABOUT NEEDING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A DEALER.  AS OUR CAR WAS ABOUT TO BE SMASHED BY A SEMI TRUCK I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR.  THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP, BUT FORTUNATELY THE CAR INCHED FORWARD AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WITH WIDE OPEN/FULL THROTTLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE SEMI TRUCK COULD HIT US FROM BEHIND.  THE SITUATION WAS TERRIFYING.    I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER.  THEY DO NOT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE ISSUE.  THEY WANT $500 TO TROUBLE SHOOT AND GENERATE A REPAIR ESTIMATE.  IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ABS ACTUATORS ARE COMMONLY $3,000.    I HAVE NOTED MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND OTHER TOYOTA HYBRID VEHICLES IN WHICH THE BRAKES, ABS, AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND BRAKING ISSUES OCCUR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10870446,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"CAR DOME LIGHT WAS LEFT ON AND BATTERY DIED. BATTERY WAS 3 YEARS OLD SO I REPLACED WITH NEW BATTERY AND CAR STARTED AND DROVE SHORT DISTANCE.  COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I ATTEMPTED TO START CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT START. CHECKED BATTERY AND IT WAS GOOD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START CAR, I GET MESSAGES ABOUT CONTACTING DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM ALONG WITH BRAKE WARNING ETC.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10862117,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2016","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR LONGER, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN OPERATING ERRATICALLY, WHEN IT WANTS TO IT SEEMS. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS SEEMED TO BE THAT I COULDN'T TURN THE SYSTEM ON. NOW, HOWEVER, WHEN I AM SOMETIMES ABLE TO TURN IT ON, AND SET THE SPEED, THE PROBLEM BECOMES THAT THE STALK ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOSE IT'S CONNECTION AND THE MOVEMENTS OF THE STALK BECOME INACTIVE. THIS IS VERY SURPRISING IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO SLOW DOWN, SPEED UP OR MORE IMPORTANTLY HIT THE CANCEL BUTTON. THE ONLY THING TO DO IS HIT THE BRAKES. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10853193,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A WARNING ALARM CAME ON AND ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN 3 MESSAGES FLASHED. THE FIRST MESSAGE SAID, \"BREAK MALFUNCTION - PLEASE PULL OVER SAFELY AND CONTACT YOUR SERVICE DEALER IMMEDIATELY\". THE SECOND MESSAGE SAID, \"CHECK VSC\" AND THIRD SAID, \"CHECK ABS\". ON TOP OF THAT ALL OF THE WARNING DEVICE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD.   THIS WAS ALARMING AND DISCONCERTING. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT 10 MORE MILES BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER AND STOP SAFELY. THE WARNING SIGNS HAVE NOT GONE AWAY AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. I HAVE NOTICED MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. SEEMS TO HAPPEN OFTEN WITH THE 2008 MODEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10851500,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2016","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"FAILED ABS ACTUATOR SYSTEM. BRAKES DO NOT WORK. THEY \"GRAB\" AND OR DO NOT WORK WHEN YOU NEED THEM. HAVE TO PUMP MANY TIMES TO STOP VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10846083,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2016","vin":"JTEDS42A282","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN ITS UPRIGHT FLAT POSITION.  IT FALLS PARTWAY DOWN TO THE POINT OF BEING AIMED DIRECTLY AT THE FOREHEAD.  THIS NOT ONLY IMPEDES VISIBILITY BUT ALSO IS DANGEROUS IF YOU INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WOULD THROW YOU FORWARD.  IT ALSO WILL NOT STAY DOWN AND PUSHED ALL THE WAY FORWARD IN ORDER TO AVOID THE HAZARD OF HAVING IT ANGLED AT YOUR FOREHEAD.  HAVING THE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON STATIONARY HAS NOT EFFECT OF THIS PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10837892,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/17/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2016","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AT 61.614 MILES NOV.9 2013, DIAGNOSED CODE C1391, ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR. VERIFIED BY DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT. ABS MODULE DIAGNOSED WITH INTERNAL DAMAGES. ACTUATOR ASSY, BR, PART NUM. 44050-48320 WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, FOR $3,102.71 PLUS BRAKE FLUID, FOR $3,118.25 AFTER THE SYSTEM WAS BLED ALSO (SEE INVOICE OF THAT DATE). PROBLEM RETURNED INVOLVING SAME PART 44050-48320, PLUS PART NUM. 47070-48020  PUMP ASSY, BRAKE DEFECTIVE AT 84,687 MILES, JUST 23,073 MILES LATER, LAST DECEMBER 17, 2015; WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER, BRAULIO AGOSTO TOYOTA IN RIO PIEDRAS, PUERTO RICO AS REPRINT SHOWS, FROM DEC.17 2015 (REPRINT DATE WAS DEC.31 2015). ALSO INCLUDED PHOTOS SHOWING EXACT MILEAGE OF 84,687 MILES, EASY TO VERIFY WITH REPRINT, AND WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SAME MESSAGES APPEARED LAST NOV. 9 2013. VEHICLE HAS EXCELLENT MAINTENANCE AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS; I AM INCLUDING RELATED INVOICES: JUNE 7 2013 AT 55,586 MILES:1ST REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACEMENT, TURNING OF ROTORS PERFORMED, 1ST PROBLEM ON NOV. 9 2013 JUST 5 MONTHS 2 DAYS LATER; PDF INVOICE DEC.19 2014 AT 72,436 MILES, WHEN FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT OUR REQUEST, DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL; OCT/15/15 AT 82,379 MILES LEFT CALIPER BASE WAS REPLACED, PART 4722-48140; 47717-48150 PLATE PAD SUPPORT AT 83.025 MILES ON OCT/29/15. PARTS PRICES FOR SAME 2ND REPAIR INCLUDED, LOCAL COMPLAINT, INSPECTION, RESULT AND PHOTOS. UNSAFE CONDITION EVIDENT SINCE DEC.17 2015: INVERTED BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, NOT SHOWN WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED YET, BUT UNSAFE TO DRIVE NORMALLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AT SPEED. LOCAL CONSUMER DEPARTMENT (DACO) HAS THE CASE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE EVALUATION AFTER CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM TODAY, FEB 23 2016 AT 3RD DEALER WITH US REPRESENTED BY PABLO E. ROSADO, MY BROTHER.SEE ALL DOCUMENTS, SOME IN SPANISH.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10836555,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2016","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY ON AN UPHILL SLOPE, BUT WHEN I STARTED MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS TOWARDS THE CITY STREET EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS STILL PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I KEPT PRESSING AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO.   WHEN I EVENTUALLY LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSED IT AGAIN, THE CAR SLOWED AND STOPPED JUST AS IT ENTERED THE STREET.  THE DASHBOARD WARNING CONSOLE INDICATED 'BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE', 'CHECK VSC' AND 'CHECK ABS'.  I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET MY CAR CHECKED.  THIS ROLLING PROBLEM HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT.  THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKE ACTUATOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.  THIS COST ME $3742 FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND $2010 FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10826042,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2016","vin":"JTEDS42A782","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH. ON THURSDAY, FEB.11,2016 AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE AIRBAG WARNINGS LIGHT CAME ON. THE INFO SCREEN SAID TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THERE WERE 2 WARNING SIGNALS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CAR HAS 88,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW. ATKINSON TOYOTA IN BRYAN, TEXAS. I SPOKE TO CHRIS IN SERVICE AND HE SAID HOW QUICK CAN I GET IT THERE. NATURALLY MY HUSBAND WAS OUT OF TOWN SO I SAID IT WOULD BE MONDAY, FEB15,2016 BEFORE I COULD GET IT IN. I HAVE SINCE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS, INJURIES AND BEWILDERMENT AS TO WHY THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN I SPOKE TO GAVE ME NO INFORMATION AS TO THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING IN OTHER HIGHLANDERS,SAID HE WOULD NEED MY CAR FOR AN ENTIRE DAY AND THAT I COULD RENT A CAR ONSITE AT MY ON EXPENSE. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS BEING EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT AND PUTTING PASSENGERS LIVES AT STAKE. I PLAN TO CALL THE DEALER TOMORROW. PLEASE REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE THEIR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WOULD CALL THIS GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF TOYOTA AS IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10825503,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2016","vin":"JTEDS41A982","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SURGED FORWARD WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKE.  TONIGHT, AND ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE EXITING THE LOCAL WENDY'S RESTAURANT.  THE EXIT SLOPES DOWNWARD FOR TEN FEET OR SO BEFORE REACHING THE MULTI-LANE ONE WAY ROAD.  TONIGHT, AS I WAS COMING DOWN THE EXIT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SURGED FORWARD AND OUT INTO THE ROAD.  I ALMOST RAN INTO THE SIDES OF SEVERAL CARS THAT WERE PASSING BY, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED RIGHT BEFORE IT GOT FAR ENOUGH OUT IN THE ROAD TO HIT THEM.  I DON'T KNOW HOW CLOSE MY FRONT END WAS TO HITTING THEM, BUT IT WAS VERY CLOSE.  THAT'S WHY I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT.  I'VE CHECKED THE MAT AND IT'S NOT THE MAT.  I BELIEVE IT IS SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL, BUT AS YOU KNOW, TESTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED ON TOYOTA VEHICLES BEFORE FOR THIS ISSUE, AND NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT I'M AWARE OF.   BUT I'M TELLING YOU NOW, AND I HAVE A DEGREE IN ASTRONOMY (I'M TECHNICALLY MINDED), THERE IS SOMETHING MORE THAN MATS AND DRIVER ERROR GOING ON WITH UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND TOYOTA VEHICLES.  I DID A SEARCH TONIGHT ONLINE, AND I FOUND A NUMBER OF REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS, NOT TO MENTION A MYRIAD OF OTHER REPORTS FROM OWNERS OF OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES.  MY VEHICLE HAS ALSO SURGED FORWARD WHILE TURNING INTO PARKING SPACES AT GROCERY STORES, ONCE AGAIN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE.  SO FAR, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT RAN OVER THE PARKING BLOCK OR HIT ANOTHER CAR, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, AND AS YOU KNOW TOYOTA IS NO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE.  MY VEHICLE IS PAID FOR, AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER ONE RIGHT NOW OR I WOULD TRADE IT IN.  BUT EVEN THEN, I WOULD FEEL UNEASY NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NEXT OWNER.  PLEASE DO SOMETHING NOW BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE HURT OR KILLED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10824102,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2016","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND WON'T GO OUT.  TRIED RESETTING TO NO AVAIL.  HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT IS A SPIRAL CABLE AND THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE.  TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.  WE NEED THE HELP OF THE NHTSA .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10819234,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2016","vin":"JTEDS42A282","components":"STEERING","summary":"THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN EVER I TURN IT TO THE RIGHT. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW THEY HAVE A TSB FOR IT  FOR REPAIRING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. WHILE I'M SPENDING  $500, FOR THE REPAIR, THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT IT SINCE 2 YEARS AGO. WHILE DRIVING IT AND MAKING A TURN , IT WILL JUST MAKE A KNOCKING NOISE AND FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10818361,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2016","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SLIP, BRAKE, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER TWENTY FIVE MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE INITIAL START UP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR LOCATE THE FAILURE. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10817136,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2015","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE PRIMARY ISSUE OF CONCERN IS REGARDING THE VEHICLES VALVE SPRINGS. AS A RESULT OF THE VALVE SPRING WHICH WAS IN PLACE, THE VEHICLE IN WHICH I DROVE, STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT CHECKED. IN ORDER TO RECTIFY THIS IT COST OVER $2,000.00 IN REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE IS OF GRAVE CONCERN, AS A FAULTY VALVE SPRING, IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY, COULD RESULT IN THE DEATH OF A DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE IS SIMILAR TO THE 2010 VALVE SPRING ISSUE WHICH AFFECTED LEXUS VEHICLES. IN THAT 2010 ISSUE, TOYOTA ADMITTED FAULT AND RECALLED ISSUES FOR 2006 TO 2008 LEXUS MODELS. GIVEN THAT THE ISSUE HAPPENED TO OTHER BRANDS OWNED BY TOYOTA THE DOT SHOULD SEE WHETHER THE ISSUE IS MORE WIDESPREAD, AND WHETHER MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THIS ISSUE AS WELL.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10816445,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2015","vin":"JTEDS43A282","components":"STEERING","summary":"IN MOTION  ON CITY STREETS STEERING COLUMN MAKES CLUNK NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, ALSO ON HIGHWAY STEERING COLUMN RATTLES. IT STARTED 6-15-2014 UNTIL PRESENT DAY 12-28-2015.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10816474,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2015","vin":"JTEES43A982","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ENGINE OIL COOLING (RUBBER) HOSE BURST WHILE DRIVING AND DUMPED ALL OF MY OIL ... TOYOTA HAS SINCE REPAIRED THIS PART WITH A SERIES OF METAL PIPES, WHICH SUGGESTS TO ME THAT THEY REALIZE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT BUT IT IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AS A RECALL","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10811463,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2015","vin":"JTEDS41A182","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ON ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN NOBODY SITTING THERE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10790072,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2015","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ABS, VSC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, I CONTINUED DRIVING (WAS 10 MILES FROM HOME ON FWY).  FIVE MINUTES LATER I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT 40-50 MPH I TOOK FOOT OFF GAS AND BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKES.  BRAKES IMMEDIATELY SEIZED AND THE CAR STARTED TO SKID. I RELEASED THE BRAKES, THEN TRIED AGAIN, SAME RESULT.  I PULLED TO SIDE OF FWY AND STOPPED.  I DROVE SURFACE STREETS USING THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN I NEEDED TO STOP, UNTIL I GOT TO MY HOUSE.  THAT EVENING AND THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED TOE CARS OPERATION, IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I WAS TRAVELING IN FWD OR REVERSE, THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY GRABBED AT THE SLIGHTEST APPLICATION OF THE PEDAL.  I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP, HE WITNESSED THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCE AND DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS, WHICH INDICATED A NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR UNIT WAS NEEDED ($3000).  MY PRIMARY CONCERN (AND MY MECHANIC'S) WAS THAT THERE WAS NO FAIL SAFE, IF THE UNIT MALFUNCTIONED I WOULD EXPECT THE ABS SYSTEM NOT TO WORK, NOT TO MAKE THE BRAKING SYSTEM COMPLETELY INOPERABLE.  I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING REAR-ENDED WHEN THEY MALFUNCTIONED ON THE FWY.  I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA MOTOR AS WELL (CASE #1511120583)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10789114,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2015","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN TO A STOP AND TURNED OFF WHILE STILL IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR NEUTAL, THERE IS NO AUDIBLE OR VISUAL WARNING THAT THE CAR IS NOT IN SAFELY IN PARK. WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR WILL ROLL AWAY IF IT'S ON AN INCLINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10786744,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2015","vin":"JTEES41A782","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I RECENTLY NOTICED A RATTLING SOUND OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA THAT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR A COUPLE HOURS AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE SOUND HAPPENS FOR LESS THAN 2 SECONDS. THE TOYOTA DEALER IN OUR AREA DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILURE OF THE INTAKE CAM GEAR PER TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 0094-09. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT IF THE ISSUE IS LEFT UNADDRESSED, IT COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE UPDATED CAM GEAR MADE BY TOYOTA DOES NOT FIT THE EXISTING CAMSHAFT. THIS MEANS THAT ALL 4 CAM GEARS AND TWO CAMSHAFTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED WHICH DRAMATICALLY INCREASES THE LABOR AND PARTS COSTS. I WAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING QUOTE FOR THE REPAIR: PART'S $3748.00  LABOR $2137.00  TAX $348.00  TOTAL $6233.00  I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TOYOTA TO CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AND QUOTED ME AT A SIMILAR PRICE TO DO THE REPAIR. MESSAGE BOARDS ALL ACROSS THE INTERNET DESCRIBE A SIMILAR PHENOMENON. AFTER DISCUSSING THE MATTER WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE, THEY AGREED TO COVER 50% OF THE PARTS COST, BUT I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNFAIR BECAUSE THEIR UPDATED PART INTRINSICALLY AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASES THE LABOR AND PARTS COSTS. EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE CAM GEAR FAILED, THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 CAM GEARS IS NOW NECESSARY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10786529,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2015","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"BRIDGESTONE DEULER H/L 400 TIRES HAD POOR TREAD LIFE AND WERE VERY POOR IN ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW.  RAIN ALSO RESULTED IN HYDRO PLANNING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10784946,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2015","vin":"","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"VIBRATION","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10781914,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2015","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION TUBE FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR CONDITION TUBE WAS EXPOSED TO THE MOTOR VENTILATOR CAUSING THE TUBE TO OVERHEAT AND EXPLODE, SPILLING THE COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10781801,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2015","vin":"JTEES43A082","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING OIL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND FOUND A LEAK IN THE MOTOR OIL COOLING HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THE CAM SHAFT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10779108,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2015","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"FACTORY ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY.. HOOD LATCH SENSOR PROBLEM?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10767464,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/12/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2015","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELS","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER INVOLVED IN A REAR/SIDE CRASH SITTING STILL; HIT BY OTHER VEHICLE AT 60 MPH; 3 OCCUPANTS INSIDE VEHICLE ALL INJURED; NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN VEHICLE AT TIME OF CRASH; IF AIRBAGS ONLY ARE TO DEPLOY ON A FRONTAL IMPACT CRASH WHAT GOOD R THEY IN OTHER CRASHES TO HELP THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10765062,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2015","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  THOUGH I HAD NO PROBLEMS, IN NOVEMBER 2013, THE INVERTER WAS RECALLED AT 79,000 MILES, AND REPLACED. WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR FOR THE NEXT 22 MONTHS.  ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2015,  THE CAR STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED.  WE HAD THE CAR TOWED 55 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP. INVESTIGATION OF THE CAR OVER 2 DAYS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DISCOVERING THE CAUSE.  ON SEPTEMBER 9, I ASKED IF IT WAS THE INVERTER.  I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT.  THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA, WHO RECOMMENDED TAKING APART THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO LOOK FOR A SHORTED WIRE.  ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY FOUND A WIRE, WOULD BUT THE SYSTEM BACK TOGETHER, AND WOULD TAKE IT FOR A TEST DRIVE.  ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, THE CAR STALLED AND DIED ON THE THIRD TEST DRIVE.  AT THIS TIME, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE INVERTER.  THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED WITH ME IN FEELING THAT SINCE TOYOTA HAD TAKEN OUT AN INVERTER THAT WAS SEEMINGLY WORKING FINE, AND REPLACED WITH ONE THAT FAILED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS, THAT TOYOTA WOULD TAKE CARE OF ME.  ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,  I WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST FOR THE PART WAS $8800, AND THAT THE REGIONAL SERVICE/PARTS MANAGER, OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT.  I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THIS OFFER, AS IT STILL LEFT ME WITH A BILL OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A PART THAT FAILED IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER THE RECALL.  AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE OFFER.  I WAS TOLD TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE REGIONAL MANAGER HAD MADE ME AN OFFER, THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE SHE COULD DO.  MY FRUSTRATION IS THAT TOYOTA RECALLED MY VEHICLE FOR THE INVERTER.  AND I BELIEVE A BAD INVERTER WAS PUT IT THE CAR INSTEAD.  THIS CURRENT INVERTER, THAT TOYOTA TOLD ME TO PUT IN THE CAR, LASTED APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES AND 22 MONTHS.  THIS SEEMS LIKE A FAR CRY FROM THE EXPECTED LIFE OF AN INVERTER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10761919,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2015","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE TRYING TO GET BACK ON THE FREEWAY, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM, THE VSB SYSTEM, THE 4WD SYSTEM AND ANTI-SKID SYSTEM CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL DRIVE POWER.  IT DEFAULTED TO FAILSAFE/LIMP MODE  EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CAR WILL START AND MOVE BUT WITHIN 60 SECONDS REVERTS TO FAIL SAFE MODE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10761460,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2015","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. AFTER THE CONTACT PLACED THE 7 MONTH OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT WITH THE SMART KEY INSIDE THE VEHICLE, ALL THE DOORS ERRONEOUSLY LOCKED. THE CHILD BECAME TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE WINDOW HAD TO BE BROKEN  IN ORDER TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SMART KEY SAFETY FEATURE DID NOT PREVENT THE DOORS FROM BECOMING LOCKED WHILE THE SMART KEY WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10761124,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2015","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING THE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WHEN I GOT STRUCK ON MY FRONT LEFT SIDE . I WAS HIT PRETTY HARD MY HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE WINDSHIELD . AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL ALONG WITH 2 OTHER PEOPLE . AND ON THE SCREEN IT SAID CHECK SYSTEM AIR BAG FAILURE .","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10760605,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2015","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WE WERE DRIVING AND THE VSC SYSTEM LIGHT, BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT, AND CHECK ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND NOW WE NEED TO REPAIR A $2000 PART IN OUR VEHICLE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD DANGEROUS FAILURE TO STOP INCIDENTS AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH. TOYOTA NEEDS A RECALL IN THESE ABS ACCUMULATOR AND PUMP PARTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10758918,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2015","vin":"JTEES42A382","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT FLASHED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V245000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10744387,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2015","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.  FOR THE HIGHLANDER HYBRID, THIS IS A $3000 PART.  THE HIGHLANDER IS BUILT ON THE CAMRY PLATFORM.  TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ( ZE1 ) FOR THE ABS ACTUATOR ON THE CAMRY HYBRID YEARS 2007-2011. TOYOTA MOTOR USA REFUSES TO REIMBURSE ANYTHING FOR THE SAME PART ON THE HIGHLANDER HYBRID, BUILT ON THE SAME PLATFORM AS THE CAMRY HYBRID. CONSUMER REPORTS, WRITING ABOUT THE CAMRY HYBRID ABS ACTUATOR, HAS SAID THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, NOT A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10743918,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2015","vin":"JTEDS42A282","components":"AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE AT HOME, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WALL OF THE GARAGE, ONLY COMING TO A STOP AFTER DAMAGING THE OUTER BRICK FACADE OF THE BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED AND NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.   UPDATED 10/07/15*LJ    UPDATED 12/11/2017*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10735566,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/2015","vin":"JTEDS41A582","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A LIGHT AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER INJURIES, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS), BUT HAD NOT YET MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. ..UPDATED 08/26/15 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10733843,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2015","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE AFTER PRESSING THE KEYLESS PUSH START SYSTEM, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL DOWN A HILL WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10733345,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2015","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES TO RELEASE THE PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10730807,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2015","vin":"JTEES43A082","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SUN VISOR FALLS IN FRONT OF DRIVER. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER COULD BE INJURED BY THE VISOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10726484,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2015","vin":"JTEES43A782","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE, THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A CHEAP PART ON THE TOYOTA V6 ENGINES.  THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL FOR THE PART, HOWEVER, I\"M TOLD MY CAR WASN'T ON THE RECAL LIST.    HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/TOYOTAV6OILLINESCANDAL/    THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR ALL MAINTENANCE, SO ITS NOT A NEGLECT ISSUE.  THE REAR BANK VVT-I OIL LINE USED IN PRIOR TO 2008 (MINE HAS THIS ISSUE AS WELL) IS METAL WITH A RUBBER HOST CONNECTING THE TWO.      THE HOSE RUPTURES, DUMPS ALL OF THE OIL, WHICH SQUIRTS ONTO THE PASSENGER WHEEL, IN THE BRAKES, ETC.      IT CAN NOT ONLY CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE BAY (WHICH IT DID NOT IN THIS CASE), BUT IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO AN INABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE (NEITHER WERE THE CASE HERE).      LASTLY, 6 QUARTS OF OIL DRAINED OUT IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS, AND THE ENGINE COULD HAVE SEIZED.     THIS IS A SERIOUR ISSUE FOR A $35.00 PART.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10725058,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2015","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"INCIDENT DATE: 6-6-15.  STARTED VEHICLE AND DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ABS, VSC AND BRAKES.  ALSO THE WORD, \"BRAKE\" IN RED CAME ON.  TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED A CODE 1391 (ABNORMAL LEAK DETECTED IN ACCUMULATOR) AND TESTED BRAKE SYSTEM AND FOUND ABS ACTUATOR/PUMP INTERNAL FAILURE/LEAK. DEALER REPLACED ABS ACTUATOR, PART #44050-48320, AND ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY, PART #47070-48020. ORIGINAL ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS $5,388.  AFTER COMPLAINING TO TOYOTA'S NATIONAL CUSTOMER CARE, THE BILL WAS REDUCED TO $1,556.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10723756,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2015","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE","summary":"WHEN YOU START UP CAR THERE IS A ENGINE GRINDING NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS.  THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET, JUST GOOGLE  2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER START UP ENGINE NOISE AND YOU WILL GET A BETTER LOOK  AT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. THIS COULD LEAD TO SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE . IT IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10716697,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2015","vin":"JTEES41AX82","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILING WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PUT THROUGH A STRESS TEST AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT AND DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITHIN THE SYSTEM ONCE THE VEHICLE WARMED UP THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10714240,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2015","vin":"JTEES41A882","components":"VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"I HAVE THE SUN VISOR ON MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THAT HAS FALLEN DOWN AND IT DOESN'T STAY UP AT ALL ANYMORE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH THREE CHILDREN AND FIND THIS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT OBSTRUCTS MY VISION ALSO WHEN I LOOK TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT I CONSTANTLY HIT MY FOREHEAD ON THE VISOR THAT IS CONSTANTLY ON THE WAY. IT IS A HAZARD TO ME AND MY 3 CHILDREN.    *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10714125,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2015","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10704454,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2015","vin":"JTEDS43A782","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I PURCHASED A QUALIFIED PRE-OWNED 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT FROM RICE TOYOTA IN GREENSBORO, NC IN FEBRUARY OF 2013.  SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE PROPERLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND RETAINED ALL SERVICE RECORDS. ON OR ABOUT MARCH 31, 2015, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON I-40 (65 MPH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY), THE ENGINE IN MY HIGHLANDER SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED INTO A REST AREA (LUCKILY) AND WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION IN GREENSBORO. A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY ENGINE VALVE SPRING.  EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAVE INDICATED THAT A VALVE SPRING SHOULD NOT BREAK ON A 2008 TOYOTA WITH AROUND 100K MILES. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS RECALLED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CERTAIN LEXUS MODELS, INCLUDING MODELS FROM 2008 WITH THE SAME 3.5 LITER V6 ENGINE AS IS IN MY HIGHLANDER, FOR FAULTY VALVE SPRINGS THAT RESULT IN SUDDEN ENGINE STALLING. RICE TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE, AS HAS TOYOTA CORPORATION. FURTHER, TOYOTA CORPORATION HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VALVE SPRING IN MY VEHICLE AND/OR ANY INDICATION IF THE SAME VALVE SPRING WAS IN THE RECALLED LEXUS MODES. I HAVE SEEN CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS FILED AGAINST TOYOTA FOR CONCEALING ISSUES WITH VALVE SPRINGS. THIS DEFECT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLE STALLS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.  I NEED ASSISTANCE TO MOTIVATE TOYOTA CORPORATION AND RICE TOYOTA TO CORRECT A CLEAR DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ENGINE STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10703435,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2015","vin":"JTEDS43A182","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"A FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW, MY HUSBAND NOTICED A MILDEW SMELL IN MY VEHICLE THAT WOULD COME AND GO.  I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FROM LIVING IN A HUMID PLACE.  WHEN THE SMELL BECAME CONSTANT, MY HUSBAND LIFTED UP THE FLOOR MAT IN THE BACK SEAT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE CARPET WAS SOAKING WET.  WE THEN CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE HIGHLANDER IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE WATER LEAK.  WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 18, 2014 AND WE WERE LATER INFORMED THAT FOUR RUBBER STOPPERS (WHICH WERE AT THE TIME LOSE INSIDE THE BUMPERS, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSERTED INTO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE) THAT WERE MEANT TO KEEP WATER OUT OF THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR HAD FALLEN OUT AND THE TECH WOULD NEED TO RE-INSERT THE STOPPERS, AND FOR GOOD MEASURE, GLUE THEM INTO PLACE IN ORDER TO STOP WATER FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10702015,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/22/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2015","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE IF A POLICE REPORT AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10695422,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2015","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT I HEARD A LOUD WARNING INDICATOR INSIDE THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT I LOST ABILITY TO BRAKE. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 10 MPH OR LESS WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ROLL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE ABS, VSC, AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ALREADY ON, AND HAD BEEN FOR MONTHS. FRED HAAS TOYOTA DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX AREA RECOMMENDED HAVING THE ABS ACTUATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $2700 FOR THE PART PLUS TAX AND LABOR. THE BRAKING SEEMED TO WORK FINE SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS LATEST INCIDENT DISABLED THE BRAKES ALMOST ENTIRELY SO I HAD TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. NOW FRED HAAS TOYOTA SAYS ITS THE BRAKE PUMP AND WORN BRAKE PADS. THESE WERE REPLACED AT OVER $2600 AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE WORKING AS WELL AS BEFORE. BUT OF COURSE, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE NOW TURNED BACK ON AND FRED HAAS STILL WANTS TO REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR AT $2700 PLUS TAX AND LABOR. I SEE THAT THE WORLD WIDE WEB HAS HUNDREDS OF EXAMPLES OF CONSUMERS IN MY PREDICAMENT AND EVEN A FEW COMPLAINTS OVER THE YEARS ON THIS SITE. CAN THIS FINALLY BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED PLEASE?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10693222,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2015","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE CONTACT TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10692826,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2015","vin":"","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"TOOK MY CAR TO STATE INSPECTION AND FAILED BECAUSE ONLY LEFT SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. I REPLACED THE BULBS AND CHECKED THE FUSE. FUSE IS FINE AND HAD NEW BULBS AND THE LIGHT STILL DO NOT WORK. RESEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I READ FROM PEOPLE ONLINE, NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE AND SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE ALREADY TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND \"RESOLVED THE ISSUE\" BY SPENDING $400 BUT ENDED UP WITH THE SAME ISSUE A YEAR LATER. SEEMS TO BE GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF ELECTRICAL DESIGN DEFECT.  I NEED TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED TO PASS THE STATE SAFETY INSPECTION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10683885,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2015","vin":"JTEES41A982","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, A POPPING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10683139,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/09/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2015","vin":"JTEDS41A982","components":"STEERING","summary":"NOISE OCCURS WHILE TURNING IN THE STEERING COLUMN.  THE \"CLUNKING\" AND VIBRATIONS ARE FELT WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL.  THE PART FROM TOYOTA WAS REMANUFACTURED IN 2011 TO REPLACE THE CURRENT PART GIVEN IT WAS A DEFAULT PART NOT LASTING LONG.  IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE GIVEN IT IS THE MECHANISM THAT CONNECTS THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE FRONT SHAFT ASSEMBLY.  SHOULD THAT HAVE ISSUE, BREAK ETC. WHILE DRIVING OR TURNING IT CAN BE ACCIDENTAL OR FATAL.  THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT WHILE IT MAY NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE, ITS NOT FULLY DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT.  FOR THE PART TO BE RE-MANUFACTURED DIFFERENTLY, THERE MUST HAVE BEEN KNOWLEDGE OF A FAULTY PART.  THIS NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED BY TOYOTA.  PART IS INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10680705,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2015","vin":"JTEDS42A682","components":"STEERING","summary":"TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE AND A CLICK IN THE STEERING WHEEL MAINLY AT SLOW SPEED & IF JUST BEARING MOVING - VERY LOW SPEED.  NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO TOYOTA  - YET THEY WILL NOT DO A RECALL - APPEARS THAT THE STEERING SHAFT IS THE PROBLEM.  HAVE BEEN TOLD HUNDREDS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN PHOENIX ALONE.  CAN YOU REQUEST FROM TOYOTA HOW MANY OF THESE SHAFTS THE DEALERS HAVE PURCHASED?  TOYOTA WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN I REQUESTED THIS INFORMATION.   OUR VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 25K MILES ON IT & IT IS 7 YEARS OLD  SO IT ISN'T AN ABUSED VEHICLE.     THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO ON OTHER TOYOTA MODELS / YEARS I'VE BEEN TOLD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10668821,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2014","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE MOUNT DUE TO A FAILED SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10659546,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/16/2014","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HAVE PRACTICED PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE ROLLING AND RESTARTING THE CAR.  *MW  THE CONSUMER OFFERED HIS SUGGESTION ON HOW TO HANDLE THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10664471,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/10/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2014","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON DECEMBER 10TH, 2014,  AROUND 8:15AM, OUR 2008 HIGHLANDER SPORT AWD  SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT FULL THROTTLE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, ENTERED THE CROSS SECTION AND CRASHED WITH INCOMING SUV ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR KEPT GOING AT HIGH SPEED AFTER RUNNING A CURB AND FLATTENED ALL 4 TIRES ON STRAIGHT LINES AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED IN A NEIGHBOR'S YARD, MADE DEEP TRENCH INTO THE LAWN. THE OTHER PARTIES WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL EXAM AND THEIR SUV WAS BADLY DAMAGED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  WE HAVE PHOTOS FROM VARIOUS ANGLES SHOWING THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT STOPPABLE BY A HUMAN AT THE MOMENT. WE WERE TOLD OUR CAR WILL BE A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. OUR EVIDENCE INDICATED THE CAR'S DEFECTS WAS THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION WHICH HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR MANY OTHER TOYOTA CAR OWNERS FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.  WE NEED TO HOLD TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS AND TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY BY THE NHTSA. OUR LOSS SHOULD BE PROPERLY COMPENSATED BY TOYOTA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.   CASE:TOYOTA HIGHLANDER UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION ACCIDENT ON 12/10/2014  CASE NUMBER:[XXX]    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10663950,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/10/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2014","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10662685,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/07/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"DRIVER'S SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP, FALLING WITHOUT WARNING AT ANYTIME AND BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VIEW.  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAFETY CONCERN POSTED ONLINE. TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THE REPLACEMENT VISOR TO CORRECT THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE; HOWEVER HAS NOT OFFERED A RECALL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10662559,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE BATTERY IS IN NEW CONDITION. WHILE I WAS MAKING A CALL IN MY CAR FOR 20 MINUTES, THE WHOLE SYSTEM SHUTDOWN, THE 12V BATTERY HAD TO BE JUMPED AND RECHARGED. CONCERNED THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ETC.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10659730,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2014","vin":"JTEES41A982","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V168000 (AIR BAG). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME TO RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. ALSO, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10655236,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2014","vin":"JTEDS41AX82","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ENGINE OIL LEAKED ALMOST EMPTY.  WHEN I PICKED UP KID FROM SCHOOL PARKING ON THE DRIVEWAY ON THAT RAINY DAY, SAW A LEAK LINE ON THE WET GROUND. NEXT SATURDAY I FILLED A QT OIL TO THE LEVEL AND DROVE TO REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN SAID ALMOST ALL 5.5 QT OIL WAS LEAKED OUT. TURNED OUT IT WAS TIMING CHAIN COVERS SILICON SEALER BROKEN. I AM THE PERSON ALWAYS CHECK AROUND MY CAR BEFORE GOING OUT, IF NOT CHECKING, THINGS COULD BE VERY BAD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10654131,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"1-WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, AUTO ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT NO POWER TO WHEELS. FORTUNATELY NEAR A RAMP- COASTED OFF RAMP AND INTO A PARKING LOT.  MESSAGE - CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM- CONTACT DEALER. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, RE-ENGAGED ENGINE, JABBED BRAKES REPEATEDLY IN BETWEEN SEVERAL FAILURES UNTIL TROUBLE CAME CLEAR.  NOTHING FOUND ON EXAMINATION BY DEALER.  2- 8/14 CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARED. AUTO WOULD NOT MOVE ALTHOUGH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WORKING.  ROCKED CAR REPEATEDLY TO TRY TO CLEAR MESSAGE.  CONNECTED EMERGENCY BATTERY TO BATTERY- SYSTEM CAME CLEAR.  3- 11/14 CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARED.  SAME AS #2.  ALSO HAD CHECK AIR-BAG SYSTEM MESSAGE.    ALL THREE INSTANCES OCCURRED ON PAVEMENT BUT SHORTLY AFTER BEING PARKED ON GRASS.  ALTHOUGH THE LAST TWO WERE CLEARED BY BRIEFLY CONNECTING AN EMERGENCY BATTERY, AVAILABILITY OF HEADLIGHTS INDICATED CAR BATTERY HAD SUFFICIENT VOLTAGE TO OPERATE CAR'S SYSTEMS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10649917,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2014","vin":"JTEDS41A082","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER PARKING THE CAR AT THE AIRPORT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND UPON RETURN STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED HEARING GRINDING NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND WOULD NOT BE AUDIBLE AT THE HIGHWAY OR FREEWAY DRIVING SPEEDS (> 40 MILES). TOOK TO THE DEALER TO GET 2 OUTSTANDING RECALLS (SPIRAL CABLE AND SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR BRAKE PEDAL OVERRIDE) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WATER PUMP IS FAILING. COST COULD BE AROUND $800 AND WAS NOT HAPPY TO HEAR AS THE QUALITY OF THESE PARTS CONSISTENTLY BEEN DETERIORATING AND HAD TO REPLACE ON EARLIER TOYOTA'S THAT I OWNED.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10649835,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2014","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE DURING DRIVING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10644907,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2014","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN. VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. BRAKES FUNCTIONED, BUT DEALER SAID THAT THE ACCUMULATOR AND BOOSTER ASSEMBLIES NEED TO BE REPLACED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10644369,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2014","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. THE OIL COOLER HOSE FAILED LEAKING OIL AND SMOKING FROM BURNING ON EXHAUST THEN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAYS RECALL WAS DONE ALREADY HOWEVER IT APPARENTLY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING CAUSE IT WAS ALREADY DONE ONCE. NOT SURE IF ANY ENGINE DAMAGE WAS DONE NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A SHOP.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10638956,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2014","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVING AN AIRBAG NOTIFICATION. *TGW  THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10639429,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2014","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE SPIRAL CABLE IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAS CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, WHICH MEANS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT OPERATE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. ALSO THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT OPERATE. THESE ITEMS ARE ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPIRAL CABLE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY KNOW OF THE SPIRAL CABLE PROBLEM BUT DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT NOW.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10638304,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/22/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2014","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AS YOU KNOW AND ANNOUNCED BY TOYOTA THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS CABLE. HOWEVER TOYOTA IS, I FEEL DRAGGING THERE FEET DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. CAN YOU CONTACT TOYOTA AND FIND OUT WHAT IS BEING DONE. ALL I GET IS THE STANDARD ANSWER----WORKING ON IT. NO FIX YET.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10637334,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2014","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE OIL COOLER HOSE ON MY 2008 HIGHLANDER SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MOST OF MY CAR'S OIL TO SPILL OUT ON TO THE DRIVEWAY.  APPARENTLY, THIS PARTICULAR RUBBER HOSE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF RECALLS AND EQUIPMENT UPGRADES TO A METAL PIPE IN OTHER TOYOTA MODELS, BUT NOT THE HIGHLANDER.  THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS NEGLECTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE IN ITS HIGHLANDERS.  I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, AND ASK WHAT TOYOTA IS DOING TO FIX IT, AND THEY DENIED THERE WAS ANY KIND OF PROBLEM WITH THE OIL COOLER HOSES.  A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH IMPLIES OTHERWISE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10628611,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2014","vin":"JTEDS42A982","components":"STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR IN A SHOPPING CENTER. SUDDENLY ENGINE ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY. HIT CURB & TREE. DAMAGE TO CAR APPROXIMATELY $6000 TO REPAIR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10619565,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2014","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4 MPH, THE SRS WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V168000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.    UPDATED 9/18/14*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10615334,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/21/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2014","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"WHEELS","summary":"THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THAT ALL OF THE LUG NUTS ON BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE VERY LOOSE. THE CAR WAS SERVICED BY GREENTREE TOYOTA GREENTREE SCION.    COMMERCE DRIVE, BROOKFIELD CT THE DAY BEFORE AND A TIRE ROTATION SERVICE WAS REQUESTED.  THE LUG NUTS WERE LOOSENED BUT NEVER TIGHTENED BACK UP.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10609514,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2014","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT","summary":"MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT OIL COOLER LINE JUST GAVE OUT.  DURING MY RESEARCH I FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN THE PAST. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER TWO WEEK. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THE RUBBER HOSE IS BEING REPLACED BY METAL.  TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE AN ETA FOR THE PART. THE DEALERSHIP IS NUMBER 90 ON THE LIST.. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE A CAR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"1987","productMake":"HOSE","productModel":"HOSE","manufacturer":"HOSE AMERICA INC."}]},{"odiNumber":10608005,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2014","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, IT EMITTED HOT AIR THROUGH THE VENTS AND WOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO ONCE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED  THAT A COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 63,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10606639,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2014","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY CARE ON THE HIGHWAY THE \"LOW ENGINE PRESSURE\" LIGHT CAME ON.  I IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND WENT TO THE GAS STATION.   ALL THE OIL IN MY CAR LEAKED OUT.  WE PUT 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY CAR AND WHEN YOU TURN ON THE CAR ALL THE OIL LEAKED OUT.  I CALL FOR A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK AND DROP MY CAR OFF TO THE DEALER.  TOYOTA HAS A RECALL 2GR-FEV6 LSC 90K, WHICH HAS THIS ISSUE.  THE TOYOTA DEALER IS SAYING MY VEHICLE VIN # IS NOT EFFECTED BY THIS.  HOW COULD THIS BEEN WHEN THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN TO MY CAR AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE PARTS THAT ARE PART OF THIS RECALL.  THEY ARE CHARGING ME $900.00 TO FIX THE CAR.  I NEED HELP.  MY TOYOTA LIFE TIME WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS!!!!!.....THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.  I BELIEVE TOYOTA IS COVERING IT UP SO THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE VEHICLES FIXED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10598789,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2014","vin":"JTEES42A282","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE","summary":"I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON A DIVIDED ONE WAY STREET.  A 2006 MINIVAN WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIVIDED STREET.  HE MADE A LEFT HAND TURN, RAN THROUGH THE YIELD SIGN AND BROADSIDED ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE.  I SAW HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, NOT IN TIME.  TOOK OUT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHLANDER FROM THE FRONT WHEEL TO THE REAR PANEL.    HIS FRONT AIRBAG DID DEPLOY.  MY SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I KNOW MY HEAD BOUNCED AGAINST THE SIDE WINDOW TWICE.  I ASKED THE BODY SHOP TO LOOK AT THE AIRBAG AND THEY SAID THAT IT APPEARED OK AND APPARENTLY THE STRIKE DID NOT WARRANT AIRBAG INFLATION.  THE HIGHLANDER IS 4 WHEEL DRIVE, 20\" WHEELS.  BOTH LEFT DOORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND DAMAGE WAS LOW ON DOORS.  WHEELS ALSO REPLACED.    I THINK THE SIDE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10598817,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"WE WERE STARTING OFF TO GO ON VACATION WHEN WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND INFORMATION PANEL WITH HYBRID SYSTEM WARNINGS AND BRAKE WARNINGS THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND STEERING WAS LOST.  WE WERE ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE ENOUGH TO PREVENT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER WE WERE ON A BUSY STREET.  HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED COIL.  THEY REPLACED ALL 3 COILS SAYING THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT AS THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY APART (I AGREE).  THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH SOME OF THE HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS.  I HAVE THE PART AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOP OF THE COIL BECAME  OVER HEATED AND BLEW OUT THE TOP PLASTIC COMPOUND.    I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE ON A HIGHWAY ON A RAINY DAY WHERE THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPING WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT.  THIS IS CERTAINLY A FLAW THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IT MAKES ME HESITANT TO WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA PRODUCT AGAIN.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10596102,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ABOUT BRAKES AND INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE  REPAIR REQUIRED A REPLACEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKES.  $3.200..  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10594692,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2014","vin":"JTEES41A582","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I NORMALLY RIDE A VANPOOL, BUT DUE TO FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS TODAY I DECIDED TO DRIVE MY CAR INTO THE OFFICE.  MY HUSBAND CALLED ME AT WORK TO TELL ME HE NOTICED A BIG OIL SPOT ON THE GARAGE AFTER I LEFT FOR WORK.  HE TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AND NOT DRIVE MY HIGHLANDER IF IT STARTED CLACKING OR SMOKING ON MY WAY HOME.  MY HUSBAND JUST CHANGED THE OIL IN MY CAR A FEW DAYS PRIOR.  BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME THE CAR WAS SMOKING, KNOCKING, AND SHIFTING VERY LOUDLY. MY HUSBAND SAID I WAS LUCKY THIS DIDN'T LOCK UP THE ENGINE.  HE DISCOVERED OIL SPLATTERS ALL OVER THE TIRE AND NEAR THE ENGINE.  WE HAD NO ISSUES AT ALL PRIOR TO TODAY.  WE ARE GOING TO TRY REPLACING THE OIL LINE AS DENOTED IN OTHER PEOPLES COMMENTS.  THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH THIS ISSUE MIRROR MY EXPERIENCE.  I'M DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS AND NOT A SAFETY RECALL.  THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I'M HAULING KIDS TO/FROM DAYCARE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC NOT TO MENTION LOCKING UP THE ENGINE.  THIS CAME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10594184,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2014","vin":"JTEES41A582","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 14V168000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SINCE THE PARTS NEEDED WERE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10593150,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2014","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TOYOTA'S T-SB-0201-1 SHOULD TRIGGER A RECALL!! MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER '08 HIGHLANDER, WITH 2 CO-WORKER PASSENGERS, TO A FUNERAL. ON 95N IN DANVERS, MA, A MOTOR BIKER PULLED ALONGSIDE & FLAGGED MY WIFE TO PULL OVER ASAP AS THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE CAR. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR & WAITING FOR THE SMOKE TO DISSIPATE,HE CHECKED & FOUND THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY OIL IN THE ENGINE, THE OIL HAD EMPTIED FROM THE ENGINE THE LAST FEW MILES WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I ARRIVED LATER THAT MORNING TO INVESTIGATE, TO DISCOVER THAT THE OIL WAS BELOW THE DIPSTICK. THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE & ENTIRE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, SPARE TIRE, WHEEL WELLS, RIGHT WHEELS & TIRES & REAR LIFTGATE WERE COATED IN ENGINE OIL. THE SMOKE APPARENTLY WAS FROM OIL SPLASHING ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, & VAPORIZING DUE TO THE HIGH TEMP, CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.    WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT AN OIL COOLER LINE EXTERNAL TO THE ENGINE - PART OF A TOWING OPTION PACKAGE THE CAR HAS - HAD RUPTURED! THE ENGINE'S OIL HAD BEEN PUMPED OUT BY THE OIL PUMP. WE HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN - T-SB-0201-11 - IN DECEMBER 2011 WHICH ADDRESSED \"OIL SEEPAGE\" FROM THIS EXACT OIL LINE. NOW WE ARE $480 POORER, & WE COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A $10 K ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SEIZING, & POSSIBLE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO THIS. THIS TSB WAS NEVER PERFORMED ON OUR CAR AS WE HAD NEVER SEEN SPOTTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FROM THIS LEAK. THE NEW PART INSTALLED WAS REDESIGNED AS SOLID METAL TUBING TO FIX THE ORIGINAL RUBBER HOSE WITH CLAMPS. INSTEAD OF RECALLING ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES TO REPLACE THIS POTENTIAL LIFE TAKER, TOYOTA SIMPLY SWEPT IT UNDER THE RUG AND ONLY REPLACED THEM WHEN SOMEONE SAW A LEAK AND ONLY WHEN THEY STILL WERE BELOW THEIR 36,000 MILEAGE WARRANTY. CRAZY!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10593307,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2014","vin":"JTTEEW41A98","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR (OUR FIRST HYBRID) WE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE ACTING DIFFERENT WHEN SLOWING;  WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN OR TO SLOW IN TRAFFIC, IF THE CAR IS UNDER 30 MPH AND HITS A BUMP THE BRAKES WILL RELEASE (WHILE YOUR FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES) AND THE CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH YOUR FOOT IS PRESSING DOWN AND HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST YEAR AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES ARE NEW AND SEVERAL FORUMS HAVE BEEN READ IN REGARDS TO TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT SEVERAL HYBRIDS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUES. BRAKING UNDER 30, THE CAR WILL HIT A BUMP, BRAKES WILL RELEASE CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD AND POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED ENOUGH THAT OUR FAMILY IS CONSIDERING TRADING IN THE CAR. WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 10 PLUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE WE ARE ALMOST STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND THE CAR HITS A BUMP AND ACCELERATES INTO TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE LEFT/RIGHT. WITH CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT, THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN. WE HAVE SENT TOYOTA AN EMAIL ASKING FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER THEY SAID THEY WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE OUR DEALER LOOK AT IT, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT BEEN NOTED OF THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST, WHEN CLEARLY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS.     I FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT ACCELERATION/BREAK RELEASE WHEN HITTING A BUMP CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD INTO MOVING TRAFFIC IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PERFECTLY GOOD. WE WILL BE TRADING IN THE VEHICLE IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT IT SHORTLY, NOT ONLY ARE WE WORRIED ABOUT OUR FAMILY BUT WE ARE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT OTHERS WHO COULD BE INVOLVED.     THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKES, THEY ARE GOOD, AND THE ISSUE IS STILL RE-OCCURRING.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10592653,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2014","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK.  WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD WORK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSES WAS NOT AVAILABLE.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.     UPDATED 8/12/14*CN    UPDATED 8/28/2017*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10588112,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/08/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/13/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 50 - 55 MPH ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE MOTOR STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND A BIT DANGEROUS I MIGHT ADD. WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART. AFTER TOWING IT TO A DEALERSHIP WE WERE INFORMED THERE WAS NO DOUBT A LOWER END MOTOR FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE IN THE SAME WAY. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH AN ENGINE INVERTER ITEM THAT CAUSES A VERY EXPENSIVE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IN FACT THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL ON THE 2007 MODELS BUT THE RECALL UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T EXTEND INTO THE 2008 YEAR.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10587715,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/22/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2014","vin":"JTEES41A582","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE OIL LINE HAS DEGRADED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10582784,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/25/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2014","vin":"JTEES42AX82","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FOLLOWING A OIL CHANGE AT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL (2 FOOT X 2 FOOT PLUS) FOUND UNDER CAR.  I SUSPECTED OIL FILTER OR STRIPPED OIL PAN PLUG.  *JS    VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION.  THEY STATED IT WAS COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AWD TRANSFER BOX AND THAT IS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.    ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR -  $5,000.00+    NOTE -  DURING A PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE AT APPROXIMATELY 63,000 MILES TOYOTA DEALER  STATED THERE WAS A POSSIBLE SMALL LEAK ON THE AWD TRANSFER BOX AND THAT THEY WOULD MONITOR THIS DURING FUTURE OIL CHANGES.  I WAS NEVER INFORMED, OF ANY ADDITIONAL LEAKAGE DURING ANY OIL CHANGES AT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER.   (CAR DID NOT LEAK ANY OIL PRIOR TO FAILURE OF THE AWD TRANSFER BOX)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10578836,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2014","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING FLAW IN THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SEAT BELTS.  WHEN I INITIALLY PURCHASED MY HIGHLANDER (NEW), THERE WAS A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR PASSENGER-SIDE SEAT, WHICH USED THE LATCH SYSTEM FOR INSTALLATION (DID NOT REQUIRE USE OF SEAT BELT).  WHEN I FIRST WENT TO INSTALL A BOOSTER SEAT IN THAT POSITION, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE SEAT BELT TO BE USED, THE SEAT BELT DID NOT WORK (COULD NOT EXTEND BELT, WOULD NOT RETRACT, ETC.).  THE BELT HAD NEVER BEEN USED AND DOES NOT WORK.  I HAVE FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF MY SEAT BELT, BECAUSE I WAS OUTSIDE OF MY WARRANTY TIME (# OF MILES).  FIRST, THE BELT HAD NEVER BEEN USED (BECAUSE A CHILD SAFETY SEAT HAD ALWAYS BEEN IN THAT POSITION SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE).  SECOND, THE # OF MILES DRIVEN HAS NO DIRECT CORRELATION TO HOW OFTEN A REAR SEAT BELT IS USED.  IT MAY HAVE A DIRECT CORRELATION TO HOW OFTEN THE DRIVER'S BELT IS USED, BUT NONE OF THE OTHER POSITIONS.  NOW, THE OTHER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT IS STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS...OFTENTIMES IT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY/GETS LOCKED WHEN IT SHOULDN'T, ETC.  THE FRONT BELTS ALSO LOCK-UP VERY EASILY AND ARE HARD TO GET UNLOCKED ONCE LOCKED.  I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING/COMPONENTS OF THESE BELTS AND FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD COVER REPLACING THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!!!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10576766,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2014","vin":"JTEES41AX82","components":"AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 17 SOUTH TOWARDS SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA ON A RAINING WEDNESDAY MORNING, I SUDDENLY FELT MY VEHICLE LOOSING CONTROL IN A SLIPPERY DOWNHILL HIGHWAY AND I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER WITH THE LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE AND CAR SPUN MULTIPLE TIMES AND HITTING THE LEFT REAR BUMPER TO THE WALL FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THERE ARE 4 OF US IN THE VEHICLE ALL WEARING SEAT BELTS AND SUFFERED INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TOTAL LOST. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT TO INVESTIGATE THE REASONS WHY THE AIR BAG AND ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE. I AM ABOUT TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP ONCE THEY OPEN IN FEW MINUTES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10576130,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2014","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO NOTICED THAT THE SRS AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE WAS FAULTY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DEFECT COULD SUSPEND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10576305,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2014","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"VEHICLE AIRBAG LIGHT ON WITH AN INDICATION OF B1801. I WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS FOR SIMILAR REASONS. CAR FORUMS RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME ISSUE. AIRBAGS ARE A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN AND TOYOTA, NOT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD FIX ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10574587,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/22/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2014","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"DRIVING IN PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5MPH WHEN SMELLED BURNING OIL.  PARKED CAR AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  TURNED OFF CAR AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED OIL OVER ENGINE.  SEARCHED ONLINE AND SAW ISSUE WITH OIL-COOLER LINE \"TOYOTA: ON SOME VEHICLES, THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL SEEPAGE. INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED REGARDING THIS ISSUE\".  THIS DID TURN OUT TO BE THE ISSUE.  FORTUNATELY THIS EVEN OCCURRED WHEN WE WERE IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH KIDS IN THE BACK.  THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE AND/OR ENGINE DAMAGE.  THE DEALER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS SERVICE NOTICE BUT NO OFFICIAL RECALL HAD OCCURRED.  THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE TO BOTH THE CARS AND PASSENGERS AND I HOPE THAT A RECALL WOULD OCCUR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10573890,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2014","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"ENGINE","summary":"HIGH PRESSURE OIL COOLER LINE FAILURE OF RUBBER HOSE SECTION DUMPED 5 QTS OF ENGINE OIL SOAKING UNDERCARRIAGE AND SPRAYING ONTO NEARBY HOT EXHAUST PIPE AND RIGHT REAR TIRE. NO INDICATION OF LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM. NOTICED A FAINT SMELL OF BURNT OIL WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED.  RETURNED LATER TO START VEHICLE AND HEARD AUDIBLE ENGINE NOISE AND TURNED OF ENGINE TO INVESTIGATE UNDER HOOD, A NOTICEABLE PUDDLE OF OIL HAD ACCUMULATED UNDER CAR. VEHICLE TOWED FOR DIAGNOSES AND REPAIR.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10573365,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2014","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT LIT, TOOK TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT SPIRAL CABLE WAS THE ISSUE AND NEED REPLACED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE RECALLED BY TOYOTA AS THEY ALREADY DID ON OTHER MODELS. AS A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER ALONG WITH THE REST, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UPON TOYOTA TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND DO THE RIGHT THING--RECALL THIS AIR BAG ISSUE. THANK YOU!!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10573574,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2014","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AT ABOUT 78 000 MILES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER BASE MODEL CAUSING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.  I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND I WAS TOLD OF FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEM CREATING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON AND WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT.  I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT THE FAILURE IS A MANUFACTURING AND/OR DESIGN DEFECT WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN SEEN IN OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA SERVICE THAT IT WOULD BE OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE CABLE SINCE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.  AFTER DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM.  I AM HOPEFUL THAT A RECALL CAN BE DONE SO THAT MY AIRBAG CAN DEPLOY IF NEEDED.  THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY DONE TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SPIRAL CABLE WHICH IS HOUSED INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN; THEREFORE I BELIEVE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10566383,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2014","vin":"JTEDS41A482","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG SENSOR IS ALWAYS LIT NOW.  TOOK HIGHLANDER INTO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING FOR OTHER TOYOTA RECALLS AND HAD THEM CHECK SENSOR.  I WAS TOLD MY 2008 HIGHLANDER NEEDED A NEW SPIRAL CABLE AND COST WAS 557.00 TO INSTALL. I JUST FOUND MORE COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS AND WONDER WHY IT IS NOT A RECALL CONSIDERING OTHER TOYOTAS SUCH AS CAMRYS, TACOMAS & VENZAS HAD SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS A RECALL.  WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE 2008 HIGHLANDERS INVOLVED IN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.  APPARENTLY, I WON'T HAVE ANY AIRBAGS WORKING UNTIL THIS IS FIXED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10565662,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/23/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2014","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO HER A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHICH STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLER HOSE HAD A HOLE AND CAUSE THE ENGINE OIL TO LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10564832,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/2014","vin":"JTEDS42A982","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LEAVING THE KEY FOB IN THE IGNITION, SHE WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AFTER SECURING A CHILD IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WHEN THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB HAD A LOW BATTERY AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,700.   UPDATED 3/25/14*CN  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10563450,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2014","vin":"JTEDS42A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE SENSOR, VSC SENSOR AND THE TRAC OFF SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HUB OF THE WHEEL BEARING WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL HARNESSES WERE REPLACED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,154.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10562850,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2014","vin":"JTEDS41A382","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AT ABOUT 72, 000 MILES ON MY 2008 TOY HIGHLANDER BASE MODEL CAUSING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE STEADY AND WAS TOLD OF FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEM CREATING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. CAUSE THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING AND/OR DESIGN DEFECT AS ALSO SEEN IN OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE.  SENSOR APPEARS TO RESET WHEN NO PERSON IS SEATED ON DRIVER SIDE AND IGNITION IS TURNED ON. AS SOON AS DRIVER SEAT SENSOR IS ACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT IS ON. PROBLEM WITH DRIVER SEAT SENSORS OR MAIN MODULE PERHAPS?  EITHER WAY IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT NOT FOUND ON OLDER TOYOTAS (?)  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10562635,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2014","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR HAS STOPPED LOCKING/UNLOCKING WITH THE KEY FOB AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL LOCK.  THE BEEP DOESN'T OCCUR WHEN I USE THE FOB TO LOCK THE DOORS BECAUSE THE DOOR ISN'T LOCKING, BUT DOES BEEP WHEN UNLOCKING THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THE BACK DOOR STILL REMAINS LOCKED.  I DID HAVE THE RECALL ON THE WINDOW LOCK SWITCH COMPLETED, SO NOT SURE IF THAT IS FACTORING IN WITH THE PROBLEM OR NOT..   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10562394,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/31/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2014","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"MY WINDSHIELD WIPER DEFROSTER STARTED TO CRACKLE AND SMOKE. I TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED TO DO IT AGAIN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10560810,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2014","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD QUICKLY TO AVOID BEING HIT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD COIL PACK. IF A BAD COIL PACK DISABLES YOUR VEHICLE, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE COIL PACKS CAN GO BAD ANY TIME. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUSLY ACCIDENT OR EVEN KILLED.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10559272,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/07/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2014","vin":"JTEES43A482","components":"ENGINE","summary":"OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WENT ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER FOUND NO OIL ON DIPSTICK HAD RAPID OIL LEAK, DEALER REPLACED OIL COOLER HOSE WITH OIL COOLER PIPE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10557373,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2013","vin":"JTEDS41A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE BRAKING, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN MAKING NOISE. I STOPPED THE CAR, OPEN THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT ALL MY BRAKE FLUID WAS GONE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS NEARBY I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED THE BRAKE SYSTEM ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. MY SERVICE ADVISER TOLD ME THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO BAD SEALS BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. NOW THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE HIGHLANDER BRAND NEW IN 2008. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 78,420 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5,000 MILES EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. IT'S A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER, AND MY BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BRAKE FLUID AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 02, 2013.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10555805,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2013","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"IN EARLY NOVEMBER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA INSTRUCTING ME TO ARRANGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT THIS REPLACEMENT IS URGENT AND THAT I WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS IF I DID NOT DO THIS REPAIR. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, TOYOTA OF SANTA CRUZ, THE NEXT DAY TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA RATIONS THE PARTS FOR THESE REPAIRS AND THAT I WOULD BE PUT AN A WAITING LIST AND TO EXPECT A CALL IN 2-3 WEEKS. A MONTH LATER I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I WAS STILL ON A WAITING LIST AND IT WOULD BE 2-3 WEEKS AT THE EARLIEST BEFORE I COULD SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA (OR THE DEALERSHIP) IS NOT FULFILLING ITS OBLIGATION TO ITS CUSTOMERS BY FAILING TO SUPPLY PARTS FOR THIS REPAIR IN A TIMELY MANNER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10555167,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/07/2013","vin":"JTEDS41A082","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AT ABOUT 107,406 MILES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, CAUSING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE STEADY AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULDN'T BE FUNCTIONING. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY MANUFACTURER OR THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT (PART AND LABORS) IS $544. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR SUCH A COST AS IT IS OF NO DRIVER'S FAULT AND OBVIOUSLY A COMMON ISSUE. THERE IS ANOTHER 2008 RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM BUT DIDN'T APPLY TO MY CAR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10555138,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AFTER STARTING CAR AND PUTTING IT IN GEAR, CAR STARTS DRIVING EVEN THOUGH BRAKE IS FULLY ENGAGED.  WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON AND TURN OFF REGARDING BRAKE FAILURE BUT DON'T STAY ON LONG ENOUGH TO READ.  THE BRAKES CATCH AFTER A  SECOND OR TWO AND OPERATE NORMALLY BUT THEN WILL SUDDENLY PAUSE DURING USE - TAKING A SECOND OR TWO TO CATCH.  CHECKED BRAKE FLUID - IT IS FINE.  BRINGING CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOMORROW.  HAVE SINCE READ BLOGS/REPORTS FROM OTHER 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS EXPERIENCING SAME UNPREDICTABLE, INSTANTANEOUS, MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10552745,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 7, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10551969,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/12/2013","vin":"JTEES43A482","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A BURNING OIL SMELL.  THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED SO THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BURNING OIL SMELL STILL LINGERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, A HOSE FROM THE ENGINE FAILED AND SPILLED MOTOR OIL ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL COOLER LINE HAD EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10549590,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2013","vin":"JTEES41A982","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"SPIRAL CABLE FAILED AT ABOUT 72, 400 MILES ON MY 2008 TOY HIGHLANDER BASE MODEL CAUSING AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE STEADY AND FAILURE OF AIRBAG SYSTEM CREATING INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A CRASH.  AS NO DRIVER ACTIONS, ETC. CAUSED THE FAILURE IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING AND/OR DESIGN DEFECT AS ALSO SEEN IN OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR SPIRAL CABLE FAILURE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10548644,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2013","vin":"JTEDS43A902","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DRIVER DOOR LOCK MECHANISM HAS STOPPED WORKING WITH THE REMOTE, THAT IS A NUISANCE, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE BUT, RECENTLY I HAD DIFFICULTY MANUALLY UNLOCKING THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND FOR 1 - 2 MINUTES WAS NOT ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.  I WAS TRYING TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR (THE POWER LOCK MECHANISM QUIT WORKING) BUT THE DOOR LOCK WAS JAMMED SUCH THAT I COULD NOT GET THE DOOR UNLOCKED.  I TRIED PUSHING THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK BUTTON TO TRY TO UNJAM THE MECHANISM AND EVENTUALLY THAT WORKED AND I WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE.  THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT.      A BRIEF SEARCH ONLINE SHOWED THAT THIS IS A VERY PREVALENT ISSUE WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES.  TOYOTA SHOULD BE FORCED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION AND A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED TO MAKE TOYOTA FIX THE FLAWED VEHICLES THEY HAVE SOLD.      I WILL GO SEE A DEALER IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO TO GIVE THEM THE CHANCE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE BUT I IMAGINE THAT WILL ONLY GET ME AN INCREASED BLOOD PRESSURE.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10547073,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2013","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE VVT-I OIL COOLER HOSE BURST RESULTING IN A MAJOR ENGINE OIL SPILL IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY.  THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS REFUSE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PART ON THE HIGHLANDER.  THIS SAME VVT-I OIL COOLER HOSE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON 1.6 MILLION US RAV4'S, CAMRY'S AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS.  NOT ONLY COULD A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE OIL CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE, THIS ISSUE CAN ALSO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN.  IF ENGINE OIL WERE TO HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH HOT ENGINE PARTS OR HOT EXHAUST PIPING, THEN A FIRE MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS VEHICULAR DAMAGE AND  LOSS OF LIFE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10546616,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2013","vin":"JTEES42A582","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE SITTING IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A 2 MILE TRIP TO THE STORE, WE NOTICED A HOT OIL SMELL.  I SAID TO MY WIFE THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THEIR CAR IN FOR SERVICE WORK, NOT KNOWING THAT WE WERE THIS SOMEONE!    THIS SMELL HAD NOT BEEN PRESENT AT HOME, ON OUR TRIP TO THE STORE OR WHEN PARKED THERE.  WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, STEAM/SMOKE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE DIPSTICK SHOWED VERY LOW OIL.  THERE HAD BEEN NO SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK IN THE GARAGE BEFORE, BUT, AFTER ARRIVING HOME I SAW A BIG OIL LEAK.    I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (1/2 MILE FROM HOME) WHO TOLD ME TO BRING IT UP TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.  BY THE TIME THAT I GOT THERE MY CAR WAS MAKING A SOUND MAKING IT OBVIOUS SOMETHING VERY WRONG.  I PULLED DIRECTLY INTO THE SERVICE BAY.  THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE DIPSTICK WHICH SHOWED ABSOLUTELY NO OIL IN MY ENGINE.  HE PUT IT ON THE HOIST, ADDED OIL, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE OIL POURED OUT AS FAST AS HE HAD PUT IT IN.  UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE SAW THAT THE LOWER OIL COOLER LINES HAD RUPTURED.  MY ENGINE HAD BEEN CLOSE TO SEIZING.  REPLACING THESE PARTS WAS VERY EXPENSIVE, $437, BUT REPLACING MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE.  MORE IMPORTANTLY WAS THAT THE DANGER OF A FIRE FROM THE OIL THAT WAS POURING OUT ON THE HOT ENGINE WAS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.  WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC POINTED AT A LEXUS AND STATED, \"THIS IS VERY INTERESTING.  THAT LEXUS SUV IS IN HERE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE OIL COOLER LINES RUPTURED.\"  HE SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS BE A RECALL ISSUE, AS THE NEW LINES ARE DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY WITHOUT RUBBER FITTINGS, AND WILL NOT RUPTURE.  THIS WOULD INDICATE TO ME THAT TOYOTA HAS NOTICED A DESIGN FLAW IN THE OIL COOLER LINES THAT WERE IN MY HIGHLANDER.    I FEEL THIS OIL COOLER LINES PROBLEM IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED AS A POSSIBLE TOYOTA RECALL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10546162,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2013","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"IN JUNE OF 2013 I WENT TO MCCARTHY TOYOTA IN SEDALIA, MO FOR AN UNRELATED RECALL. SOME WORK WAS DONE, BUT I WAS TOLD TO RETURN IN A WEEK OR SO BECAUSE AN ADDITIONAL PART HAD TO BE ORDERED.  DURING THIS WEEK, THE RED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED.  I HAD NEVER OBSERVED THIS WARNING LIGHT BEFORE.  WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE ORIGINAL RECALL WORK, I INQUIRED ABOUT THE WARNING LIGHT. THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT MY MODEL TOYOTA SOMETIMES HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPIRAL CABLE AND I WAS ONE OF THE UNLUCKY OWNERS! HE INFORMED ME THAT I NO LONGER HAD FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS, BUT HE HAD THE NECESSARY PARTS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION AND COULD DO IT IMMEDIATELY.  THE COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $500 AND WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTEE OR RECALL. I DECIDED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE MY CHANCES IN A VEHICLE THAT NOW HAD NON-FUNCTIONING AIRBAGS, SINCE $500 WAS JUST TOO MUCH MONEY TO PAY. A FRIEND RECENTLY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD FILE THIS COMPLAINT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10545121,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2013","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT JUST CAME ON AT 110,000 MILES, NO ACCIDENT, IN THE GARAGE..TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY ARE ASKING TO REPLACE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY IN DRIVER AIRBAG AT A COST OF $663 AND EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND DISCUSSED THE ISSUE...I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TACOMA'S HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL, INTERESTING THOUGH, THAT MY 08 HIGHLANDER HAD SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA CONFIRMED MY UNDERSTANDINGS AS WELL. I SEARCHED INTERNET AND SEVERAL OTHER HIGHLANDERS (ALMOST IDENTICAL VINS) HAVE FACED THE SAME ISSUE. I THINK HIGHLANDERS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR THE SIMILAR ISSUES WHICH TACOMA'S FACED.. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE GIVEN SOME ATTENTION.  HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/TOYOTA/HIGHLANDER/AIR-BAG-LIGHT-ON-PROBLEMS.PHP     THE ABOVE WEBSITE LISTS OTHER HIGHLANDER'S WHICH FACED THE SAME ISSUE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE GOOD WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO MAKE THE ROADS/HIGHWAYS SAFER PLACE FOR EVERYONE..  THANK YOU.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10544453,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2013","vin":"JTEES41A882","components":"ENGINE","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALER IN NOVEMBER 2011 AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE TO HAVE DEFECTIVE OIL COOLER HOSE CHECKED.  IN SEPTEMBER 2013 REPLACEMENT OIL COOLER HOSE FAILED WHILE ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT SEVENTY MILES PER HOUR.  OIL WAS OBSERVED COVERING BOTTOM OF VEHICLE AND FILM OF OIL ON BACK OF VEHICLE.  THE OIL GAUGE INDICATED NO OIL IN ENGINE.  I BELIEVE THIS RESULTED IN A SAFETY HAZARD FROM BOTH INHALING FUMES AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.  VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER AND OIL COOLER HOSE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10544257,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2013","vin":"JTEES43A482","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10542788,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2013","vin":"JTEDS43A482","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"I OWN A 2008 HIGHLANDER SPORT THAT HAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE REMOTE KEY FOB NO LONGER WORKS, AND NOW EVEN THE BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE OWNED HIGHLANDERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.  MY CAR WAS RECALLED RECENTLY FOR THE POWER WINDOWS, AND NOW THE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK.  I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10542145,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2013","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WE WERE ACCELERATING UNDER FULL POWER ONTO US 101 ON THE NORTHBOUND ON RAMP FROM CA 41 WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER,  STEERING AND AIR CONDITIONING.  ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAS ABLE TO STEER AROUND US TO AVOID COLLISION AND WE WERE ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLL TO A STOP ON THE NEXT OFF RAMP.  WARNING INDICATORS ON:  HYBRID SYSTEM, BRAKES, STABILITY CONTROL, AND RETURN TO TOYOTA DEALER.  TOWED TO DEALER.  THE DEALER DETERMINED WITH TOYOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT INVERTER ASSEMBLY (G92A0-48100) FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT.  VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILAGE.  WE WERE CHARGED $8244.77 FOR A NEW INVERTER ASSEMBLY PLUS INSTALLATION.  WE WERE LUCKY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT.  THIS KIND OF FAILURE IS DANGEROUS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10541688,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2013","vin":"JTEES41A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT DEPLOYED, AND REMAINED LIT FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS.  TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT PULLMAN, WA DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY SPIRAL CABLE; THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $491.69.  I WONDER WHY THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON ~450,000 TACOMAS, BUT NOT ON THE HIGHLANDER.  IT SOUNDS LIKE A SIMILAR PROBLEM: POOR ENGINEERING LEADS TO FRICTION, CAUSING A SHORT IN THE CABLE. WARNING LIGHT GOES ON, AND THE DRIVER AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY DURING A WRECK. I COULD THINK OF 1001 BETTER WAYS TO SPEND $500!!!  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10537929,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING - ENGINE WAS RUNNING & ALL SYSTEMS WERE ON.  THE WARNING SYSTEMS STARTING DISPLAYING THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES:  CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, CHECK VSC SYSTEM, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK 4WD SYSTEM.  THE CAR HAD NO 'LIMP' MODE, AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO COAST TO A PARKING SPACE.  PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE WITH NO SIGNS OF FAILURE.    I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE HYBRID INVERTER HAD GONE OUT.      UPON RESEARCHING THIS IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE HIGHLANDER'S, AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006/07 MODELS.  I PURCHASED IN JAN OF 2008, AND BY VIN RESEARCH IT APPEARS MY VECHICLE CAME FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURING FACILITY AS THE RECALLED MODELS.  ALSO, SEARCHING ON-LINE I FOUND SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THIS NOW IN THE 2008 MODELS.    I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY, AS IT APPEARS THIS CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE AT ANY SPEED.  I FIND IT VERY SAD THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THIS HAZARD EXISTS AND STILL IS NOT NOTIFYING OR REPLACING THESE PARTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE (NOT ONLY NOT REPLACING, BUT ASKING CONSUMERS TO PAY 10K PLUS TO REPAIR).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10537481,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS DRIVING FROM MARYLAND BACK HOME TO NEW JERSEY AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE AT ALL WHEN IN GEARS. THE ENGINE WAS ON, HOWEVER THE CAR STOPPED MOVING.  I WAS ON BACKROADS WITH LOW VISIBILITY SO NEIGHBORS AND OTHERS CAME OUT IMMEDIATELY TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD SO IT WOULD NOT CREATE AN ACCIDENT.      IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAULTY INVERTER ON THE HYBRID SYSTEM.  AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS WERE RECALLED, HOWEVER 2008 MODEL WAS NOT.  BUT AS I DO THE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT NUMEROUS BUYERS OF THIS MODEL HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10537324,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2013","vin":"JTEDS42AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHERE AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON EACH RECURRENCE. MOST RECENTLY, A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROAD MILEAGE TO COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10534969,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP SIGN TO 45 MPH.  JUST AS I REACHED SPEED I HEARD A POP COME FROM THE FORWARD ENGINE BAY AND GOT ALL DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS IN THE DISPLAY.  LUCKILY THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF IMMEDIATE DANGER.  THE LIGHT SAID CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, AND CHECK SVS.  I GOT VEHICLE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WERE IT TOOK THEM 3 DAYS TO TELL ME IT WAS THE HYBRID INVERTER WHICH COSTS AROUND $8500. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, SO I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND FILED A COMPLAINT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10534678,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/21/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"I ENTERED A GAS STATION AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED.  IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO NORTHRIDGE TOYOTA (NORTHRIDGE,CA) WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE \"INVERTER\" FAILED, AND ONLY REPLACEMENT BY A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER MAY BE MADE DUE TO INTERNAL COMPONENT HIGH VOLTAGE PARTS, AT A COST OF $8,244.00 + LABOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $660.00.    I INVESTIGATED ON-LINE AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME \"INVERTER FAILURE\".  FOLLOWING UP WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, I WAS INFORMED THEY KNEW OF THE \"INVERTER FAILURES IN THE 06-07 MODELS AND ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE HYBRID MODELS AFFECTED BY THIS COMPONENT HOWEVER NO FURTHER RECALL HAS OCCURRED TO DATE.    I FEEL LUCKY I WASN'T IN AN INTERSECTION OR A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE COMPLETE POWER TRAIN FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME WITH THIS FAILED TOYOTA COMPONENT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10532337,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/27/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2013","vin":"JTEES41A782","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT JUST CAME ON AT 73,000 MILES, NO ACCIDENT.  TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY IN DRIVER AIRBAG AT A COST OF $500 AND EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE.   I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THIS ONLY AFFECTED TACOMA'S, INTERESTING THOUGH, THAT MY 08 HIGHLANDER HAD SAME PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10532153,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE PRIOR TO THE SERVICE AND UPON RETURNING TO THE DEALER LOT THE CAR DIED - NO POWER.  DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A BAD INVERTER, BALLPARK REPAIR COST IS $9500.   BESIDES BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW A MODERN CAR CAN CONTAIN A CRITICAL COMPONENT THAT COSTS $10K TO REPLACE THAT HAS NO MAINTENANCE IN THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OR OTHER DIAGNOSTICS TO ALERT THE DRIVER OF PENDING CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT MAY STRAND THEM IN AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE LOCATION (I.E. MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY).  I HOPE THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATES THE 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID INVERTER FAILURES DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE AND TOYOTA IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND EXTREMELY COSTLY DEFECT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10531854,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2013","vin":"JTEDS43A182","components":"ENGINE","summary":"LOW OIL NOTICE CAME ON.   DRIVE 1/4 MILE TO OIL CHANGE FACILITY.   WAS TOLD ALMOST NO OIL ON DIPSTICK.   OIL REFILLED AND DROVE APPRO 5 MILES TO DEALERSHIP- STAR TOYOTA , LEAGUE CITY, TX.        HAVE RESEARCHED AND NOTED TSB  ISSUED ON 3/11/2011- NHTSA REFERENCE # 10033553 WITH THIS EXACT REPAIR PROBLEM INCLUSIVE OF MY VEHICLES EXACT FAILURE    WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY STAR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP  OF THIS DEFECT  WHILE UNDER WARRANTY.   VEHICLE WITHIN 5-6 MONTHS OF  BASIC WARRANTY; 5 YEAR OF 60,000 MILES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10525905,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"POWER TRAIN,HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"AS WAS PULLING OUT PARKING SPACE, CAR STOPPED MOVING EVEN THOUGH ENGINE RUNNING. HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSED WITH FAILURE OF HYBRID INVERTER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10525250,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WE HAD JUST PASSED THROUGH A TOLLBOOTH ON A FREEWAY AND WERE ACCELERATING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SHUDDERED AND SLOWED AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT.  A  NUMBER OF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON TELLING US TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP.  THERE WERE THREE WARNING LIGHTS WHICH WERE SOMETHING LIKE:  'CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM', 'CHECK BRAKES' AND 'CHECK VSC'.  WE WERE CLOSE TO THE MEDIAN AND WERE LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO IT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR.  WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME.  WE HAVE SINCE HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW INVERTER BATTERY.  WE UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART IN THE PAST FOR THE 2006 AND 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS AND WANTED TO REPORT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OURS IS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10523585,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2013","vin":"JTEES42AX82","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DEFECTIVE - IT DOES NOT STAY IN UP POSITION, DROPS DOWN SUDDENLY & BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD; DEALER SAID IT IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINS FOR A RECALL.    THIS IS AN ACCIDENT PRONE ISSUE THAT WILL CUT OFF THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY SUDDENLY.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10523330,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2013","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAGS  THE SPIRAL CABLE WENT BAD CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON MAKING THE AIRBAGS INOPERABLE.  TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND COST WAS $560 TO REPAIR WITH PARTS AND LABOR.    VIEW DETAILS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10522976,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2013","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THEY HEARD A \"POP\" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE.  THE CAR STALLED ON THE ROAD.  BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THEY WERE ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE AND DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT.  NEXT DAY, THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM - THE INVERSION PART.  THE COST FOR REPAIR WOULD BE $11,000!    WE LIVE ABOUT AN HOUR FROM OUR WORKPLACES AND THUS PUT A GOOD MANY MILES ON OUR CAR - THE 125,000 MILES ON  THE CAR PUT THE DRIVETRAIN OUT OF WARRANTY.  WE HAVE HAD ALL RECALL SERVICES PERFORMED AT THE DEALER, AND KEPT REGULAR MAINTENANCE.  NOT ONCE WERE WE ADVISED BY TOYOTA THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS SHOWING WEAR AND MAY BE IN NEED OF SERVICE.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION (WARNING LIGHTS, ETC.,) THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM NEEDED ATTENTION - NO FORE WARNING AT ALL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.    IN DOING RESEARCH, WE REALLY GOT UPSET TO FIND TOYOTA HAD RECALLED 06 AND 07 MODELS FOR THE VERY SAME HYBRID ISSUE.  WE ALSO NOTICED THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE IN VARIOUS  ONLINE FORUMS.    TO CAP IT OFF -- AFTER THE DEALER TOLD US THE REPAIR BILL IS $11,000, WE WERE ADVISED TO DISCUSS WITH A TOYOTA CASE MANAGER.  WE DID AND THEIR OFFER?  $1,500 TOWARD A NEW TOYOTA PURCHASE.  WE WERE HIGHLY FRUSTRATED BY THIS RESPONSE. WE FEEL THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD PROVIDE BETTER WARNINGS TO USERS AND BETTER RESOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM - AND RECALL ALL  EFFECTED HYBRIDS!  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10522031,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2013","vin":"JTEES43A882","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. HE THEN ADDED OIL AND FOUND A STEADY STREAM LEAK FROM A RUBBER HOSE.  THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN AFTER MARKET METAL HOSE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE HOSE. HE THEN DRAINED THE OIL AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL, WHICH HE ASSUMED CAME FROM THE BEARINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10522145,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/26/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2013","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"ENGINE","summary":"ENGINE BEGAN REVVING UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP LIGHT.  ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE.  PULLED INTO AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO FOUND DIPSTICK WAS DRY.  POURED OIL INTO ENGINE ONLY TO SEE IT LEAKING OUT FROM BELOW PASSENGER SIDE.  CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER.    DEALER REPLACED OIL COOLER HOSE 15767-31010 WHICH HAD FAILED WITH 15767-31020 (ALL METAL ASSEMBLY).  REPLACED OIL AND RESTARTED ENGINE.  ENGINE IS MAKING TAPPING SOUND AND DEALER RECOMMENDS FULL REPLACEMENT.  DEPENDING ON OPTION, COST IS BETWEEN $7500 FOR A USED TOYOTA ENGINE TO $8300 FOR JARCO ENGINE (WHICH I BELIEVE IS REBUILT).    THIS OCCURRED IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHILE WE WERE VACATIONING FROM MARYLAND.  THANKFULLY, WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.  WILL HAVE TO LEAVE VEHICLE HERE FOR REPAIR AND FLY BACK TO DRIVE IT HOME LATER.  BTW, THE SINGLE PIPE OIL HOSE WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2010 UNDER THE SSC 90K RECALL AT 33K MILES.  THAT IS NOT THE PART THAT FAILED.  THIS IS THE DUAL MANIFOLD RUBBER HOSE THAT TOYOTA HAS NOW REPLACED WITH AN ALL METALLIC ASSEMBLY.  AS FAR AS I KNOW, THIS PART WAS NEVER RECALLED, BUT THERE IS A TSB 02011-11 AVAILABLE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10520207,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2013","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY IN APRIL 2013. THE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I BROUGHT IT TO ELK GROVE TOYOTA. THE INSPECTED THE LIGHT FOR $120. THIS WAS FOR INSPECTION ONLY. THEY SAID THE CAR NEEDS A AIRBAG SPIRAL CABLE. THEY ESTIMATED $460 TOTAL TO REPLACE THIS WIRE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AT 65000-67000 MILES. WILL TOYOTA RECALL THIS PART OR REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS. THERE IS ANOTHER 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AIRBAG RECALL BUT IT DID NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. I LOOKED UP MY VIN. FOR THIS RECALL.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10519852,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2013","vin":"JTEES41A582","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND CONTINUED TO STAY ON OVER SEVERAL DAYS.  TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THE SPIRAL CABLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING.  COST OF REPAIR WAS ABOUT $500.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10519645,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2013","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF RECALL FOR 2008 TACOMAS, CAMRYS AND VENZAS, BUT NOT THE HIGHLANDER. IT IS A $450 EXPENSE. IT SEEMS TO ME IF TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THE PART ON OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME YEAR, IT SHOULD CONSIDER RECALLING IT FOR THE HIGHLANDER. LOOKING AT THE RECENT COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS WEBSITE, I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10515688,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/07/2013","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO A DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (AT A COST OF $419 PARTS AND LABOR) AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS. UPON RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR TACOMAS, CAMRYS, AND VENZAS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SPIRAL CABLE. FURTHER, I FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIMS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 2008 HIGHLANDER.     I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO RETAIN ANY DOCUMENTATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER ANY FUTURE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE.    OBVIOUSLY I NEED TO HAVE THE SPIRAL CABLE REPLACED, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. MY HOPE IS THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL FOR THE HIGHLANDER, AND THAT IT IS ALREADY BEING CONSIDERED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10514810,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK HYBRID AND CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,860.  KMJ   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10512869,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2013","vin":"JTEES41A882","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10512562,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2013","vin":"JTEDS41AX82","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO BOTH STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE  WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10510227,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2013","vin":"JTEES41A282","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY OFFERED THE CONTACT NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.   ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10510311,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2013","vin":"JTEEW44A782","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS FAILURE OF THE POWER INVERTER. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR QUOTED AS $9,140.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10509523,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2013","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"MY WIFE AND THREE SMALL KIDS WERE ON THE WAY TO THE AIRPORT, CAR JUST SHUT OFF WHILE WE WERE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A 40MPH STREET.  DISPLAY SAYS CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM. LUCKILY WE DID NOT GET HIT AND WERE ABLE TO SWERVE TO SIDE OF ROAD (ALTHOUGH IT WAS ALL THE WAY FROM THE MIDDLE LANE TO RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD) AS IT IS A VERY BUSY STREET, LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.      THE DEALER SAYS IT IS AN HYBRID INVERTER FAILURE.  I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND I THINK THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED LIKE THE MODELS FROM 2006 AND 2007, FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING NOT ONLY ON THIS WEBSITE, BUT ALL OVER THE INTERNET.  SOMEONE SHOULD TAKE ACTION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BADLY. THANKS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10508730,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED A DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THE ELECTRICAL INVERTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10507486,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2013","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I JUST BECAME AWARD OF THIS: \"T-SB-0201-11 FROM TOYOTA THAT STATES \"SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2GR-FE/FXE TOWING PACKAGE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL SEEP FROM THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES.\"  *TR    THIS TSB AFFECTS MY MODEL YEAR AND I BELIEVE IT ALSO AFFECTS TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008-PRESENT.   TO ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED AS A RECALL INSTEAD OF A TSB DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE IF/WHEN THE PIPE BREAKS.   THE RUPTURE OF THE OIL LINE WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE THUS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH WITH RESULTING INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH.  AND THERE IS THE HAZARD TO OTHER MOTORISTS WITH OIL ON THE ROADWAY.    COMPARED TO THE RECALL FOR FLOOR MATS AND ACCELERATOR ISSUES, THIS ISSUE, WHICH CAN DRAIN THE OIL FROM YOUR ENGINE VERY QUICKLY, DESTROY THE ENGINE, AND VERY POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SHOULD BE OF MAJOR CONCERN TO ALL.  THE TOYOTA ADVICE TO CHECK FOR SLOW OIL DRIPS AROUND THE RUBBER HOSE IS UNREALISTIC FOR THE OWNER DUE TO THE LOCATION.  AND THE SCHEDULE ROUTINE SERVICE INTERVAL IS MUCH TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR SUCH AN SIGNIFICANT INSPECTION.    NHTSA NEEDS TO COMPEL TOYOTA TO REPLACE ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE RUBBER ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES WITH THE NEWER METAL ONES THAT THE TSB ADDRESSES.   THIS DIRECTIVE SHOULD APPLY TO ALL TOYOTAS INCLUDING ALREADY MADE REPLACEMENTS FOR WHICH THE OWNERS HAVE PAID FOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10504773,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2013","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. IT DOES NOT STAY UP AND IMPAIRS DRIVER VISION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10504314,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2013","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"ENGINE","summary":"MY WIFE STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING TO DROP THE KID TO SCHOOL WHICH IN WITHIN 2 MILES OF OUR HOME. IT WAS COLD DAY OF WINTER. SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT PART OF HOOD WHEN SHE DROVE ABOUT 1/2 A MILE AND WAS WORRIED WITH THE KIDS WHAT IS THAT NOISE. ANY HOW AFTER THAT THE CAR HAD START MAKING SQUISHING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE HOOD. WE TOOK TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID WATER PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO READ SOME OTHER PEOPLE REVIEWS ONLINE REGARDING THE WATER PUMP OF TOYOTA VEHICLES. MY WIFE CALLED THE TOYOTA MOTOR CO FOR WARRANTY AND THEY SAID, EVEN THAT IS NOT A PART OF POWER TRAIN AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO WE ARE ENDING UP PAYING EXTRA APPROX $650.00 TO TOYOTA FOR THE REPLACEMENT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10503276,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2013","vin":"JTEES43A782","components":"STEERING","summary":"I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING SHAFT ON THIS CAR.  I WAS TOLD THAT ON THE 2008 AND 2013 MODELS THERE WAS AN ISSUE.  TOYOTA WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME ON THIS EXPENSE. I FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR PART OF THE CAR AND I COULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER IF NOT FIXED.  THEM KNOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE AND NOT DOING A RECALL IS WRONG!  I FELT THEY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THIS AND NOT AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE HAD ABOUT 3 DIFFERENT RECALLS ON THE CAR AND THIS JUST ADDED TO MY WORRIES.   I AM NOT SURE WHAT CONSTITUTES A RECALL BUT FELT THIS WAS ONE ON TOYOTA.    THANK YOU  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10502901,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2013","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION AND REQUESTS AN INVESTIGATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.  *SMD   AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HER SON WAS SECURED IN HIS CAR SEAT, PLAYING QUIETLY WITH THE ATTACHED SEAT BELT. AT THE POINT, THE SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO FREE HER SON FROM CHOKING, SHE WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, ALTHOUGH LOOSENING THE BELT SUFFICIENTLY ALLOWED HIM TO BREATH. FIRST RESPONDERS HAD DIFFICULTY  REMOVING THE BELT, FINALLY THEY HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT TO PERMIT HER SON TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE SEAT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10499789,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2013","vin":"75387942","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING! LUCKILY, THE DRIVER WAS NOT REAR- ENDED!! THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE INVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED  FOR $9000! THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE GREAT SHAPE AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AT TOYOTA REGULARLY . THE LAST CHECK UP WAS LAST MONTH AT 118,000 MILES! THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED FOR THE 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID, WHICH WAS RECALLED.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10497997,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2013","vin":"JTEDS42A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE OF MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER POPPED LOUDLY WHEN I BACKED UP. IT SOUNDED AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKE LOCKED UP. THIS PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE ALREADY EXISTED SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE BRAND-NEW VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2008, AND IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. THEREFORE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE THEY SAID, \"THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE. IT IS NORMAL AND IS JUST THAT THE BREAK IS SHIFTING.\" HOWEVER, I ASKED THEM WHY THE POPPING SOUND \"ONLY\" CAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. THEY AVOIDED MY QUESTION AND DID NOT ANSWER. AS MY CONCERNS OVER THE BRAKE GREW MORE AND MORE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALER AGAIN, BUT THEY SAID, \"MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY $45 TO HAVE IT RE-CHECKED.\" I TOLD THEM THAT WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE PROBLEM NEVER WENT AWAY; INSTEAD, IT BECAME EVEN WORSE. HOWEVER, THEY STILL INSISTED THAT I HAD TO PAY IN ORDER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AGAIN. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE STILL MAKES A LOUD, ANNOYING POPPING SOUND WHEN I BACK UP MY VEHICLE, WHICH MAKES ME WORRY THAT THE BRAKE COULD MALFUNCTION ANYTIME WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10496829,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A682","components":"HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND POWER OFF AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED     THAT THE INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000.  UPDATED 3/13/13 *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10496756,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2013","vin":"JTEDS41A182","components":"ENGINE","summary":"OIL LEAK FROM BACKSIDE OF ENGINE. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN TSB-0321-08 BUT DID NOT PERFORM A RECALL. THEREFORE, YOU MAY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM AND YOU MAY FIND THE ISSUE AFTER YOUR WARRANTY EXPIRED.     THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR - ESTIMATED TO BE MORE THAN $2K. TOYOTA CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE QUALITY PROBLEMS AND SHOULD HONOR THEIR PRODUCTS WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THEIR WARRANTY WHEN IT IS CLEARLY RELATED TO POOR QUALITY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10496789,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2013","vin":"","components":"SEATS","summary":"MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER TO WORK AND TURNED ON THE HEATED SEAT.  IT HAS BURNED HER LEG AT THE HAMSTRING UNDER THIGH AREA PRETTY BAD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10496459,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A682","components":"WHEELS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"AFTER HAVING A FLAT TIRE I PULLED OUT THE JACK SUPPLIES BY TOYOTA.  I FOUND AS I WAS USING THE JACK THAT IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO USE IN ANY SITUATION.  THE JACK HAS TO BE EXTENDED ALMOST ALL THE WAY WHEN DEALING WITH 19 INCH WHEELS.  AT THE EXTENDED HEIGHT THE JACK IS UNSTABLE EVEN WHEN ON A FLAT HARD SURFACE.  WHEN TAKING THE TIRE OFF OR PUTTING IT BACK ON THE JACK AND THE AUTO ROCK QUITE A BIT TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO STOP AND CALL FOR ROAD SERVICE.  EVEN THE SERVICE PERSON CALLED THE JACK A UNSAFE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.  THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AND BOTH TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS.  THE SCISSOR JACKS USED ON A  SUV IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.  SAFETY NEEDS TO BE A PRIORITY NOT WEIGHT OR EXPENSE.  IT IS TOO EASY FOR THE AUTO TO FALL OFF THE JACK WHEN EXTENDED TO ALMOST THE MAX.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10494941,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2013","vin":"JTEDS42A182","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHITE PARTICLES WERE EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHILE THE CLIMATE CONTROL WAS ACTIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10490654,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/01/2013","vin":"JTEEW41A282","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO QUEENS NY AND SUDDENLY AFTER PAYING HTE TOLLS AT THE QUEENS MIDTOWN TUNNEL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED . IT WAS TOWEDE TO QUEENSBORO TOYOTA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE POWER INVERTER HAD DIED AND COST $8504.50 TO HAVE IT REPLACED .  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10488862,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2012","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY STEERING LOCKS WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE BEFORE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY FIGURE OUT THAT THE COMPUTER HAS A PROBLEM AFTER THE BIG ISSUE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10487769,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2012","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE NOTICED THE STEERING IN OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. WE HEAR KNOCKING AND NOISES COMING OUT OF TURNS AND THE STEERING IS MUCH LOOSER THAN WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE KNOCKING BEGAN ABOUT A EIGHT MONTHS AGO AND HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. IT FIRST MADE THE STRANGE KNOCK COMING OUT OF A SLOW RIGHT HAND TURN, BUT NOW IT DOES IT COMING OUT OF A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. SOMETIMES IT WILL MAKE THE NOISE DURING A QUICK ACCELERATION. LIKE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS, WE TO CAN FEEL THE KNOCK IS THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TAKING IT ON THE HIGHWAY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10487351,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2012","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ASSIST HANDLE BROKE IN TWO PLACES. THIS HANDLE IS ATTACHED OVER THE DOOR, INSIDE THE CAR, NEAR THE EDGE OF THE ROOF.   THE CAUSE APPEARS TO BE METAL FATIGUE DUE TO SIGNIFICANT STRESS ON THE HANDLE OVER (3+) YEARS OF USE  BY THE PASSENGER WHILE ENTERING AND EXITING.     *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10485260,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/24/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2012","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"STEERING,SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND AS A RESULT IT HAD TO BE CUT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED HE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SEAT BELT AND THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.   UPDATED 12/12/12 *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10484825,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2012","vin":"JTEES41A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 HIGHLANDER ON NOVEMBER 11, 2012 AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON.  THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE.  THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG SYSTEM.  I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK DONE ON NOVEMBER 14.  THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS STILL ON AFTER THE RECALL WORK.  I LEFT THEM THE VEHICLE SO THEY COULD DO FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS.  THEY SAID THE SQUIB CIRCUIT ON THE SPIRAL CABLE FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON THE STEERING COLUMN HAD A SHORT IN IT. TOYOTA PART NUMBER 84306-22010. IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.  THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IF A REPAIR WAS NOT DONE THERE WAS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY IF I DIDN'T REPAIR IT AND THAT THEY WERE PRETTY SURE THE AIRBAG WOULDN'T GO OFF ON ITS OWN. MY CHOICE  WAS FIX IT OR PARK IT.  I HAD THEM DO THE REPAIR, $276.63 FOR THE SPIRAL CABLE AND $150.00 FOR THE LABOR, $443.22 TOTAL WITH SALES TAX.  I HAVE OVER 122,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN PERFORMING THE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE.  I HAVE TWO OTHER VEHICLES (NOT TOYOTA) AND NEITHER HAS EVER HAD AN AIRBAG SYSTEM PROBLEM AND EACH ONE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES. THE WIRING FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SHOULD NEVER GO BAD.    PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10483395,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/26/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2012","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY WIFE WENT TO MOVE THE CAR AND BACKED IT UP WHERE IT DIED. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK THE DRIVE AND STOPPED HALF ON HALF OFF THE DROP OFF OF OUR DRIVEWAY. SHE HAD NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. I CHECKED OUT THE CAR AND IT SAID HYBRID ERROR CALL DEALER. THE CAR WOULD NOT RUN. I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND HE CALLED ME TO TELL US THE POWER INVERTER NEEDS TO REPLACED AT THE COST OF 8,600.00. I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR 06 - 07 HIGHLANDERS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. NOTHING ON A CAR SHOULD COST $8,600 TO FIX WITHOUT BEING IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT. WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD UP FRONT HOW MUCH THIS WOULD COST TO FIX IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE. LUCKILY SHE WASN'T ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10478410,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2012","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10478205,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/01/2012","vin":"JTEDS43A482","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, SHE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ALLOW A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN HER AND THE VEHICLE AS IT QUICKLY BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,100.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10476707,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2012","vin":"JTEDS41A482","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS","summary":"THE SPIRAL CABLE WENT BAD CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON MAKING THE AIRBAGS INOPERABLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10475966,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/12/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2012","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BODY AND INJURED THE LEFT LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PLANNED TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10475876,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2012","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND A REPAIR WAS MADE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE REPAIR. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES WHO THEN ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE OF WHAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10472057,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2012","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD HAD BECOME WET. THE CONTACT FURTHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THAN WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,184.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10470750,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2012","vin":"JTEDS43A882","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS WERE FOGGED AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAL FOR THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A REPORT AND DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10470586,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2012","vin":"JTEDS42A882","components":"AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.   UPDATED 11/01/12*LJ  UPDATED 11/02/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10464369,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2012","vin":"JTEDS43A282","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, MY CHECK ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY DESTINATION AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK MY VEHICLE WITH NO ISSUES.  AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I  CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO ALERT THEM TO THE PROBLEM.  THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE ASKED IF THE VSC LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND I TOLD HIM NO; TO WHICH HE REPLIED IT WOULD BE OKAY TO DRIVE.  LATER ON THAT EVENING, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND UPON TAKING OFF AT THE LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SEEMED SLUGGISH AT FIRST AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND AM NOW AWAITING TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10462589,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/08/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2012","vin":"JTEDS43A882","components":"ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"VSC, TRACKING AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHEN DRIVING.  SOMETIMES ON AS SOON AS I REVERSE IN THE MORNING.  USED TO GO OFF IF I TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED.  SOMETIMES DOESN'T COME ON UNTIL I AM ALMOST HOME FROM WORK (30 MILES) SOMETIMES THE BRAKES FEEL OFF AND NOT GRIPPING.  HAD BRAKES INSPECTED AND EVERYTHING FINE.  *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10462426,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2012","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER THEN LOOKED DOWN NEAR HER KNEE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND EXITED. THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HOLDING AREA FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO EXAMINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.    UPDATED 7/18/12 *CN  UPDATED 07/25/12","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10460961,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/07/2012","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DECELERATING ON AN OFF-RAMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN STALLED.  I WAITED FOR A TOW TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE INVERTER BEING BAD ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10460435,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2012","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A LOUD POP SOUND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40/MPH. WITHIN 2 SECONDS VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 5/MPH ALLOWING JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO THE BIKE LANE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO VEHICLES WERE ON SAME SIDE OF ROAD ALLOWED TO JUMP TO BIKE LANE. TOYOTA OF KEARNY MESA (SAN DIEGO, CA) RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE HYBRID INVERTER DEAD'. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE VEHICLE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10453386,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/28/2012","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT,  THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10451991,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2012","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP -- WHEN EITHER PULLED BACK OR PUSHED FORWARD -- AND FALLS IN THE DRIVER'S LINE OF VISION. THIS LEADS TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT MEANS THE DRIVER LOSES HIS FIELD OF VISION FOR A FEW SECONDS AT VERY UNPREDICTABLE TIMES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10449547,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2012","vin":"JTEDS41AX82","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"UPON STARTING MY CAR, THE VSC OFF, CHECK ENGINE, AND ABS LIGHTS REMAINED LIT.    ACCELERATION WAS SLOW AND ROUGH, AND THE GENERAL ENGINE FEEL WAS WRONG. I STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED WITH NO EFFECT.    WHILE DRIVING, THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED FOR A MOMENT, AND AT THAT POINT PERFORMANCE TEMPORARILY IMPROVED - THIS CAUSED A SURGE IN ACCELERATION. BUT THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON A MOMENT LATER AND PERFORMANCE, ONCE AGAIN, FAILED.    FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC WHEN THE SURGE OCCURRED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10446270,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2012","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VALVE SPRINGS. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I MANAGED TO STEER ACROSS 4 LANES OF FAST TRAFFIC TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS PISTON FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TOWED 140 MILES TO MOTORCARS TOYOTA FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED: \"A VALVE SPRING ON THE #2 CYLINDER BROKE IN FRONT HEAD AND DROPPED INTO THE # 2 CYLINDER, DESTROYING THE PISTON AND SEVERELY DAMAGING THE SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. BLOCK HAD A HOLE IN IT AND #2 PISTON WAS BROKEN IN HALF\". REPAIR INCLUDED: REPLACING SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY, FRONT HEAD, EXHAUST CAM, VALVE, SPRING. I HAD TO PAY APROX. $6000 FOR A PROBLEM TOYOTA PUBLICLY ADMITTED SOME 2008 V8 MODELS HAD. FAULTY VALVE SPRINGS WAS ACTUALLY A RECALL BUT ONLY FOR LEXUS MODELS. NOT FAIR!  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10445693,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/22/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2012","vin":"JTEDS43A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE MALFUNCTION SPEED SENSOR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10445707,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2012","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE VEHICLE STALLED (LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE) WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH. \"HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING\" WAS DISPLAYED AND IT ADVISED TO PULL OVER AND CONTACT DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10444409,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2012","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITENTLY BUT FREQUENTLY.  DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS TWICE BUT FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.  TOYOTA USA SENT A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (INTERIM NOTICE) APPOXIMATELY 10 MONTHS AGO WHICH SEEMED TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM BUT SAID TOYOTA WAS WORKING ON THE REMEDY AND A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION WOULD BE SENT WHEN THE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE.  THE NOTICE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THE AIR BAGS COULD DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER.  THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HE SAYS THAT HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL TOYOTA ISSUES THE FINAL RECALL.  I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA USA WHO STATE THAT THEY CANNOT GIVE ANY DATE FOR WHEN THEY WILL HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.  PLEASE HELP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10439862,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2011","vin":"JTEDS42A582","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A SUBWAY RESTAURANT IN A STRIP MALL AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M.  AFTER EATING, MY FAMILY AND I LEFT THE RESTAURANT AND GOT INTO OUR TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT JUST A FEW FEET.  (IT IS A VERY NARROW PARKING LOT AND FACES A VERY BUSY STREET.)  I BUMPED INTO A CONCRETE POLE THAT WAS BEHIND ME, THAT I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS.  I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, SO THAT I COULD PULL BACK UP INTO MY ORIGINAL PARKING SPOT AND RENEGOTIATE HOW I WAS GOING TO BACK OUT.  AS SOON AS I APPLIED A LITTLE PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO JUMP FORWARD.  BEFORE I COULD EVEN PROCESS WHAT WHAT HAPPENING, THE CAR ACCELERATED VERY, VERY QUICKLY AND I SLAMMED INTO THE BRICK WALL OF THE SUBWAY.  THERE WAS NOT EVEN TIME FOR ME TO THINK ABOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE, IT HAPPENED SO FAST.  I FELT LIKE I HAD LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.  THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND SOME TO MY CAR.  I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS AND HAVE NO HISTORY OF TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS.  I DO NOT DRINK AND WAS NOT DRINKING ON THE NIGHT THIS HAPPENED.  I WAS NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY KIND OF MEDICATION OR ILICIT SUBSTANCES.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10439994,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/11/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2011","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I HIT THE BRAKES.  WHILE I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STOP, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE.  I HIT THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP.  WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA, THEY SIMPLY DISMISSED THE ISSUE INDIRECTLY SAYING I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE.  I WAS THEN LOWBALLED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SELL THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM.  I'VE NOTICED [XXX] HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE INCIDENT.      INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10436825,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2011","vin":"JTEDS44A282","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"BRIEF ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE COLD STARTUP. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A COLD SOAK STARTUP.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10428905,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2011","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"DEALER CLAIMED \" THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.  ACCESS AND TRACED ALL RELATED WIRING TO INSIDE THE FUSE/RELAY PANEL.  FOUND SOMETHING HAD CHEWED AND SHORTED OUT THE WIRING\"  THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY PROOF.  I NOTIFIED TOYOTA MOTORS AND GOT NO HELP FROM THEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10428765,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2011","vin":"JTES43A0820","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V245000 (AIR BAGS) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND TO KEEP TRYING BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10427565,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2011","vin":"JTEEW44A282","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE FAILURE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FLICKERING OF THE POWER BUTTON INDICATOR LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A FAULTY BATTERY INVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10427216,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2011","vin":"JTEDS42A782","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOOR HATCH WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HINGES AND THE MOTOR ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,917.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10412401,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2011","vin":"JTEDS42A582","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO TREAT MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10404005,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2011","vin":"JTEES41A782","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WITH THE JACK HOLDING THE VEHICLE UP. THE JACK SLIPPED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PASSENGER SIDE FENDER AND THE BOTTOM MOLDING WERE DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.  THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ  THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON JUNE 2, 2011","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10402677,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2011","vin":"JTEDS43A182","components":"WHEELS","summary":"CAPS KEEP FALLING OFF OF THE LUG NUTS, WHICH EXPOSES THE STUDS OF THE WHEEL HUB.  CORROSION FORMS AND CAUSES THE LUG NUT TO BE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE.  ADDITIONALLY, EXPOSURE OF THE STUD CAN WEAKEN THE JOINT.  I REPLACED TWO LUG NUTS YESTERDAY, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO FIVE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10401333,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2011","vin":"JTEES41A482","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN ABNORMALLY MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD COVER FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10400860,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2011","vin":"JTEDS43AX82","components":"SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HAD A NEW SET OF TIRES PUT ON IT 6 MONTHS AGO AND 9,000 MILES LATER THE REAR TIRES WERE BALD TO THE CORDS TO A POINT IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN.  THE CAR APPEARS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALIGNMENT OR STABILIZATION AS THE CAR, EVEN WITH NEW TIRES AND AN INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNDRIVABLE IN SNOW OR HEAVY RAIN EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS.  THE REAR END IS VERY UNSTABLE IN THIS CAR.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10400619,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2011","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER: THERE IS A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT HAS BEEN FIXED BUT IT OCCURS AGAIN AND THEN HAVE TO GET IT FIX AGAIN. DUE TO FAULTY A WIRING HARNESS THAT COULD FAIL AND PREVENT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME, MY KIDS, OR ANYONE THAT OWNS OR DRIVES A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10399478,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2011","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"I HAVE A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN 80SL.  MODEL US18500.  SERIAL 090900106 03565.  MY LATCH STRAP DOES NOT REMAIN TIGHT.  I CAN LOOSEN IT WITH ONE FINGER, WHICH MEANS MY DAUGHTER CLIMBING IN AND OUT CAN BUMP IT AND LOOSEN IT.  IT ALSO HAS LOOSENED OVER TIME ON IT'S ON.  WHEN I FIRST INSTALL IT, IT IS A COMPLETELY ROCK SOLID INSTALL, BUT IF YOU PULL BACK AND FORTH ON THE SEAT A FEW TIMES YOU CAN FEEL IT LOOSENING.  I DO NOT FEEL LIKE MY DAUGHTER IS SAFE IN THIS SEAT IN A CRASH.  (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=HIGHLANDER).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Child Seat","productYear":"9999","productMake":"RADIAN","productModel":"10600","manufacturer":"Diono"}]},{"odiNumber":10396717,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2011","vin":"JTEES42A792","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISM AND WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT, THE TAILGATE INDEPENDENTLY UNLOCKED CAUSING ITEMS TO FALL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL TAILGATE LOCKING MECHANISMS FAILED AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE TAILGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HINGES ON THE TAILGATE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL OF THE HINGES AND LATCHES BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A REPAIR THAT WOULD PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE HINGES AT THEIR EXPENSE FOR UP TO SEVEN YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10395540,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2011","vin":"JTEDS43A782","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD BURST AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER PAID FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ  UPDATED 05/11/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10386697,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/07/2011","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ON FRIDAY 3/4/11. I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING 35MPH. MY HIGHLANDER HAS SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE BUT NOT ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY, A NECK INJURY, A SHOULDER INJURY, AND A CONCUSSION. I AM VERY UPSET AND CONCERNED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I AM HESITANT TO HAVE ANY REPAIRS MADE TO MY VEHICLE UNTIL WE FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO PROCEED...  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10383392,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2011","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"STRUCTURE,TIRES","summary":"EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: I FIRST NOTICED THAT MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON WHEN I STARTED OUT THIS MORNING. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE TIRES AND NOTICED A LARGE SCREW STUCK IN MY FRONT LEFT TIRE. MY TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE REGISTERED LESS THAN 5PSI. I FILLED THE TIRE TO AT LEAST 25PSI AND HEADED BACK HOME, FIGURING I COULD PUT THE SPARE ON IN MY GARAGE AND TAKE THE FLAT TO BE  REPAIRED. I WAS GLAD TO GET BACK AS THE BIGGEST SNOWSTORM OF THE SEASON WAS AN HOUR AWAY.     THE FAILURE: I WAS ABLE TO GET THE JACK AND OTHER EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE BACK AND SUCCESSFULLY LOWERED THE SPARE TIRE ONTO THE GROUND. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I CANNOT REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM THE CARRIER CABLE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SALT SPRAYED ON THE ROADS RECENTLY AND ALL THE PARTS WERE WHITE. I SPRAYED WITH WD40, BUT NO LUCK. THE MANUAL IS NO HELP AS IT ONLY SHOWS A PICTURE OF THE SPARE AND A ROTATING ARROW. I CAME INSIDE TO LOOK ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SOLUTION.. NONE.     I THEN SAW A RECALL LISTED FOR THE 2008-2010 SIENNA (ID# 8250). BECAUSE OF A SAFETY ISSUE WITH SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE, IT COULD POSSIBLY BECOME CORRODED AND CAUSE THE SPARE TO FALL OFF FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL SAYS TO SEE AN AMENDED RECALL FOR JULY 19, 2010. I CAN'T FIND IT. OWNERS WERE TO RECEIVE A LETTER \"WHEN A PERMANENT REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE.\" REPAIRS WERE EXPECTED TO START IN OCTOBER 2010.      I'M THANKFUL I WASN'T OUT TRYING TO UNSUCCESSFULLY REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE IN A SNOWSTORM, BUT A USELESS OWNERS MANUAL, A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AND ESPECIALLY A RECALL FOR THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON ANOTHER MODEL WITH NO AMENDED REPAIR INFORMATION IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME. WHY WEREN'T HIGHLANDER OWNERS LIKE ME NOTIFIED AS WELL? HAVE SIENNA VEHICLES BEEN REPAIRED? NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH A FLAT FRONT TIRE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET THE SPARE TIRE TAKEN OFF THE VEHICLE SO I CAN TAKE THE FLAT OFF AND GET IT REPAIRED. I CONSIDER THIS ANOTHER BALL DROPPED BY TOYOTA. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10383688,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/2011","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER STATES SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN VEHICLE TIRES GO OVER ANY BUMPS AS WELL AS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IN THE MORNING WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.  THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. ALSO,  THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10379953,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2011","vin":"JTEES43A582","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"ON 6/9/2010 ASKED DEALER TO CK. VEHICLE B/C AIR VENTS WERE THROWING OUT  WHITE SUBSTANCE. DEALER SAID THE CABIN FILTER WAS CONTAMINATED AND REPLACED AT 27,180 MILES. ON 12/9/2010 31,109 MILES RETURNED TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINT WHITE SUBSTANCE THROUGH VENTS. SAME RESPONSE, CABIN FILTER. I SAID HOW COULD FILTER BE THE PROBLEM AFTER JUST 3929 MILES, 6 MO SERVICE. DEALER CHECKED WITH TOYOTA NO RECORD OF ISSUES HERE. WE ALSO OWN A 2007 LEXUS AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ON 1/14/2011 LEXUS SERVICE REPLACED THE EVAPORATER CORE WITH UPDATED PART AS PER TSB 0032-28. LEXUS SAID TOYOTA DEALER SHOULD DO THE SAME. TOYOTA DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE. MY CONCERN, WARRANTY EXPIRES IN MARCH 2011 AND STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. CANNOT CONTINUE TO REPLACE COSTLY CABIN FILTER. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET THE REPAIR COMPLETED?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10380388,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2011","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 08/17/2010 WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THAT HAS 23000 MILES ON IT. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ME TOTAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER DUE TO FAILURE IN THE BREAK/ACCELERATION SYSTEM ON THE CAR. THE CAR DID NOT STOP BUT ACCELERATED EVEN THOUGH WHEN I WAS PRESSING THE BREAK WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT A TRUCK THAT WAS PASSING IN FRONT OF ME. I EXPLAINED TO THE EMERGENCY CREW THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE BREAK/AND ACCELERATION SYSTEM ON THE TOYOTA CAR AND I EXPLAINED THE SAME THING TO THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS PRESENTED ON THE SCENE. I LIKE TO MENTION HERE THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER SENT ME A NOTE OF DEFECTION ABOUT MY CAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHOP AND SPENT 2 HOURS THERE TO HAVE IT FIXED.  THE CAR NOW IS AT THE STATE FARM INSURANCE AND I CAN EMAIL/SEND YOU THE CAR PICTURES AFTER THE ACCIDENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10373470,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"THE SENSOR LIGHTS FOR ABS AND VSC HAVE GONE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ENGAGED THE SKID CONTROL, BRAKING CAPABILITY IS LOST AND OTHER TIMES THE SPEED NEEDLE DOES NOT GAGE PROPERLY. THE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED BY TOYOTA, WHO INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE SENSOR FROM A ROPE. TOYOTA SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND THEY STAYED OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT CONTINUE TO COME BACK.  MY VEHICLE STILL HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, AND TOYOTA IS AGAIN TELLING ME THEY HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10373475,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2010","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THIS REPORT CONCERNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW AS A DEALER LEFTOVER.  THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 20,000 MILES AND THE TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A20 TIRES ARE SHREDDING AND HAVE PIECES OF THE TREAD MISSING.  THIS IS ON ALL FOUR TIRES.  THE TIRES ARE P245/55R19 WITH A DOT NUMBER CXHH-DK80508.  I HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED TOYO, HOWEVER FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS NOTED, IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL WILLINGLY ACCEPT THE DEFECT OF PREMATURE WEAR OF THIS TIRE.  THE TIRE SIZE IS UNIQUE, WHICH CAUSES THE REPLACEMENT COST TO BE MUCH HIGHER THAN MORE STANDARD SIZES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10368157,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/19/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE STOPPED AT A RAILROAD CROSSING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING A TRAIN TO HIT IT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ARRANGED AN INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10366664,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2010","vin":"JTEES42A182","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE STOPPED A STOP SIGN AND THE RPMS BEGIN TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL OFF SHE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. A MECHANIC CAME AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE.  THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRONT AXLE HAD BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12000.  UPDATED  01/24/11 *BF  THE DEALER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE BROKE IN HALF AND HALF OF THE AXLE BECAME STUCK IN THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO THE CAMSHAFT POSITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/16/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10365368,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A182","components":"TIRES,WHEELS","summary":"I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON INTRASTATE HIGHWAY DAMAGING WHEEL. THAT HIGHWAY IS RECENTLY REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS IN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. TIRE HAD ONLY 15,000 MILES OF WEAR AND IS FILLED WITH NITROGEN. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THIS TIRE AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE THREAD. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED TWICE CONSISTENT ON AVERAGE WITH TIRE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATION OF EVERY 7500 MILES.  ALSO AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE WEATHER 50 DEGREES AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAN AND DRY. THE TIRE LINE IS OPEN COUNTRY A20 AND CANNOT BE ENTERED BECAUSE ITS NOT ON THE DROP DOWN LIST. A BRAND NEW TIRE AND WHEEL MUST BE PURCHASED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10364241,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/06/2010","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A20 TIRES 245/55/19 WHICH CAME AS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WORE SIGNIFICANTLY AND PREMATURELY.  AT 18000 MILES THESE TIRES WERE WORN NEARLY TO THE WEAR BARS RESULTING IN EXTREMELY POOR WET AND SNOW TRACTION LEADING TO SLIDING AND HYDROPLANING.  THE TREAD ALSO BEGAN TO PEEL ON ONE TIRE.  I DID NOT NOTICE THE WEAR UNTIL IT WAS POINTED OUT BY A MECHANIC AS THEY LOOKED GOOD FROM A DISTANCE AND I DIDN'T THINK TO CHECK THE TREAD ON A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY TIRE AT ONLY 18000 MILES.  TOYOTA STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TOYO DOES NOT HONOR A MILEAGE WARRANTY ON OEM TIRES.  THESE ARE DANGEROUS TIRE AS THEY WERE SOLD ON ONE OF THE BEST SELLING FAMILY VEHICLES IN THE INDUSTRY AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY COMING INTO THE WINTER MONTHS AS OWNERS OF LOW MILEAGE VEHICLES MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE TIRES ARE ACTUALLY COMPLETE WORN OUT ALREADY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10363417,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2010","vin":"JTEDS41AX82","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"LEASED THE CAR NEW.  ON  THE  ODOMETER IT HAD OVER 60 MILES REGISTERED.  FROM THE FIRST DAY,  THE  VALVES WERE  SOUNDING  LOUDLY.    THE VALVES ARE STILL SOUNDING LOUDLY,  AT   15, 000  MILES.  I  INFORMED  THE  SERVICE  DEPT,  BUT  REALLY  NOTHING  WAS  DONE.   WHEN  WARMING  UP  THE  CAR,  WHEN  I  FIRST  HAD  IT,    THE  CAR  WAS  RUNNING  VERY  ROUGH.    THE  SERVICE  DEPT.  CORRECTED  THIS.  AT  15,000  MILES   A  FUEL   INJECTOR  HAD  TO  BE  REPLACED.   SERVICE CONSULTANT  STATES  HE  WILL  CHECK  THIS  IN  ONE  YEAR.   I  WANTED  TO  KNOW  HOW  COME  THE  FUEL  INJECTOR  HAD  TO  BE  REPLACE  AND  WAS  THIS  NORMAL  IN OTHER  CAR.    NEW  FUEL  INJECTOR  WAS  INSERTED.   OLD  PART  IS  NOT  AVAILABLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10361283,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2010","vin":"JTEDS42A582","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE FALLING APART AND FLAKING INCLUDING PREMATURE WEARING ON FACTORY OEM TOYO OPEN COUNTRY 245-55X19 A20 TIRES WHICH WERE ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PURCHASE BRAND NEW ON JUL 2008. APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,195. ALL TIRES ARE SHOWING THE SAME ABNORMAL WEAR AS VERIFIED BY TOYOTA DEALER. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR OWNERS WITH PICTURES OF THE UNUSUAL WEARING. MINE ARE WORSE THAN ARE DESCRIBED AS CONCURRED BY TOYOTA SERVICE ADVISORS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY A/T","size":"245/55R19","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10360414,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW SWITCH EXHIBITED SEVERE MELTING. THE WIRES WERE DISABLED AND REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10360109,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2010","vin":"JTEES42A582","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EQUIPPED WITH TOYO OPEN COUNTRY AT TIRES, SIZE P245/55R19. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CHIPPING AWAY ON THE SHOULDER OF THE INSIDE. WHILE DRIVIGN 35 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED AND THE CHIPPING WAS DISCOVERED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THEIR TIRE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WITH THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10357848,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,TIRES","summary":"WHEN I BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY ACCELERATES A LITTLE BEFORE THE BRAKE KICKS IN. ALMOST AS IF I WERE STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN BUT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT I NOTICE IT. ALSO REAR BRAKE PADS WORN DOWN TO METAL AFTER ABOUT 36,000 MI.  ALSO PRE- MATURE TIRE  WEAR OUT.  HAD TO GET NEW TIRES AT 20K. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10356370,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A682","components":"TIRES","summary":"GREETINGS.  I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING MY 2008 HIGHLANDER SPORT, SERIAL NUMBER [XXX].  SPECIFICALLY, I AM WRITING ABOUT THE OEM TIRES, TOYO OPEN COUNTRY, DOT CXHH, DK82508.    AS OF TODAY, I HAVE 23, 897 MILES ON THE VEHICLE; AND THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY WORN OUT TO A POINT BELOW THE WEAR BARS, WHICH INDICATES THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED NOW.  WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2008, I PURCHASED THE TOYOTA MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, SO THE TIRES ARE ROTATED AND BALANCED (IF NECESSARY) EVERY 5,000 MILES WHEN I ALSO CHANGE THE OIL.  I AM A 46 YEAR OLD FATHER OF THREE SMALL CHILDREN, WITH NO MOVING VIOLATIONS, TICKETS OR ACCIDENTS. I TELL YOU THIS ABOUT MY LIFE TO INDICATE THE TYPE OF CONSERVATIVE DRIVER THAT I AM.    I HAVE CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE IDENTIFIED THE LOWEST PRICE FOR A SET OF FOUR TIRES AT $759.88, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE DURING THE BUY DUE TO THE TPMS SYSTEM, THE NECESSITY FOR AN ALIGNMENT WHEN REPLACING FOUR TIRES, AND TAX.      I REALIZE THAT TIRE REPLACEMENT IS JUST ONE PART OF THE OVERALL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT FOR A VEHICLE.  HOWEVER, TIRES ON A $33,000 VEHICLE SHOULD PROVIDE FAR MORE MILEAGE THAN 24,000 MILES.  IN FACT, IF YOU HAVE THE TIME-I INVITE YOU TO GO THE BLOG TITLED TOYOTA NATION, WHERE ALL OF THE WRITERS CONSISTENTLY MAKE DISPARAGING REMARKS ABOUT TOYOTA?S CHEAP TIRE SELECTION.  SO MUCH IN FACT, WRITERS DISCUSS VARIOUS METHODS FOR OVERCOMING THE BURDEN OF FINDING A SUITABLE, WELL-PRICED REPLACEMENT WHEN THERE ARE ONLY THREE COMPANIES WHO MAKE THE 245/55-R19.  THOSE COMPANIES ARE TOYO, BRIDGESTONE AND HANKOOK.  MOST WRITERS CONVERT TO A LARGER TIRE OR A SMALLER TIRE WITH NEW WHEELS, WHICH OF COURSE AFFECTS NOT ONLY THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER READINGS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY PERFORMANCE AND POSSIBLY SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10353308,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A982","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID EQUIPPED WITH TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A20 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THREE OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES (EXCLUDING THE FRONT PASSENGER BY ANOTHER TIRE MANUFACTURER) ON THE VEHICLE WERE BEGINNING TO SHRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SEEMED AS IF SOMEONE TOOK A \"CHEESE GRATER\" TO THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE OR THE TIRES; THEY DID STATE THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE TWO OF THE TIRES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 22,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY A/T","size":"305/50R20","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10351257,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2010","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2008, WOULD NOT START USING THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION PUSHBUTTON.  ON 7/22/2010 VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION/POWER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, CODE FOUND B2275.  SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND DEALER REPLACED NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH PER T-SB-0348-09.  SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER ON 8/16/2010.  THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FURTHER FROM THEM AS OF 8/23/2010.  I HAVE BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING, THE LAST TIME AT 9:00 PM ON SUNDAY, 8/15/2010. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10351064,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2010","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"I RECEIVED A VSC ERROR CODE, ON A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, NOT THE HYBRID MODEL, BUT A LIMITED TOP OF THE LINE MODEL.  THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF & THEN WHEN YOU SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO TRY TO STOP IT, IT FAILS TO STOP.  IN ORDER TO AVOID SLAMMING INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME & TO THE RIGHT OF ME, I CHOSE TO TURN LEFT HARD & RUN INTO THE CONCRETE DIVIDER.  THIS WAS THE 2ND OCCASION THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO ME.  THE 1ST TIME WAS ON DECEMBER 15, 2010 & I ALSO CHOSE TO TURN LEFT HARD & STRIKE THE DIVIDER INSTEAD OF REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF OR SIDE SWIPING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OF ME.  ON THE 1ST OCCASION, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED & BECAUSE OF THAT I ENDED UP STRIKING MY HEAD ON THE EITHER THE DRIVERS SIDE GLASS OR SOME HARD OBJECT AND LOSING MY SHORT TERM MEMORY.  THE VEHICLE & THEN CROSSED 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, FINALLY OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP & CAME TO REST AFTER STRIKING A FENCE POLE.  THE 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON AUGUST 16, 2010.  I ALSO CHOSE TO STRIKE THE CONCRETE DIVIDER AS OPPOSED TO STRIKING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME OR TO THE RIGHT OF ME.  THEN SOMEHOW I ALSO CROSSED 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY & FINALLY COMING TO REST AFTER STRIKING A LIGHT POLE.  THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY THIS TIME SO I DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS NOR DID I LOSE MY SHORT TERM MEMORY.  IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT I NOTICED THAT A 2ND ERROR CODE ALSO CAME UP STATING BRAKE FAILURE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10350710,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WENT TO LOCAL DEALER TO GET OIL CHANGE, 15 MINUTES LATER OIL LEAK ALL OUT FROM BOTTOM. DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A HOSE MALFUNCTION, BUT NO RECALL, CAR IS ONLY TWO YRS OLD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10346119,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2010","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EQUIPPED WITH TOYO  OPEN COUNTRY TIRES, SIZE P245/55/R19. THE CONTACT STATED ALL 4 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE SPARE, EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN ALIGNMENT YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE MANUFACTURERS WERE CONTACTED AND NEITHER WOULD PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10345693,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2010","vin":"JTEES41A782","components":"SEAT BELTS,CHILD SEAT","summary":"DURING A RECENT ROAD TRIP VISITING FAMILY, MY SON WAS RIDING IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT IN OUR TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  SHORTLY BEFORE ARRIVING AT HIS GRANDPARENTS, HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD BECOME TWISTED IN HIS SEATBELT.  AS WE WERE WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF OUR DESTINATION, I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD HANDLE THE SITUATION WHEN WE ARRIVED.  A FEW MINUTES LATER HE SAID THAT THE BELT WAS GETTING TIGHTER AND I ASKED HIM IF I NEEDED TO STOP AND HE SAID THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.  BEFORE I COULD GET STOPPED (LESS THAT A BLOCK), HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING.  WHEN I LOOKED BACK, I WAS STARTLED TO FIND THAT THE SEAT BELT HAD BECOME WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK AND HAD RATCHETED BACK IN, PINNING HIS NECK BACK AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR.  EVEN AFTER STOPPING, I WAS UNABLE TO PULLED THE SEAT BELT OUT TO GET IT OUT FROM AROUND MY SON'S NECK -- HE WAS STRANGLING IN FRONT OF MY EYES.  FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A CITY WITH RESIDENTS CLOSE BY, ONE OF WHICH HEARD ME SCREAMING AND RUNNING DOOR TO DOOR, WHO BROUGHT OUT A KITCHEN KNIFE TO CUT THE BELT AND RELEASE MY SON.   I REALIZE THAT THESE RATCHET-TYPE SEAT BELTS ARE DESIGNED AS A SAFETY FEATURE IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT OF MANY MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER, FEEL THAT THIS DESIGN ALSO PRESENTS A STRANGULATION CONCERN.  IN CASES SUCH AS MINE, THERE WAS NO WAY TO GET THE SEAT BELT RELEASED AND IF THIS HAD OCCUR WHILE ON RURAL ROADS OR THE INTERSTATE, THE AVAILABILITY OF A KNIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DIFFICULT TO COME BY.  I FEEL THAT EITHER AN EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON SHOULD BE DESIGNED FOR THE RATCHET SEAT BELTS OR CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR STRANGULATION AND ADVISED TO CARRY SCISSORS FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.  I HAVE VOICED MY CONCERNS TO TOYOTA AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE, HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT INDIVIDUALS BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND BE PREPARED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Child Seat","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"SAFETY BELT","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10345743,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/27/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A682","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY.  THE SALES PERSON SAID THIS WAS NORMAL WHEN SOMEONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPOSEDLY THIS WAS CHECKED.  ON 5/23/10, THE VEHICLE WAS ON, BUT \"PARKED\" AND BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, IT WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA ENGINEER AND BOTH THE DEALER AND ENGINEER HAVE REFUSED TO DISCLOSE THE CAUSE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIRBAGS WHICH CAUSED INJURIES AND DAMAGES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10344408,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/2010","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER STATES EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR, PROBABLY DUE TO SUSPENSION PROBLEM. *TGW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10343947,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE GEAR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE BACKWARDS UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF.  UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE  CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,880.  THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10342801,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2010","vin":"JTEES41A682","components":"TIRES","summary":"HAVE THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES STOCK THAT COME WITH THE 2008 HIGHLANDER. THEY DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT 28000 MILES. WHILE LOOKING UP THE TIRE ON THE MANUFACTURERS SITE, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A MILEAGE RATING. WE COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE SITE AND NEVER RECEIVED SO MUCH AS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT. COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT TOYOTA SACRIFICES THE MILEAGE OF THEIR TIRE SO THAT WE GET A BETTER RIDING TIRE. IN OTHER WORDS, TOUGH. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER H/L 400","size":"P245/55R19","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10341684,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CAM SHAFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE IN THE DEALERS POSSESION FOR APPROXIMATELY  TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,250.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10341083,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"TIRES","summary":"MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED HAS ABOUT 16K MILES ON IT. I JUST HAD MY TIRES INSPECTED BY A SHOP THAT CHANGES MY OIL. MY TIRES ARE ALMOST WORN DOWN TO 2/32'S!  THEY MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS VERY ABNORMAL AND THESE TIRES WERE NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE ON. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10340976,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2010","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE 245-55X19 TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A20 TIRES TOYOTA SPECS ON HIGHLANDER LIMITED MODELS ARE UTTERLY TREACHEROUS ON ICE OR SNOW.  EDMUNDS.COM DOCUMENTS A HUGE NUMBER OF WINTER TRACTION COMPLAINTS UNDER USED CARS> TOYOTA> 2008> HIGHLANDER LIMITED> CUSTOMER COMMENTS.  IN MY OWN CASE, STARTING UNDER 15 MMPH I SLID UNDER 8 LANES OF INTERSTATE VIADUCT, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSING ALL THE WHILE, BEFORE MY CAR STOPPED.  THE TOYOS ARE 1 OF ONLY 2 TIRES FROM ANY MFR IN THE SIZE NOTED, THE OTHER BEING A BRIDGESTONE WITH EQUALLY HORRIFIC ICE/SNOW TRACTION RATINGS AT TIRERACK AND DISCOUNT TIRE.  TOYOTA REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE, SAYING THE TIRES ARE TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTED.  THE PROBLEM?  I WOULD BE GETTING EXACTLY THE SAME TIRE AGAIN, AND THE A20 TIRE IS THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH.  I REPLACED THE TOYO'S WITH ANOTHER MAKE AND SIZE AT 15,900 MILES (FOR $900) AND THEY TRANSFORMED MY HIGHLANDER COMPLETELY WINTER TRACTION-WISE.  THIS TOYO TIRE NEEDS TO BE BANNED ENTIRELY, YET TOYOTA CONTINUES TO SPEC THEM ON NEW VEHICLES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY A/T","size":"305/50R20","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10340405,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2010","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKES UNTIL HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED ALSO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 30,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10335878,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WHILE PARKING CAR.  FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME, EASED UP ON BRAKE TO COAST INTO PARKING SPACE AND ACCELERATOR ENGAGED.  STOMPED ON BRAKE AND CAR STOPPED, BY THEN HAD CLIMBED UP CURB ONTO SIDEWALK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10334786,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2010","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"POOR TIRES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT EDITION.  EXCESSIVE WEAR AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT 22K MILES.  THEY ARE THE BRIDGESTONE 245/55/R19. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"BRIDGESTONE","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10334812,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2010","vin":"JTEES42A282","components":"TIRES","summary":"STOCK TIRES ON 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED ARE UNSAFE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER H/L 400","size":"P245/55R19","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10334855,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2010","vin":"JTEDS42A582","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH DECISION ON HER TOYOTA *TGW  THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE COVER HAD TO BE RESEALED.  THE RIGHT FRONT MAIN OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED AS WELL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10334122,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2010","vin":"JTEES43A882","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"ON MAY 22, 2010 MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SUDDEN ACCELERATED.  I WAS AT A FULL STOP (RED LIGHT) ON 14TH STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF CASTRO HEADING WEST UPHILL.   MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED.   THE TRUCK JERKED FORWARD EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE.  I REPORTED IT TO SAN FRANCISCO TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHEN I BROUGHT IN MY TRUCK FOR THE RECALL SERVICE ON MAY 29, 2010.  THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL AS REQUIRED, BUT HE DISMISSED MY COMMENT ABOUT THE ABOVE INCIDENT. I BELIEVE THE REAL ISSUE IS THE ELECTRONIC OR SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING OF VEHICLE CONTROLS AND WISH TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED IF A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM OCCURS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10332366,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY SURGES FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10331025,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A082","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL A SECOND TIME, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF HIM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE EVERY TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SAME VEHICLE THREE TIMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. BOTH OF THE DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,100.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10330156,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY SUV STARTS ITSELF WITHOUT ANYONE OR THE KEY FOB BEING ANYWHERE NEAR THE VEHICLE.  IT HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST 9 TIMES AND HAPPENS ANYWHERE AND AT ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT.  IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO PARK IN MY GARAGE SO I LEAVE IT OUTSIDE ALL THE TIME.  TOYOTA FACTORY NOR DEALER HAVE OFFERED ANY SUGGESTIONS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.  I WANT IT RECALLED OR BOUGHT BACK.  IT IS UNSAFE TO HAVE A CAR THAT DOES THIS.  CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE NOV 2009 THAT I HAVE NOTICED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10328714,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2010","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"POWER TRAIN,TIRES","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PURCHASED USED TOYOTA CERTIFIED 9-3-09 FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. MOST OCCURRENCES AT LOW SPEED AFTER SLOWING TO 5MPH VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL - OR WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD. THIS OCCURS OR IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED AFTER HAVING SLOWED DOWN OR IN THE MIDST OF A TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. WIFE HAS ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION  NOT ENGAGING INTO GEAR WHEN CAR IS FIRST STARTED UP ACTS LIKE YOU DIDN'T SHIFT IT INTO GEAR. WE HAVE ALSO NOTED TRANSMISSION DOESN'T ALWAYS SEEM TO DISENGAGE WHEN SLOWING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS 55 MPH.  FEELS LIKE IT IS DRAGGING CAR TO STOP. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE WHINE BETWEEN 55 - 62 MPH. TALKED TO DEALER MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL EVERYTHING IS CONTROLLED BY COMPUTERS. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT BACK IN THIS WEEK AND COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE.    WE HAVE ALSO HAD A ISSUE WITH THE TOYO TIRES. AT 28,345 THEY WERE DOWN TO 5/32 TO 4/32. THEY HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN SNOW AND HEAVY RAIN WITH LOSS OF TRACTION. WHEN ESC KICKS ON IN THE SNOW ON A TURN DO TO SLIDING AT SLOW SPEED IT MAKES MATTERS WORSE BE BETTER OFF WITH IT TURNED OFF. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY A/T","size":"305/50R20","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10326622,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A482","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CURB SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED ALSO SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V023000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33830.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10325496,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A082","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF THE LUG NUTS ON THE TIRE HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN NO REPLACEMENT OF THE LUG NUT AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,806.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324837,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A582","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHILE THE PEDAL MAY GET STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THIS WILL CAUSE A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. COMMON SENSE TELLS YOU THAT IF THE PEDAL GETS STUCK, THE VEHICLE WILL REMAIN AT THE SPEED IN WHICH THE PROBLEM OCCURRED.          THIS ALSO IS TRUE FOR THE ALLEGED STICKY ACCELERATOR PROBLEM.          IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THE NTMVSA HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND IS ALLOWING TOYOTA TO CONTINUE DOWN THIS ROAD.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324566,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2010","vin":"JTEDS42A882","components":"TIRES,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (2008) WITH TOYO A20 TIRES.  EXTREMELY HIGH WEAR WITH LOW MILEAGE; CAR HYDROPLANES WITH MINIMAL WET ROAD SURFACE, POWER WHEELS LOSE TRACTION, EVEN WITH SLOW START.  THE TOYO TIRE TREADS ARE ALMOST WORN OFF AT 23000 MILES; WHEN IN NORMAL DRIVING, ONE SHOULD EXPECT 45000 MILES.  THIS IS A VERY POOR QUALITY OEM TIRE, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"TOYO","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"4PLY STEEL BELTED RADIAL","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10324598,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008 REQUIRES FREQUENT JUMPING DUE TO DEAD BATTERY, THIS HAS BEEN SINCE  I BOUGHT IT, BUT MORE RECENTLY I HAVE HAD TO JUMP THE CAR ONCE A WEEK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324341,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A582","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE DEALER HAS TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPAIR THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AND THE PASSENGER WAS NOT SECURE IN THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER FOR THE SEAT BELT TO BE CLOSED, IT HAD TO BE EXTENDED TO THE FULL LENGTH IN ORDER TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE THE PASSENGER WAS NOT SECURE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000.      UPDATED 07/01/10 *BF  THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELT PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 07/02/10.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324367,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2010","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ACTIVATION THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO 85 MPH OR HIGHER. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED THREE WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324051,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AS SHE MADE A LEFT TURN. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT CONTINUED TO STALL AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE POLICE WERE AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,850. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,866.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10323791,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE TRACTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE SUSPENSION TRACTION CONTROL. THE TRACTION CONTROL HAD TO BE SHUT OFF BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION AXLE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10323859,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A782","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER GAS PEDAL CONTINUED ACCELERATION AFTER BRAKING AND CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10322582,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2010","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND EVER SINCE A FEW HUNDRED MILES, THERE HAS BEEN A KNOCK IN MY STEERING WHEEL.  IT IS INTERMITTENT, BUT MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS COMING OUT OF A TURN, USUALLY A RIGHT TURN. AS THE WHEEL COMES BACK TO CENTER (TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE) THERE A MOMENTARY KNOCK WHICH IS AUDIBLE AND CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL.   MY DEALER INITIALLY REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AFTER I NOTICED MANY PEOPLE ON THE TOYOTA FORUMS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM.  AT ANY RATE, THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER 500 MILES OF THE 1ST REPAIR.  I RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN, AS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND I FELT HAD GOTTEN WORSE. AFTER A WEEK OF ARGUING WITH THE LAME SERVICE DEPT MANAGER ( MARINA DEL REY TOYOTA ), I TURNED UP THE HEAT AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. THE PART WAS REPLACED AGAIN, AND AFTER ONE WEEK, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED.   I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE...THE STEERING HAS BECOME LOOSE AND SLOPPY, AND NOWTOYOTA IS NOT WILLING TO GO ANY FURTHER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10322088,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2010","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HAS HAD ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BERNARDI TOYOTA IN FRAMINGHAM, MA ON 3/2/2010 AND THEY ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THEY ALSO CONDUCTED DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE AND REPORTED THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE NORMAL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THE CONFUSING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM OFFERED BY TOYOTA AND THE FACT IT HAPPENED ONCE TO MY VEHICLE, I AM WORRIED IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10321686,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2010","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"I ASK BECAUSE TODAY HAD A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE WITH TOYOTA. THEY TOLD ME MY SHREDDING, BALD TIRES ARE SAFE AND NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM. CALLED TOYO WHO MAKES THE TIRES AND THEY OFFERED ME 50 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES AND TIRE PLACE SAID CAR WOULDN'T PASS INSPECTION.. .ALL THIS WHEN AN HOUR EARLIER TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID EVERYTHING IS SAFE AND SENT ME OFF WITH A SAFETY INSPECTION REPORT SAYING ALL IS WELL...     FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE, IT SEEMS LIKE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS DEALING WITH SAME 2008 VEHICLES WITH ONLY 10-18K MILES ON TIRES THAT ARE SHREDDING AND BALD.     PERSONALLY I THINK THIS COULD BE ANOTHER TOYOTA EXAMPLE OF TURNING THE OTHER WAY. FROM READING CONSUMERS STORIES AND COMMENTS ONLINE I AM AFRAID THIS COULD RESULT IN MORE INJURIES THAN THE WHOLE BRAKE SITUATION.     APPRECIATE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO DRAW SOME ATTENTION TO THIS.     THE DEALERSHIP I WENT TO WAS:    TOYOTA OF BRAINTREE  781 848 9300  CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER BOB HADGES  SERVICE MANAGER BOB SULLIVAN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10320768,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/27/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2010","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS","summary":"WE HAVE A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (2008) WHICH IS HAVING SAFETY ISSUES. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT KEEPS GOING OFF. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE SEAT BUT THE BELL KEEPS GOING OFF. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT DOES IT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY SECOND COMPLAINT IS THE WINDOW. THE WINDSHIELD KEEPS CHIPPING WHEN ANYTHING HITS IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAD TO REPLACE THIS WINDOW. THERE COULD BE NO OTHER CARS AROUND BUT IF SOMETHING HITS IT  WILL SPIDER. MY THIRD ISSUE IS THERE IS A NOISE THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE START THE CAR. ITS IN THE ENGINE AND WE CANT FIND IT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO TOYOTA BUT OF COURSE THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT EXPENSIVE ISSUES WITH THIS UNSAFE CAR. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THESE ISSUES?    [XXX]     INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10320466,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FROM SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL ONTO THE FLOOR BOARD AND DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE STATUE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A STOP AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10320164,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"NOTED RECENTLY ON MYCARSTATS.COM SIX COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH NHTSA REGARDING 2008 HIGHLANDER BRAKE PROBLEMS AND FIVE COMPLAINTS REGISTERED WITH NHTSA REGARDING 2008 HIGHLAND ELECTRIC PROBLEMS THAT INVOLVE BRAKES AND ELECTRONIC CONTROLS.  I AM SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCES WITH MY 2008 HIGHLANDER BECAUSE THEY MIRROR MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS.    THE BRAKES ON MY HIGHLANDER HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE FROM THE FIRST WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP.  I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BRAKES.  THE DEALERSHIP DID ADJUST THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH THEY INDICATED WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BUT HAVE STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE WORKING NORMALLY.  MY SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS BRAKE RESPONSE.  THERE IS ROUGHLY AN INCH OF PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE THE BRAKES BEGIN TO RESPOND.  IF ONE MUST MAKE A HARD EMERGENCY STOP THE VSC CONTROL WILL ENGAGE.  ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN A CAR RAN THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.  I HIT THE BRAKES HARD - THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON - AND THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED.  THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE.  I HAVE FOUND THAT IF I ROUTINELY PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON THAT THE PEDAL TRAVEL IS REDUCED.  I TOOK THE HIGHLANDER TO AAA AUTO DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY CONFIRMED THE PEDAL/VSC.  AAA WAS UNABLE TO READ THE HIGHLANDER COMPUTER BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PROPRIETARY TOYOTA COMPUTER INTERFACE.  THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAS STATED THAT THE DEPRESSED PEDAL AND VSC LIGHT RESPONSE IS NORMAL.        I ALSO NOTED COMPLAINTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR.  I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A SURGE TO THE DEGREE MENTIONED IN THE COMPLAINTS REFERENCED ABOVE, HOWEVER, WHILE PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I HAVE HAD THE CAR SURGE FORWARD.  I NOW ALWAYS HAVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WHILE PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE.       THE DATE LISTED BELOW IS THAT OF MY FIRST COMPLAINT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10319270,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2010","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER . UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED BRAKE BUT VEHICLE SPEED UP. VEHICLE WENT UP AND OVER THE CURB AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE MUFFLER HIT THE CURB AND STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING FURTHER. WHILE CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO GO FORWARD, MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. CASE NUMBER FROM TOYOTA IS [XXX] .    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10318868,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER BUMPY ROADS WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. HE CONFIRMED THAT THE FEELING WAS AS IF HE HAD REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN IN FACT, HE HAD NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE; HOWEVER A CLAIM WAS FILED APPROPRIATELY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10319072,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A982","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT (MY CAR REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR), AND THE BODY REPAIR SHOP INDICATES THAT THERE IS \"SIGNIFICANT LEFT FRAMERAIL DAMAGE.\"  HOWEVER, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE ACCIDENT, WHICH WAS VERY SURPRISING TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE BODY SHOP.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10318364,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING - TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008 (NOT RECALLED!)   ON 2/18/10, MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING.   I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS, AND I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE, SO PLEASE SPARE ME TOYOTA!   ALSO, MY CAR IS NOT EVEN ON THE RECALL LIST YET!!!!    I ACCELERATED QUICKLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION.  ONCE THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RACE.  I HIT THE BRAKE, PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING.  ABOUT 3 SECONDS LATER, AND WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR, (THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT STUCK TO THE MAT, AND IN ITS RELEASED POSITION) I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE.  THE CAR ONCE AGAIN BEGAN TO RACE FORWARD.  I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AGAIN (IT STOPPED ONCE AGAIN), WAITED 20 SECONDS, AND BACK IN DRIVE, IT WAS THEN OK.  THE PEDAL DID NOT GET STUCK TO THE FLOOR MAT AS TOYOTA CLAIMS COULD HAPPEN.  THE FLOOR MAT IN MY CAR WAS NO WHERE NEAR THE PATH OF THE PEDAL.        I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME, ALBEIT VERY CAREFULLY!  THE SCARY PART, IS THAT TOYOTA DID NOT RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM!  I BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE SAME DAY, AND THEY WERE A BIT NONCHALANT ABOUT THIS, AND ALSO TOLD ME THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT, WHICH REALLY CONCERNS ME!  ALSO, MY CALL TO TOYOTA CORPORATION WAS TAKEN VERY LOOSELY, AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE MUCH CONCERN, EXCEPT TO TELL ME TO REMOVE MY FLOOR MATS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10318488,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A082","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"WHILE I WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER (WITH 21506 MILES) TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR A TIRE INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE SURGED TO APPROX 80 MPH WITHOUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL ENGAGEMENT.  WHEN I APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO APPROX 60 MPH, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE OUT OF CONTROL.  I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE.  I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO DRIVE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION.  I EVENTUALLY GLIDED TO A SLOW, DIFFICULT STOP.  NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AFTER A 5 MINUTE REST IN PARK, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE RACED.  I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION.  AFTER ANOTHER 5 MINUTE DELAY, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT APPEARED NORMAL.  I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD OCCURRED.  THE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE EVENT AND DID NOT SEE ANY READOUTS INDICATING WHAT HAD OCCURRED.  THEY EXPLAINED IT AS A ECT TRANSMISSION THAT IS COMMON WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON.  GIVEN RECENT EVENTS, MY FEAR IT THAT THE EXPLANATION GIVEN TO ME IS NOT ACCURATE.  I CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS TO DETERMINE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE FOR RECALL AND REPAIR.  THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME TO WAIT FOR A FLOOR MAT RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA, AND PRIOR TO RECEIVING THAT NOTICE, THEY CANNOT ASSIST.  I CALLED THE NATIONAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER 1-800-331-4331 TO FILE AN INCIDENT REPORT.  I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION ABOVE, THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER .  THEY INDICATED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS MADE IN JAPAN AND SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THE PEDAL RECALL.  THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT WE SHOULD BE PART OF THE FLOOR MAT RECALL WHICH WILL INCLUDE A COMPUTER CHIP ADJUSTMENT THAT WILL INSTALL A BRAKE OVERRIDE TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATOR.  GIVE THE RECENT EVENTS OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS, IT APPEARS THAT MAY NOT BE WORKING PROPERLY ON OTHER VEHICLES.  SINCE AUGUST 2009, THIS SITUATION HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN.  MY FEAR IS THAT IT WILL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10317676,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2010","vin":"JTEES42A882","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS TOYO OPEN COUNTRY A20 TIRES, SIZE 245/55/R19, DOT# CXHHDK84607. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HER VEHICLE INSPECTED SHE NOTICED THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING ADNORMAL TREAD WEAR. THE TIRES WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING NORMAL WEAR. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30000.              UPDATED 4/28/10 *CN  UPDATED 06/11/10.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY A/T","size":"305/50R20","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10317885,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"RECENTLY I WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR REAR-END ACCIDENT. THE IMPACT SPEED WAS APPROX 10-15 MPH AND LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE, WHICH IS A 2008 HIGHLANDER. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT I NOTICED MY ANTI-SKID BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AT A POINT I WOULD CONSIDER TO BE PREMATURE. THIS PREMATURE ACTIVATION LIMITS THE BRAKING POWER OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SOUTH COUNTY TOYOTA IN COSTA MESA, CA AND THEY STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING TO SPECIFICATION. I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT EVALUATED BY A TOYOTA MOTORS REP WHILE I AM PRESENT. I DO BELIEVE THIS PREMATURE ACTIVATION OF THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN MY RECENT ACCIDENT AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE FULL BRAKING POWER WAS AVAILABLE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE STREETS WERE DRY AND IT HAD NOT RAINED IN SEVERAL WEEKS.    THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MODERATE FRONT END DAMAGE WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT AND THEY HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE OR ADMIT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AS OF RIGHT NOW I CAN DUPLICATE THE BRAKE FADE/ ISSUE 100% OF THE TIME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10317304,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A882","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF NEW HIGHLANDER 2008 MODEL. I HAD REPORTED FOR THE FIRST TIME I FEB 19, 2009 WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ACCELERATION, AS IT RUNS AT A HIGHER SPEED. THEY CHECKED & I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BY THE DEALER.MY WIFE WHO NEVER HAD ANY ACCIDENTS GOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON DEC. 21,2009 WHEN AS SHE WAS PARKING THE CAR ACCELERATED  SUDDENLY & HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT. THE IMPACT WAS SO GREAT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WORKING IN THAT BUILDING CAME OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED. INSPITE OF WEARING SEAT BELTS, HER CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL SHE WAS IN SEVERE PAIN. AFTER EMERGENCY VISIT, SHE DID NOT HAVE ANY FRACTURES, BUT BRUISES OF RIBS. SHE WAS SO SCARED SHE WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR WEEKS. IT TOOK MORE THAN 8K FOR REPAIRS.THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS &WE ARE AT A LOSS WHAT TO DO. SHE IS DRIVING WITH CAUTION LOCALLY UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. WHEN WE CONTACTED 2 DEALERS, WE ARE TOLD THE CAR IS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN & IT  IS NOT ON RECALL LIST. WE TRY TO CONTACT NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. NEED HELP IN RETURNING THIS CAR TO TOYOTA , AS IT IS A SERIOUS HAZARD . *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10316864,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2010","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON DECEMBER 7, 2009, I HAD JUST ARRIVED AT MY PARKING APRON IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE AND WAS PUTTING THE CAR IN \"PARK\" AND HAD DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DO SO. THE ACCELERATOR IMMEDIATELY JAMMED ON \"FULL\" AND THE CAR WENT THROUGH A WOODEN TWO-CAR GARAGE DOOR TAKING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT WITH IT AND PROCEEDED EIGHTEEN (18) FEET INTO THE GARAGE AND WAS STOPPED ONLY BY THE STAIRS TO THE CONDO AND THE HOUSE FOUNDATION. THERE WAS $9,000 DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE AND STAIRS. TOYOTA HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CLAIM IT IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLED AUTOS AND THIS EVENT MUST HAVE BEEN MY FAULT. THIS IS VERY DISTRESSING AS I AM A SENIOR VOLUNTEER DRIVING SENIORS TO THEIR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND AN \"AT FAULT\" ACCIDENT WOULD PREVENT MY CONTINUING THIS PROJECT. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT SOME DEFECT, PROBABLY ELECTRONIC CONTROLS, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DO WHAT IT DID AND I AM VERY AFRAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. EVEN IF, TOYOTA'S CLAIM IS CORRECT THAT MY FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL CAUSING ACCELERATION, WOULD THIS NOT ALSO BE A DESIGN DEFECT? PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10316344,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"GAS PEDAL IS TOO TIGHT. I WOULD LIKE SOME ONE TO CHECK THE CAR. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL BE A BIG PROBLEM FOUND WITH THIS MODEL ALSO. PEDAL IS ABNORMALLY TIGHT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10315634,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2010","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"IN AUGUST, I PURCHASED A USED PRE-CERTIFIED 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FROM STEVINSON TOYOTA IN AURORA, CO.  ABOUT A MONTH AGO I NOTICED RUST SPOTS FORMING ON THE HOOD AS WELL AS THE TAILGATE. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BEING THAT ALL THREE WARRANTIES WERE STILL IN EFFECT. I ALSO BROUGHT IT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RUST WAS DUE TO CONTAMINATED PAINT AND THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF THIS DAMAGE ON 2008 TOYOTA MODELS. AFTER TWO DAYS OF ARGUING WITH TOYOTA ABOUT WHETHER THE RUST WAS FROM GRAVEL OR DEFECTIVE PAINT, THEY DECIDED TO COVER THE DAMAGE AND HAVE THE HOOD AND TAILGATE REPAINTED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10315228,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2010","vin":"JTEES43A882","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. THE DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND WITHIN THREE SECONDS THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TOP OF THE DRIVER. THE AMBULANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG AND CHEST AREA. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.      UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN  THE CONSUMER STATED SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE NOT REALIZING IT WAS IN GEAR. IT STAYED STATIONARY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE RUNNING HER OVER. UPDATED 05/11/10.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10314100,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/23/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A POTHOLE THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTER ELECTRONICS BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10314136,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2010","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. ON DECEMBER 7, 2009 THE CONTACT DROVE INTO HIS PARKING GARAGE AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IMMEDIATELY JAMMED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE, APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE STAIRS. THERE WAS $9,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND $4,000 FOR THE GARAGE. TOYOTA HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL YET IT WAS THE CONTACTS FAULT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC FAILURE. TOYOTA ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS FOOT WENT BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313918,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2010","vin":"JTEEP21A060","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)    MY FATHER [XXX] WAS KILLED WHILE DRIVING A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. HE HIT ANOTHER CAR SUSTAINING SEVERE INJURIES TO THE   DRIVER. HE  LEFT MY HOUSE IN GEORGETOWN, TX. DRIVING TO ROCKPORT TX WHEN IT IS REPORTED THAT HE LEFT HIS LANE, NO INDICATION THAT HE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN GOLIAD COUNTY, ABOUT AN HOUR FROM HIS HOUSE.   THE AUTOPSY COULD FIND NO MEDICAL OR PHYSICAL CAUSE FOR THIS ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT IS ON FILE WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND USAA INSURANCE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313330,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A782","components":"STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2008 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE  VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. SHE LOST CONTROL AND SWERVED THE INTO THE LEFT LANE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLES REAR BUMPER CAUSING THAT VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIBS.  THE OTHER TWO DRIVERS ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ  THE CONSUMER STATED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE STEERING PROBLEMS AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST FOR THE ROAD CONDITIONS.  UPDATED 06/28/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313334,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2010","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND CHANGING LANES, THE THROTTLE CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOSE TRACTION CONTROL.  AFTER A WHILE, THE THROTTLE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL.  VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BUT NO ERRORS WERE FOUND AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33000.    UPDATED 03/24/10 *BF  UPDATED 06/28/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10312618,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2010","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WITH SMALL CHILD IN BACK, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE IMMINENT DANGER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON.  THEY STATED STOP THE CAR IN THE NEAREST SAFE AREA AND CALL DEALER.  I FEARED BACK TO AN ACCELERATION ISSUE IN 1985 WITH AN OLDER CAR AND LOOKED FOR A LESS CROWDED AREA TO PULL OVER.  I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THAT WAS NOT POSSIBLE.    I PHONED THE NEAREST DEALER, THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN I NEEDED TO GET THERE OR PULL OVER AND STOP.  I WAS LESS THAN 15 MILES AWAY SO I CHOSE TO TRY AND GET THERE SINCE I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR WITH BREAKS.    I ARRIVED AT THE DEALER AND SAT 3 HOURS BEFORE I HAD ANY DETAIL, WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD.  THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM.  THEY ESCALATED THE ISSUE UP THE TOYOTA SERVICE LEVELS.  FINALLY, THEY CAME BACK THAT THERE WAS A SMALL (HAIRLINE)BREAK FLUID LEAK IN THE CAR AND THAT PART WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.  I WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AT 41,000 MILES AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE PART AND LABOR TO INSTALL.  AFTER 5 HOURS, THEY GAVE ME A RIDE HOME AND DID NOT OFFER A RENTAL CAR.    THE DETAILS I RECEIVED BACK WERE VERY VAGUE AND TO THIS DAY I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ISSUE - TOYOTA AGREED TO PAY FOR THE PART $1500 BUT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LABOR $600.  I WAS TOLD THAT THEY MAY HAVE PAID FOR ALL THE REPAIR (A YEAR AGO) BUT THE FLOOR MAT ISSUE WAS COSTING THEM SO MUCH MONEY THEY WERE NOT PAYING FOR LABOR ANY LONGER.  I FEEL A REPAIR THAT WAS NOT COMMON AND NOT CAUSED MY DRIVING OR LACK OF PROPER MAINTENANCE.  THEY CALLED IT A FLUKE AND THAT IS EVIDENCED BY THE ONLY PLACE THEY COULD FIND THE PART WAS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO WHEN I LIVE IN CA.  IT TOOK MORE THAN A WEEK FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE AND I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR THREE WEEKS AS I HAD NO WAY TO GET BACK THERE.  THEY DID NOT OFFER UP A RENTAL CAR AND MY HUSBAND WAS OUT OF TOWN DURING THAT TIME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10312489,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2010","vin":"JTEES43A982","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"IN JANUARY 2010, I WAS PARKED IN MY DAUGHTER'S DAYCARE DRIVEWAY.  THE DRIVEWAY HAS A NORMAL SLOPE.  I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CAR BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD.  I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE  TO STOP THE VEHICLE.  THANKFULLY NO CHILDREN WERE AROUND ME.  THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN MOMENTS LATER WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH HAS A MINIMAL SLOPE.  AGAIN THE BRAKES LOST PRESSURE AND DID NOT WORK.  IN BOTH INSTANCES I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON.  I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE VSC LIGHT TURNED ON 4X IN THE SAME DAY.  THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.  THE VSC LIGHT AND BRAKES FAIL ON A ROUTINE BASIS...AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.  I MAKE SURE THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PARKING BRAKE ARE ENGAGED AND THAT THE VSC LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON BEFORE SHIFTING TO DRIVE.  THIS CARE IS UNSAFE CONSIDERING THE VSC ENGAGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10312322,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"WE HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (ABS/VSC).  FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THE ABS/VSC WILL MALFUNCTION AND BRAKES OPERATE INCORRECTLY.  IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT COMES AN GOES.  WE HAVE ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE SNOW IN OHIO.  WE HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALER 4X WITHOUT RESOLUTION SINCE NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG.  IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE IT STARTED JAN 2010.   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10312135,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2010","vin":"JTEES43A382","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE ALSO BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AT HIGHER SPEEDS BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 10 TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY AND IT WAS NOT MALFUNCTIONING. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,050.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10311580,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A782","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 4WD - THE ANTISKID MECHANISM FOR ICE IS VERY EFFECTIVE BUT CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IN SNOW.  ON THIS MODEL, THERE IS NO MANUAL OVERRIDE.  I LIVE IN RURAL NORTH DAKOTA AND BLOWING SNOW OR RURAL ROADS ARE A PART OF LIFE HERE.      THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I GOT STUCK IN A MINOR DRIFT ON THE ROAD BUT IN TEMPERATURE OF DOUBLE DIGIT BELOW WIND CHILLS.       WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS IS WHEN THE CAR SENSE WHEEL SLIPPAGE.  THIS TURNS ALL POWER OFF TO THE WHEELS.  'FLOORING THE PEDAL\" RESULTS IN NO REVVING OF THE ENGINE.  (THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM ONLY ON THE HYBRID, I AM NOT SURE.) AS THE POWER GETS TURNED OFF, IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO 'ROCK' THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIFT.  THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I THOUGHT THAT I BROKE THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS OFF.  NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL.  I NEEDED TO SHOVEL COMPLETELY SO THERE WAS NO WHEEL SLIPPAGE.      YESTERDAY, IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE ELEMENTS AND THE CAR NOT RECEIVING POWER TO THE WHEELS.      I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND FOUND OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ONE PERSON DESCRIBED THE VEHICLE WHEN STUCK IN SNOW AS \"A GIGANTIC BOAT ANCHOR.\"  I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEN THE '800 NUMBER' FOR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DID NOT GET ANYWHERE.  I THINK THE SAFETY SOLUTION IS  A MANUAL OVERRIDE SWITCH.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10310539,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A182","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ALL THE SENSOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND TRAC, FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAVE GONE ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  SOMETIMES THE BRAKES ENGAGED THE SKID CONTROL AND ONE TIME I HEARD THE BACK LEFT BRAKE MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL.  THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED TWICE, ONCE BY TOYOTA MECHANIC AND ANOTHER TIME BY A LOCAL SEARS MECHANIC. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC RE-CALIBRATED THE SENSORS AND THEY STAYED OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THEY ARE ALL BACK ON NOW. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC STATED THAT  OUR VEHICLE WAS THIRD ONE HE SAW THAT WEEK FOR BRAKE SENSOR PROBLEMS. ALSO, BOTH MECHANICS SAID I HAD PLENTY OF BRAKES LEFT. THIS STARTED WHEN THERE WAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR BUT, WITH OVER 36,000 WARRANTY MILES.  I THINK THE SENSORS SHOULD LAST LONGER AND IT'S SCARY DRIVING WITH THE SENSOR LIGHTS INDICATING A PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10310286,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED ACCELERATED WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND BEFORE I COULD STOP VEHICLE I HIT A FROZEN SNOW DRIFT WITH THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO VEHICLE AND I HURT MY BACK.    THIS HAPPENED ONCE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308853,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2010","vin":"JTEES41A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE  TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2008 FROM AUG 2008. THIS CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING. FIRST WINTER IT WAS UNSAFE TO PARK CAR ON SHOPPING PARKING, BECAUSE OF CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER CARS. HIGHLANDER WAS NOT STOPPING, IT CONTINUED MOVING WITH MY LEG ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. I DROVE MANY DIFFERENT SUVS FROM RENTAL COMPANIES, LIKE CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER, GMC ACADIA, JEEP TWO DIFFERENT MODELS, BUT NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. I'M USED TO THIS CAR NOW, BUT BRAKING STILL NOT GOOD. IT REQUIRES DEEP PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL AND CAR IS STOPPING LONGER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308859,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A882","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY CRUISE CONTROL ZOOMS OUT OF CONTROL WITHOUT ANY INITIATIVE FROM ME.  IT'S A VERY RANDOM PROBLEM, BUT DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308305,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2010","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HAS HAD THE SAME INTERMITTENT BRAKING PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN 2008.   WHEN WE BRAKE FOR THE FIRST SECOND OR SO OF DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES WILL EITHER NOT RESPOND OR THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT SURGE IN ACCELERATION.  AFTER FURTHER DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE, BUT THE INITIAL ENGAGEMENT IS NOT SMOOTH.  IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE THAT HAS BRAKED THEIR VEHICLE TOO RAPIDLY.  THIS ISSUE COMES AND GOES.  WHEN WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE ISSUE AND SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308331,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2010","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID '08 HAS ALWAYS HAD A UNNERVING BRAKING ISSUE. OFTEN, ESPECIALLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS, WHEN I FIRST APPLY THE BRAKES, INSTEAD OF BRAKING, THE CAR ACTUALLY JUMPS FORWARD. I HAVE ASKED THE TOYOTA SERVICE (WHERE I GET MY OIL CHANGED) ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY IT'S JUST THE WAY THE HYBRID BRAKE SYSTEM WORKS. WHILE I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS DELAYED BRAKE RESPONSE (KNOCK ON WOOD), IT REALLY DOES NOT SEEM LIKE AN APPROPRIATE WAY FOR BRAKES TO WORK. DO THE PRIUS HYBRIDS AND THE HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS SHARE THE SAME BRAKING SOFTWARE? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308314,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2010","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION WE HAVE HAD WITH OUR TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.  WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY OVER-REV BEFORE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR.  THIS RESULTS IN A MOMENTARY LACK OF ACCELERATION.  AGAIN THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.  WHEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, THEY SAY THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN SEE THAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308598,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A782","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FAILS TO SHIFT INTO GEAR.  MOST OCCURRENCES AT LOW SPEED AFTER SLOWING TO 5MPH VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL - OR WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD.  THIS OCCURS OR IS MOST NOTICEABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED AFTER HAVING SLOWED DOWN OR IN THE MIDST OF A SLOW DOWN (NOT A COMPLETE STOP) USUALLY TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR.  OCCURRED WITH EVERY DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE (4).  MOST NOTABLE (SCARY) WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS TURNING AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC.  CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR, RPM INCREASE, CAR REVES UP, BUT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. MY DAUGHTER SCREAMED.  TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST TWICE.   AND CONTINUE TO CALL AND COMPLAIN.  DEALER STATES THEY HAD EXPERTS LOOK AT CAR, REBOOTED COMPUTER (BECAUSE CAR RESPONDS TO DRIVER THAT DRIVES THE MOST!).  SAID NOTHING IS WRONG OR CAN BE DONE.  DEALER HAS  ADMITTED THAT ENGAGING IS SLOW, NOTICEABLE.  FAILURE TO ENGAGE OCCURS DAILY.  CONSEQUENCE - IN DANGER OF NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE CAR OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC.  NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR.  COMPUTER RE-SET. (THIS IS WHAT I WAS TOLD)  VEHICLE ALSO HAS EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WHILE DRIVING UP HILL.  RPM WENT TO 4000 + AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS.  ON FREEWAY AND SLOWING DOWN.  HAD 6 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN CAR.    ALSO HAS \"DROPPED\" INTO GEAR HEAVILY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307707,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  SOMETIMES WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS ACTUALLY ACCELERATING AND NOT DECELERATING.  THIS \"GAP\" IN DECELERATING DOES NOT LAST A LONG TIME, BUT IS DISCONCERTING AND MY NORMAL REACTION IS TO HIT THE BRAKES HARDER.  MY DAUGHTER HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS.  THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS DENIED THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES.  THIS HAS OCCURRED REGULARLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL 2008. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307780,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID - EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT TAKES A SECOND BEFORE THE BRAKES CATCH. THE PROBLEMS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS REPORTED WITH THE TOYOTA PRIUS MODELS AND LIKELY THE SAME SOFTWARE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307812,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEDS42A182","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"AT THE END OF OCTOBER, 09, I WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY BOYS IN THE CAR.  I GOT INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE ON BAY AREA BLVD, HOUSTON,TX.  I HAD ONE CAR IN FROM OF ME.  I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY ENGINE RACED AND I STARTED TO GO FORWARD.  I LOOKED DOWN QUICKLY TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT WAS STUCK AND IT WAS NOT. I PRESSED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD.  I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF.  MY 11 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT AND HE EXPERIENCED THE ENTIRE SITUATION.  I WAS VERY SCARED THAT I WOULD HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WHICH IS WHY I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF.  I DID NOT THINK ANYONE WOULD BELIEVE ME SO I DID NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT IT.  LAST WEEKEND I WAS WAITING AT THE RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO TURN LEFT AND MY CAR ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AGAIN,  I WAS READY TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK BUT THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD.  I CONTACTED STAR TOYOTA IN LEAGUE CITY AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER.  I WAS INFORMED AGAIN ( ONCE BY THE SALES MANAGER) THAT MY CAR VIN HAD A J IN FRONT OF IT SO IT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL.  I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN AT MY EXPENSE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND WAS REFERRED TO THE 800 331 4331.  I CALLED THAT NUMBER AND RECEIVED A RECORDING THAT DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF CALLS THAT THEY WERE NOT ACCEPTING CALLS AND WAS REFERRED TO THE TOYOTA PRESS ROOM ON LINE.  I WENT TO THAT SITE AND DID NOT FIND ANY WAY TO CONTACT TOYOTA.  I HAVE A DANGEROUS CAR AND I CANNOT GET HELP WITH IT FROM THE DEALER.  I DON'T CARE IF THE VIN HAS A J IN FRONT OF IT OR IF IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE OCT 2007.  MY HUSBAND COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE THAT IT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE FASTER ON ITS OWN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307834,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEDS42A182","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2007. SHE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN RPMS WITHOUT WARNING. SHE ASSUMED THE FLOOR MAT WAS BLOCKING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE CONTACT USED BOTH FEET TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ABRUPTLY SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO IDLE UNTIL SHE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,400 AND THE CURRENT WAS 39,538.      UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN  UPDATED 08/18/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307919,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEES41A082","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ALL WHEEL DRIVE AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR'S ALIGNMENT. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A DEFECT THAT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IS A SAFETY DANGER. WHEN MY CAR HAD 3,000 MY MECHANIC SAID THE TIRES WERE SHREDDING. WHEN HE CHECKED MY ALIGNMENT HE SAID IT WAS OFF BUT WHENHE TRIED TO CORRECT IT HE SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX AND IT IS A DEFECT.    I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD FIX IT. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS REALIGNED BUT COULD NOT GET IT TO THE RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT BUT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AGAIN TO HAVE IT REALIGNED AND THE SAME RESULT THAT IT COULD NOT BE REALIGNED TO COMPANY SPECS BUT TOYOTA TOLD ME THE MISALIGNMENT IS NOT A SAFETY DANGER. MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS A DANGER SO I BROUGHT IT BACK TO TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN. TOYOTA SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO SO I SHOULD JUST LIVE WITH IT.  I AM FURIOUS AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CAR. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP ME. I AM AWARE OF OTHER OWNERS WITH ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE MODELS.    THANK YOU. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308184,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"SHORTLY AFTER COMMENCING BRAKING, BRAKES BRIEFLY SEEM TO \"LET GO\" OR SLIP.  THE SENSATION IS OF THE CAR LURCHING FORWARD, ALMOST ACCELERATING. THEN BRAKING RESUMES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A ONE-TIME INCIDENT; I NOTICE IT EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT SLOW OR MODERATE SPEEDS, AND THEN NEED TO BRAKE--MOST RECENTLY, TODAY.  2008 MODEL HIGHLANDER HYBRID WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2009; WE HAVE OWNED IT FOR 11 MONTHS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308219,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"JTEES43A182","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKES STAY ENGAGED WHEN APPLIED AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE FOR UP TO 2 MINUTES AFTER RELEASED.   I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHANISM (APPARENTLY THE CALIPERS) WAS CORRODED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307829,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/09/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2010","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"SINCE THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH TALK ABOUT THE TOYOTA HYBRIDS I THOUGHT I WOULD FILE A QUICK COMPLAINT THAT MAY NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED.  JUST LIKE ON THE FORD FUSION HYBRIDS AND SOME OF THE TOYOTA HYBRIDS UNDER RECALL, MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS A BIT OF A FUNNY BRAKE FEELING WHEN GOING FROM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO MECHANICAL BRAKING.  I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EASILY AND IT OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES DAILY.  I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH IT, BUT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT STARTLED ME.      LONG STORY SHORT, WHEN TRAVELLING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FIRST BRAKING IS THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING.  WHEN IT CHANGES OVER TO MECHANICAL BRAKING THE VEHICLE SORT OF LURCHES FORWARD AND REQUIRES MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO CONTINUE SLOWING DOWN AT THE SAME RATE.      AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE LEARNED TO EXPECT AND I ALWAYS LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN ME AND ANY CAR IN FRONT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307362,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2010","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HYBRID HIGHLANDER.I HAVE EXPERIENCED A \"LAG\" BEFORE THE BRAKES KICK IN AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS ACCELERATING AS I AM BRAKING.  IT IFEELS AS IF WHEN IT HAPPENS I AM HITTING THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME.  IT IS SOMEWHAT FRIGHTENING.  IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.  I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE PREIUS.  IT FEELS LIKE A BRIEF SURGE.  PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS TOYOTA IS NOT RECALLING THE HYBRID HIGHLANDER.  I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME TECHNOLOGY AND ISSUE THE PREIUS IS EXPERIENCING","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307434,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2010","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DRIVING MY NEW 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LEASED DEC. 2008.  ON 4-5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON I ACCELERATED AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL RACE.  PEDAL WAS NOT STUCK.  COULD NOT TURN OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL.  SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL CAUSED UNCONTROLLED MAXIMUM RPMS.  TURNING THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON NUMEROUS TIMES DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.  EVENTUALLY AFTER ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, ENGINE SLOWED WITH NO SIGN THERE HAD EVER BEEN A PROBLEM.  THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE SPRING 2009 BUT THAT SPRING THE 4-5 EPISODES HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307495,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2010","vin":"JTEDS43A682","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INFORMATION SCREEN INDICATED THERE HAD BEEN A BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER AND CALL THE DEALER.  I NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT SO I THOUGHT I HAD SOMEHOW BEEN DRIVING WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON.  IN KIND OF A PANIC I THEN PUSHED DOWN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ABOUT HALF WAY IN AN EFFORT TO TURN IT OFF.  THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN PRECIPITIOUSLY AND WE ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT.    IT TURNS OUT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION IN ONE OF THE WHEEL SENSORS THAT DETECTS SLIPPAGE.  THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NEVER ENGAGED.  TOYOTA SHOULD NOT ILLUMINATE THAT LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO PREVENT DRIVERS FROM THINKING THEIR EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ENGAGED WHEN INFACT IT IS NOT.  TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THE 2008 HIGHLANDER TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO CORROSION SINCE THE MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATIONAL DISPLAY IS SO DISTRACTING TO THE DRIVER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307300,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE FAILURE ON 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER:  I TURNED CAR ON & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE.  THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL.  CAR ROLLED BACKWARD & WOULD NOT STOP.  I APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAR STOPPED.  WHEN E-BRAKE WAS ON I TESTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL - THERE WAS NONE.  AT THIS POINT I PUT CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED ENGINE. STILL NO BRAKE PRESSURE AND SHIFTER WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK POSITION.  I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE.  AT THIS POINT THE CAR SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND THERE WAS PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL.  I DROVE VEHICLE SAFELY TO NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED).  COMPUTER CHECK INDICATED NO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES.  MANUAL/VISUAL CHECK REVEALED A GAP LEAKING BRAKE FLUID  BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER , BOTH OF WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP.  *TW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10307335,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/06/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/07/2010","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"TIRES","summary":"MY WIFE'S 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT WITH 19\" RIMS CAME WITH BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L 400 TIRES.  THIS TIRE HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY TIRE MADE TO FIT THIS RIM OTHER THAN A TOYOTA OPEN COUNTRY WHICH APPARENTLY WAS STANDARD ON THE HYBRID MODEL.  WE FOUND THIS TIRE TO BE UNFIT AND UNSAFE FOR A 4,500 LB VEHICLE OF THIS SCALE.  THESE TIRES HYDROPLAN IN RAIN FROM THE MOMENT THEY WERE NEW, AND THEY HANDLED TERRIBLY IN ANY AMOUNT OF SNOW, CAUSING THE REAR OF OUR 4WD VEHICLE TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS WHEN STARTING FROM SIMPLE STOPS.  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HELD OUR BREATH AS WE SLID TOWARD VEHICLES AND PROPERTY WHILE THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM TRIED IN VAIN TO OVERCOME THE TIRE'S VERY POOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS.  IF YOU GO TO TIRERACK.COM YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS TIRE IS RATED EXTREMELY POORLY BY MANY MANY OWNERS OF HIGHLANDERS AND OTHER CARS THAT THEY CAME STANDARD ON.  WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS, THEY BALKED AT ME, AND COPPED AN ATTITUDE WHEN THEY ASKED IF I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT TOYOTA WAS GOING TO REPLACE MY TIRES FOR ME.  THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE FOR ANY VEHICLE WHICH WILL TRAVEL IN SNOW OR RAIN.  THE FINAL INSULT OF THESE TIRES IS THAT THEY WERE MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS WORN OUT BY 15,000 MILES.  WE MILKED THESE TIRES UNTIL ALMOST 30,000 MILES SINCE I REFUSED TO BUY THE SAME TIRE AGAIN, HOPING SOME OTHER MANUFACTURER WOULD COME ALONG WITH A SIMILAR SIZED TIRE - 245/55-19.  THAT NEVER HAPPENED, SO I WENT WITH A 255 WIDTH TIRE AND BROUGHT A WELL RATED HANKOOK.  I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.  I AM JUST INCENSED THAT TOYOTA COLLUDED WITH BRIDGESTONE TO INSTALL SUCH TERRIBLY CHEAP AND UNSAFE TIRES ON THOUSANDS OF HIGHLANDERS, STRANDING ALL THOSE OWNERS TO SUFFER THE SAME INSTABILITY ISSUES AS WE DID, WHILE THEY DID NOT WORK WITH ANY OTHER TIRE VENDORS TO SUPPLY THIS DISTINCTIVE TIRE DESIGN.  I AM NOT SURE WHO I HOLD IN MORE CONTEMPT - BRIDGESTONE OR TOYOTA.  I DO NOT DOUBT THAT YOU COULD RESEARCH VEHICLE CRASHES INVOLVING HIGHLANDERS AND FIND MANY CAUSED BY POOR TRACTION.  *TW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER H/L 400","size":"P245/55R19","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10306997,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2010","vin":"JTEES43A482","components":"TIRES","summary":"TOYO A20 OPEN COUNTRY TIRES IN 245/55R19 SIZE WEAR PREMATURELY WITH POTENTIAL LOSS OF TRACTION AND CONTROL.  DRIVERS UNAWARE OF THE FACT THESE TIRES WEAR OUT IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES MAY FAIL TO CHECK THEM FOR WEAR SOON ENOUGH.  THESE TIRES ARE THE OEM TIRES USED ON THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SPORT MODEL AND PROBABLY SOME OTHER TOYOTA MODELS AND MODEL YEARS AS WELL.  THE 2008 VEHICLE OWNERS WILL BE THE FIRST TO REPORT PROBLEMS.  THIS BLOG ON CONSUMER REPORTS DETAILS THE PROBLEMS.      HTTP://BLOGS.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CARS/2009/04/TOYOTA-HIGHLANDER-HOW-TO-CHOOSE-THE-BEST-REPLACEMENT-TIRE-.HTML    TOYOTA DEALERS ARE OFFERING NO COMPENSATION OR REPLACEMENT ASSISTANCE AND THIS SIZE TIRE IS UNIQUE SO THAT ONLY TWO FIRMS OFFER REPLACEMENTS - TOYO AND BRIDGESTONE.  THE BRIDGESTONE OEM TIRES IN THIS SIZE MAY HAVE THE SAME WEAR AND TRACTION PROBLEMS.  *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10306533,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2010","vin":"JTEEW41A882","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. EVER SINCE IT WAS NEW, IT HAS INCONSISTENT BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, AROUND 25 MPH AND SLOWER. WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS,  HITTING A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE WILL SHUT DOWN THE REGEN BRAKES, THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY RELEASE, AND THEN WILL REAPPLY WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES ACTIVATED, BUT WILL REQUIRE MUCH GREATER PEDAL PRESSURE TO GET THE SAME BRAKING FORCE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10306576,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/27/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2010","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TOYOTA 2008 HIGHLANDER-BRAKING SYSTEM HESITATES LIKE THE PRIUS IS DESCRIBED. IT FREEZES UP AND DOESN'T REACT AS QUICKLY AS IT IS PUSHED.    THIS IS ONGOING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10306609,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2010","vin":"JTEDS41A182","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I AM LEASING TWO TOYOTA VEHICLES ... A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY.  DURING DECEMBER 2009 I EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER TRANSMISSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING.    DETAILS INCLUDE A TRANSMISSION NOISE RATTLE WHILE DRIVING ON A CALIFORNIA FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH.  THIS TRANSMISSION NOISE CONTINUED FOR 3-4 MINUTES, SOUNDING LOUDER AS IF A PART WAS LOOSE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION.  I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2008 HIGHLANDER BETWEEN GEARS AND THE NOISE EVENTUALLY STOPPED.    THE SECOND COMPLAINT ON THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 5, 2009, WHILE I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE.  AS I APPROACHED THE PARKING PLACE, WITH MY FOOT COVERING THE BRAKE PEDAL, I EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING.  THE 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SUDDENLY LURCHED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH A PLATE GLASS WINDOW AT THE BANK IF I DIDN'T APPLY FULL FORCE OF THE BRAKE!  I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE FIRMLY ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME.    CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA TOYOTA OF CARLSBAD WAS NOTIFIED ON DECEMBER 9, 2009 IN WRITING REGARDING THESE TWO ISSUES.  I HAD PERSONALLY DELIVERED A TWO PAGE DOCUMENT DETAILING BOTH OF THESE COMPLAINTS TO THE TOYOTA OF CARLSBAD SERVICE DEPARTMENT.  I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE FROM MY COMPLAINT BY TOYOTA OF CARLSBAD OR THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10306842,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"HIGHLANDER 2008 BRAKING GAP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10305329,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE HIGHLANDER IN THE FIRST WEEK WE HAD THE CAR.  SHE WAS DRIVING IN SLOW MOVING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN CAMBRIDGE MA AT LESS THAN 15 MPH.  WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF HER STOOPED QUICKLY, SHE HIT THE BRAKES WHICH INITIALLY STOPPED, BUT ON THEIR OWN RELEASED FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND AND THEN RE-ENGAGED.    THIS CAUSED HER TO HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR.   INITIALLY WE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA AND WERE TOLD THAT IT HAD TO  WITH THE HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM.  THIS TYPE OF BRAKE RELEASE HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND BUT IS NOT CONSISTENT.   WE HAVE BOTH LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE CONSERVATIVELY BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE.    TODAY THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THIS BEHAVIOR WAS CONFIRMED BY TOYOTA AFTER DRIVING OUR CAR, AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE BRAKING PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE PRIUS AS WELL.   A LOW BATTERY WAS CHANGED,  IN HOPE OF HELPING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10305603,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. ON APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ICY WEATHER CONDITIONS. SHE ALSO STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE WHEN SHE TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE.  SHE HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10305671,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A582","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"MY 2008 TOYOTA HYBRID HIGHLANDER HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCCASIONS LOST BRAKING POWER WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD.  I FIRST NOTICED THIS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10305985,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008... BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT CATCHING, ESPECIALLY IF GOING OVER A BUMP. HAPPENS FREQUENTLY SINCE FIRST GOT THE CAR NEW, ONE YEAR AGO. NO ACCIDENT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10306073,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/04/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A682","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. EVER SINCE IT WAS NEW, IT HAS INCONSISTENT BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, LIKE 20 MPH AND SLOWER. WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS, IF I HIT EVEN A SMALL BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY RELEASE, AND THEN WILL RE-APPLY BUT WILL REQUIRE MUCH GREATER PEDAL PRESSURE TO GET THE SAME BRAKING FORCE. I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT BUT SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10304297,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2010","vin":"JTEES42A282","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT'S SISTER OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT'S SISTER WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE, HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND WAS STRUCK BY SEMI TRUCK. THE VEHICLE BURNED AND THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BUT THERE WAS NO INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE FOR THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY REPRESENTATIVES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.       UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10303774,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2010","vin":"JTEES43A692","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2008 LOW MILEAGE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDAL.  MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AT FULL THROTTLE. I'M SURE IT WAS NOT THE MATS; I DID NOT HAVE ANY. THE MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW AT THE TIME, UNLIKE WHAT THE RECALL IS ADDRESSING. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10304032,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2010","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CRASH AND INJURY ON DATED 12/21/2008 WHERE I THOUGHT MY 2008 HIGHLANDER WHICH I BOUGHT A MONTH AGO SKID ON A DRY ROAD IN BROAD DAY LIGHT. SPEED WAS BELOW 20 MPH 1000 FT AWAY FROM MY HOME INSIDE THE NEIGHBERHOOD OF  READING, PA 19606. WE WERE GOING TO SEE A MOVIE ON A WEEKEND. ON LYNN AVE MY CAR SKID AND HIT A PARKED TRAILER BEHIND. I COULD NOT GET TIME TO PRESS THE BRAKE AT ALL. ALL I THOUGHT IS SNOW/ BLACK ICE. MYSELF AND ATTENDING POLICE OFFICER DID NOT FIND ANY ICE ON THE ROAD. SO, AS USUAL HUMAN ERROR WAS BLAMED. BUT MY 14 YR SON NOTICED THE SKID BEFORE INCIDENT. MY WIFE AND SON BOTH WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. IN OVER ONE YEAR I COULD NOT GET SATISFIED WITH THE POLICE REPORT WHICH SAID MY SPEEDING WAS TO BLAME. WE ALL KNEW I WAS NOT SPEEDING NEAR MY HOME. THE CONTROL OF MY CAR WENT AWAY FROM MY HAND. THE CAR SPED UP AND BEFORE ANY REALIZATION IT HIT THE BACK OF THE TRAILER. IF YOU SEE THE CAR AND THE WAY IT HIT, ONLY REASON YOU WILL BELIEVE THAT THE DRIVER MUST HAVE BEEN DRUNK. BUT I WAS NOT.  NOW I KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED THAT DAY. IT IS THE REASON WHY THE RECALL HAPPENED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10302494,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2010","vin":"JTEEW44A082","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY STREET I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR HARD AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME STUCK.  I TRIED BRAKING HARD BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT WHICH TIME I REMEMBERED HEARING ABOUT A RECALL INVOLVING FLOOR MATS.  I YANKED THE FLOOR MAT BACK WHILE CONTINUING TO BRAKE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WOULD ESTIMATE IT WAS STUCK FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS, MAYBE A QUARTER MILE DISTANCE.  AFTER RETURNING HOME AND MOVING THE FLOOR MAT AROUND I DO NOT SEE HOW IT COULD HAVE BEEN UP UNDER THE GAS PEDAL AND IF IT WAS HOW IT COULD HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE GAS PEDAL.  THE FLOOR MAT IS A VINYL/PLASTIC, RIGID, RELATIVELY THIN AND BOUGHT AFTERMARKET (NOT THE CARPET FLOOR MAT THAT CAME WITH THE CAR).  I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT ALTOGETHER.  READING ABOUT THE LATEST RECALL PROMPTED ME TO FILE THIS REPORT EVEN THOUGH NO ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED NOR DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE.*CW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10295218,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/20/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/10/2009","vin":"JTEDS41A982","components":"SEATS","summary":"THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT RISE UP ENOUGH TO SEE OVER THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR. ALSO, THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR IS LARGE AND CONTINUOUS TO THE DOORPOST PRODUCING A VISUAL BLOCK FROM WINDSHIELD SIDE OF THE DOORPOST TO THE FAR END OF THE OUTSIDE MIRROR - ABOUT 16 INCHES. PROJECT THIS VISUAL BLOCK-OUT ACROSS TO A SIDE-STREET INTERSECTION AND IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE ENTIRE SIDE-STREET INTERSECTION AND THEN SOME WHEN TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE STREET WITH A MERIDIAN IN THE MIDDLE. THIS IS GROSS HAZARD FOR ME AND A VEHICLE IN THE INTERSECTION AND FOR PEDESTRIANS. I HAD ONE COLLISION WHEN LEAVING A CHURCH PARKING LOT ONTO A TWO LANE RURAL ROAD - TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN HIS LANE. OCCURRED IN SPRING OF 2008, ABOUT 5 PM - CLEAR SUNNY DAY. I DID NOT SEE HIS CAR - AND THE COLLISION REPAIR COST FOR HIS VEHICLE WAS $2,500 AND FOR MY REPAIR COST WAS $4,000 +-. ALSO, I HAVE HIT THE LOW CONCRETE DIVIDER WITH MY LEFT FRONT TIRE - LOCATED UNDER THE FREEWAY OVERPASS WHEN TURNING - THIS TURN I HAVE DONE 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 5 YEARS ON THE WAY TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL DRIVING THIS 2008 HIGHLANDER. ALSO, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS WITH UNSEEN VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS. AT NIGHT WITH VEHICLE BEHIND ME THE LIGHT GLARE IN THE OUTSIDE MIRROR IS SUCH THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OVER OR AROUND TO SEE A SIDE-STREET INTERSECTION. SIMILAR PROBLEMS EXIST FOR THE RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM THE MIRROR NEEDS TO BE LOWERED.  ALSO, A GAP BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE MIRROR AND THE DOORPOST WOULD BE A MAJOR GREAT HELP.  MY HEIGHT IS 5'-5\" NOT TOO SHORT - BY PUSHING HARD WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE FLOORBOARD STEP I AM ABLE TO SEE OVER THE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND GAIN A REASONABLE VIEW OF THE SIDE-STREET INTERSECTION - BUT THIS MOVEMENT TAKES AWAY FROM MY CONCENTRATION AND AGILITY TO DRIVE ON. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10294068,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2009","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON AUGUST 13, 2009 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED, 4WD SUV WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A WOODEN TELEPHONE POLE, TOTALING THE CAR.  ACCORDING TO HER, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SHE COULDN'T STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10293567,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2009","vin":"JTEEW44A182","components":"STRUCTURE,TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID(NA). HE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES.  THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND HE WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE HIS SET OF TIRES. HOWEVER HE SPECULATES THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO FAIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10291016,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2009","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"TIRES","summary":"I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED. AFTER DRIVING 25K MILES, I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN MY STEERING. I THEN NOTICED MY TIRES TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES WORN DOWN TO ALMOST 2/32\" OF TREAD DEPTH REMAINING. I HAVE ORIGINAL TIRES: OPEN COUNTRY A20 P 245/55R19 103S.    I CALLED TOYO TIRE CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPT. AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO MILEAGE WARRANTY ON THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THEY OFFER 30% DISCOUNT ON NEW SET OF TIRES INSTALLED AT TIRE DEALER CENTER. NEW TIRES, AFTER DISCOUNT WILL COST ABOUT $900, BUT THEY ON THE BACK ORDER AND BECOME AVAILABLE ONLY BY THE END OF DECEMBER 2009. I FORCED TO KEEP DRIVING MY CAR WITH BAD TIRES.THEY DON'T OFFER ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR THIS ODD SIZE, MANUFACTURED ONLY FOR THIS CAR.    THESE TIRES CREATE A HAZARD TO ME, MY FAMILY AND PUBLIC SAFETY, ESPECIALLY DRIVING IN THE NORTH-EAST AREAS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A NEW VEHICLE THAT NEED NEW TIRES WHEN IT IS BARELY TWO YEARS OLD.   I TRY TO REPLACE THIS TIRES BEFORE I HAVE AN INCIDENT.     I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. ALL TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OWNERS VERY DISAPPOINTED AND LOST. MANY TRY TO CHANGE TIRE SIZE TO MORE COMMON USED, WHICH WILL VOID POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY AND COULD CREATE MORE OF SAFETY PROBLEMS.    I HOPE YOU FIND THIS SITUATION VERY DISTURBING AND POTENTIALLY SAFETY HAZARDOUS AND WILL LEAD TO YOUR INVESTIGATION AND CORRECTION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10286964,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2009","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"TIRES","summary":"WE HAVE LEASED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FOR 22 MONTHS. THE TOYO A 20 TIRES ARE SO WORN WITH NORMAL DRIVING THEY WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS APPEAR ONLINE REGARDING THIS MATTER. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MATTER. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH TIRE OR CAR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10286777,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"10/08/2009","vin":"JTEES43A482","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING GARAGE, THE ALL-WEATHER FLOOR MAT SHIFTED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED IT TO STICK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4,000.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,957.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10285779,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2009","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,    ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2009 WE DROVE FROM  ORANGE COUNTY TO KERNVILLE FOR A WEEKEND TRIP. 120 MILES INTO OUR JOURNEY WE WERE O IN THE MOJAVE DESERT ON HIGHWAY 395 WHEN I OVERTOOK ANOTHER CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 75MILES PER HOUR.  AS I GOT  BACK INTO LANE, I ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE TO SLOW BACK DOWN BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.  MY WIFE WAS SITTING BESIDE ME.  PERPLEXED, I LOOKED DOWN AT THE PEDALS AND TOLD MY WIFE THE CAR WOULD NOR SLOW DOWN, AS I CONTINUED TO TRY AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.  AT EACH ATTEMPT TO DECELERATE THE ENGINE WHINED ALARMINGLY BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.  I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO PRESS AND RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR FOLLOWED BY RETURNING MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE.  AT NO TIME DID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPEAR TO BE HINDERED OR RESTRICTED IN ANYWAY.  THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE.  AT 95MILES PER HOUR I FORCED DOWN BOTH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE EMERGENCY/ HAND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME FORCING THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN, ALL THE WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV UP.  AS WE APPROACHED STOPPING SASKIA PUSHED THE GEAR STICK INTO PARK AND WE BOUNCED AND SHUDDERED TO A HALT.  IT WAS TERRIFYING.  THE CHILDREN DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WERE COMPLETELY PANICKED BY THE SITUATION, SCREAMING AND CRYING AS WE TRIED TO STOP THE CAR.  BOTH SASKIA AND I WERE VISIBLY SHAKEN. WE TOOK A SHORT BRAKE AND THEN GINGERLY ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN.  THE CAR APPEARED TO BE WORKING AND WE SLOWLY ACCELERATED BACK ON TO THE HIGHWAY ATTEMPTING SEVERAL TIMES TO STOP AND BRAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CAR WAS WORKING PROPERLY.  IT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPARENT THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY THOUGH STILL FUNCTIONAL.  THEY WERE TAKING LONGER TO STOP AND THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND SHUDDERING VERY TIME WE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN.  WE WERE MUCH CLOSER TO OUR DESTINATION THAN TO HOME AND DECIDED IT MADE SENSE TO CONTINUE AND HOPE THAT WE COULD   CALL THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10285064,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2009","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"TIRES","summary":"KNOWN DEFECTS OF TOYO TIRES ON 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  TIRES SHRED TREAD IN LITTLE PIECES.  TOYOTA DEALER HAS A SHEET DESCRIBING THE DETAILS.  TOYO KNEW THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE.  THEY WAITED UNTIL THE OWNER NOTICED AND COMPLAINED.  THE TIRES WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY.  THE TIRES SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND REPLACED.  INSTEAD TOYO APPLIED THEIR WARRANTY.  WITH 80% CREDIT, MY COSTS WERE$252.25  SINCE THE TIRES WERE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO ME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10283751,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2009","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"I PURCHASED A 2008 HIGHLANDER BY TOYOTA. AFTER DRIVING 20K MILES , I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN MY STEERING. I THEN NOTICED MY TIRES BELTS WERE SEPARATING AND THE TREAD ON ALL WAS WORN DOWN TO ALMOST ZERO. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO MILEAGE WARRANTY. YET MY UNDERSTANDING WAS 60 MONTHS. WHEN I READ IT AGAIN IT SAID 60 MONTHS OR THE AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT. NEW TIRES $900. THESE TIRES ARE A HAZARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A NEW VEHICLE NEED NEW TIRES WHEN IT IS BARELY ONE YEAR OLD. THE TIRES WERE REMOVED BEFORE I HAD AN INCIDENT. I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"TOYO","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10283659,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2009","vin":"JTEES41A282","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"NO PREVIOUS BRAKING PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED. FIRST HEARD AN AIRY SOUND WHEN BRAKING THEN SOFT BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN ALMOST COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE.  DEALER FOUND A VACUUM LEAK IN BRAKE BOOSTER. REPAIR WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10282674,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2009","vin":"JTEES42A482","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE FLAKING AND PREMATURELY WEARING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"OPEN COUNTRY AT","size":"235/70/R16","manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10281831,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2009","vin":"JTEES42A982","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY AT LOW ENGINE OPERATING SPEEDS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10276252,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2009","vin":"JTEDS41A982","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE AND IT IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IT WILL ROLL FORWARD THE SAME AS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WILL DO WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE HAS TO BE APPLIED WITH ONE FOOT WHILE THE OTHER FOOT IS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE COULD CAUSE INJURY AND OR PROPERTY DAMAGE IF PARKED CLOSE TO PERSON OR PROPERTY. THE SLOPE ANGLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A STEEP INCLINE FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS AS A PROBLEM AND IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THE CAR TO ROLL FORWARD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10274024,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2009","vin":"JTEEW44AX82","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN DECEMBER OF 2008.  THE CONTACT NOTICED PAINT CHIPPING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND REAR DOOR.  SHE ALSO NOTICED CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE PAINT.  SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE DUST.  THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD GIVE THE VEHICLE AN ACID WASH.  THE CONTACT WILL NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10270250,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2009","vin":"JTEEW41A382","components":"TIRES","summary":"MY CAR, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2008, TIRE (245/55 19R) WARE OUT TO 2/32 ~ 3/32 AT 17500 MILES. WHEN IT WENT DON TO 4/32, GARAGE WARN ME ABOUT TIRE NEED TO CHANGE VERY SOON, I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYO TIRE BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. ALMOST ALL OF HIGHLANDER OWNER COMPLAIN ONLINE AT CAR FORUM. WE DIDN'T GET ANY ACTION FROM BOTH CAR AND TIRE DEALER. ONLY ONE OWNER GET FREE REPLACEMENT BY DEALER FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK. TOYO 245/55 R19 TIRE IS NOT GOOD AT HANDLING ON SNOW AND ICE. WHEN THERE WAS SNOW, I HAVE TO DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY. EVEN THOUGH I DRIVE VERY CAREFULLY, I SLIP AND SKID TWO OR THREE TIMES.     MOST OF THE OWNER OF 2008 AND 2009 HIGHLANDER WHICH COME WITH 245/55 R19 SIZE TIRE COMPLAINT ABOUT POOR HANDLING ON SNOW AND ICE EVEN ON WET SURFACE.     THERE ARE ONLY TWO CHOICES FOR THAT KIND OF SIZE TIRE AND BOTH DO NOT HAVE GOOD RESULT OF HANDLING ON WET OR ICE.     I HOPE THIS REPORT CAN GIVE SOME HELP TO OTHER OWNERS OF THE CAR WHICH COME WITH 245/55 R19.    THANKS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"TOYO","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10269827,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2009","vin":"JTEEW44A382","components":"TIRES","summary":"I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER VEHICLE AND THE FRONT TIRES HAVE ALMOST ALL TREADS WORN DOWN ALREADY AFTER JUST 10,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH INDICATES THIS VEHICLE IS JUST CHEWING TIRES RIGHT UP SO I AM WORRIED ABOUT EARLY TIRE FAILURE. OTHER OWNERS MUST HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN NHTSA CHECK THIS OUT FOR ALL OWNERS? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10267657,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2009","vin":"JTEDS43A082","components":"TIRES","summary":"TOYO TIRES (P245/55R19) WERE INSTALLED ON MY 08 HIGHLANDER AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. AT FIRST OIL CHANGE, WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT WEARING PROPERLY & HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED. NO PROBLEMS WITH ALIGNMENT--CALLED TOYOTA--THEY ADVISED TO ROTATE EVERY 5K WITH OIL CHANGE..DID THE SAME AND I NOW HAVE 20K MILES WITH 2 REAR TIRES THAT RUBBER IS \"PEELING\" SO BAD THAT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. FRONT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITHIN FEW MONTHS AS WELL.  TOYOTA IS BLAMING TOYO & NO REPLY FROM TOYO....OBVIOUSLY THIS MANUFACTURER MAKES POOR QUALITY PRODUCTS WITH JUST THE COMPLAINT RECORDS THAT YOU HAVE ON FILE.  ANYONE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH THESE TIRES IS OBVIOUSLY TAKING THEIR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TOYO","productModel":"TOYO","size":null,"manufacturer":"Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10267713,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2009","vin":"JTEES41A582","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY","summary":"I BOUGHT A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER IN DECEMBER 2007.  I DID NOT TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT.  AFTER A FEW WEEKS, I TRIED TO BACK UP AT NIGHT.  THE LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY INADEQUATE AND THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD.  I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE EVERY FEW FEET AND CHECK TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING/NO ONE IN MY PATH WHEN BACKING UP AT NIGHT.  I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK/REPAIR THE LIGHTS.  THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT.  IT IS NOT SAFE TO BACK UP THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE ENOUGH TO SEE IF SOMEONE IS IN YOUR PATH.  I HAVE ASKED THE MANUFACTURER FOR HELP FIXING THE PROBLEM BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10266001,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2009","vin":"JTEDS41A282","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION ARE POSITIONED IN REVERSE, IF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10264947,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/31/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2009","vin":"JTMZD35V285","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER CONSUMES A LITTLE OVER HALF QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES DRIVEN AND I TOOK IT TO LONGO TOYOTA FOR MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT IT'S NORMAL. THIS IS THE FIRST BRAND NEW CAR THAT I  EVER HAD WHEREIN I HAVE TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES (3,000 MILES). HAD THEY TOLD ME BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, MAYBE I WILL NOT HAVE BOUGHT IT AND WON'T END UP HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10261772,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2009","vin":"JTEES42A082","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER - ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR IN THE NEXT LANE SO I COULD PASS AND THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR.  I PULLED INTO THE SHOULDER AND THOUGH THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND STILL THE CAR WANTED TO GO BUT IT SLOWED A BIT SO I THREW IT INTO PARK AND THE JERKED BUT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND I SHUT OFF THE CAR. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. YET WHEN I GOOGLED THE ISSUE TOYOTA HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WITH THE HIGHLANDER AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING THE CAMRY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10260844,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2009","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"ON MARCH 2, 2009 I RENTED A SUV FROM HERTZ AT THE SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT.  UPON PICKING UP THE CAR I COMMENTED TO THE PERSON CHECKING ME OUT THAT THE TIRE TREAD DEPTH LOOKED VERY LOW FOR AN SUV THAT WOULD BE USED IN THE SNOW.  SHE SAID SHE WOULD MAKE NOTE OF IT.  WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION 230 MILES AWAY I USED A PENNY TO CHECK THE DEPTH.  I CALLED HERTZ TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE TO GET THE TIRES REPLACED.  ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SAID THERE WAS A GOODYEAR DEALER IN THE CITY I WAS IN BUT WOULD HAVE TO GET APPROVAL.  THE MANAGER AT THE HERTZ IN SLC SAID HE WOULD NOT APPROVE NEW TIRES.  I STOPPED AT A TOYOTA DEALER WHO CHECKED THE TIRE TREAD DEPTH, THE DEPTH RANGED FROM 2/32 TO 3/32, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE TIRES WERE UNSAFE.  SHOULD THE NHSTB INVESTIGATE CAR RENTAL COMPANIES WHO MAY BE PLACING THE SAFETY OF CUSTOMERS AT RISK TO SAVE MONEY? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10256300,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2009","vin":"JTEES43A282","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L400 (NOT H/L 683 OR 684 II AS LISTED IN THE CHOICES FOR THIS TIRE ON THIS WEB SITE!!!!!)  TIRES ON OUR 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ARE TERRIBLY UNSAFE IN ALL CONDITIONS OTHER THAN DRY ROADS.  THEY HYDROPLANE IN THE RAIN, THE REAR END SLIDES IN ALL TYPES OF SNOWY CONDITIONS, CAUSING THE STABILITY CONTROL TO KICK IN AND COMPENSATE, AND THEY REQUIRE FREQUENT TOPPING OFF OF THE AIR PRESSURE, MORE SO THAN ANY TIRE ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED.  THIS TIRE IS GETTING TERRIBLE REVIEWS ON TIRERACK.COM FROM CURRENT OWNERS OF MAZDA CX-9S AND HIGHLANDERS, AND THERE ISN'T ANOTHER TIRE ON THE MARKET IN THE SIZE I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE IT.  IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.    OUR CAR IS A V6 POWERED 4X4 SUV WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW 10 MONTHS AGO.  IT HAS NEVER DRIVEN WELL IN SNOW, AND DESPITE THE FULL-TIME 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THE VEHICLE BEHAVES LIKE A REAR-DRIVE TRUCK WITH SUMMER TIRES.  THE CAR SEVERELY FISHTAILS AND SLIDES SIDEWAYS, WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL FULLY CUTTING POWER AND APPLYING CERTAIN BRAKES IN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT COURSE.   THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY TURN AND INTERSECTION.  IT'S NOT ONLY EMBARRASSING, IT'S ALSO WREAKING HAVOC ON MY FUEL ECONOMY AS I DO SO MUCH SLIPPING IN THESE TIRES, AND I FEAR I WILL BE GOING OFF THE ROAD OR SLIDING INTO SOMEONE'S PROPERTY OR VEHICLE SOME DAY WITHOUT WARNING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER H/L 683","size":"P265/70R15","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10255226,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2009","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. DURING THE SNOW DAYS WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE IT UP MY SNOW COVERED ROAD BUT COULD NOT DUE TO THE SLIGHT INCLINE AND THE COMPACT SNOW. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND GRANDPA WAS IN THE BACK. ONCE WE STOPPED THE CAR WAS PUT INTO 'PARK', I GOT OUT AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE BACK. BY THEN MY WIFE AND GRANDPA WERE JUST OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOORS STILL OPEN. THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS BUMPING INTO ME AND KNOCKING ME OVER ALMOST RUNNING OVER ME. MY WIFE AND GRANDPA WERE BEING PUSHED OVER BY THE OPEN DOORS. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO CLIMB BACK IN AND HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. GRANDPA WAS KNOCKED OVER ONTO THE GROUND AND BROKE HIS GLASSES. OTHER THAN FREAKING US ALL OUT WE WERE OK.   I AM SURE THIS HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HIGH TECH TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A CAR IN 'PARK' SHOULD NOT START ROLLING NO MATTER WHAT. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS. IS THIS NORMAL BEHAVIOR? HAVE OTHER PEOPLE SUBMITTED THIS PROBLEM? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10252531,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2008","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"USING A HIGHLANDER'S POWER-ADAPTER TO POWER MY IPHONE, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF NOISE IS ADDED TO THE MUSIC OUTPUT.  TOYOTA DEALER HAS CORRECTED MY PROBLEM BY INSTALLING SOME FILTERS IN LINE BEFORE THE POWER ADAPTER SOCKET. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10244046,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2008","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"THERE IS A \"CLICKING SOUND\" IN THE STEERING COLUMN, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, AND WORSE IF TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP.  FEELS AS IF SOMETHING IS LOOSE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM.  ALMOST FEELS LIKE A LOOSE CV JOINT.  THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER.  THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A \"CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE\".  PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTING, AND I SHOWED THIS TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND IS WORKING ON IT.  SPOKE WITH TOYOTA, WHO DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE, BUT OFFERED A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO MEET WITH ME AND TO TEST THE CAR.  AWAITING MY APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10236346,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2008","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"IN FEBURARY 2008, I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. ON THE FIRST OCCASION (APRIL 2008), THE INCIDENT ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT AS THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO A WALL. THE SECOND INCIDENCE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER AND NEARLY CAUSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT.  AGAIN, AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED.  HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY A PARKING PYLON BEFORE HITTING A WALL.    I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AS OTHER TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE NOTED AS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS THREAT NOT ONLY TO THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, BUT TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD.  UPDATED  08/08/08. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10234901,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2008","vin":"JTEEW41A482","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET TO ALLOW A CAR OUT OF THEIR DRIVEWAY. MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HIGHLANDER HYBRID (WITH 8000 MILES) MADE A HISSING OR WHISTLING TYPE  SOUND AND JUST ACCELERATED. ( I WAS AT A STOP) WE WENT ABOUT 150 FT (ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR) AND WENT RIGHT INTO A TREE. I WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THAT EVENING BUT MY PASSENGER IS SEVERELY INJURED. MY INS INVESTIGATOR SUGGEST I ASK YOU IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS.?? THE TRUCK IS TOTALED. MY INVESTIGATOR WANTS TO GET A COURT ORDER TO HAVE THE \"BLACK BOX\" RELEASED THAT GATHERS INFORMATION.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10226336,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2008","vin":"JTEEW41A782","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID.  THE CONTACT PURCHASED HIS VEHICLE FIFTEEN DAYS AGO.  THE WINDSHIELD REMAINS FOGGED.  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE DEFOGGER.  THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.  THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR FOR FREE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10226195,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/24/2008","vin":"JTEES42A682","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION ARE POSITIONED IN REVERSE, IF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE.  HE ALSO STATES THAT THE HILL HOLDER FEATURE DOESN'T WORK ON A DOWNWARD SLOPE.  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10224632,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/15/2008","vin":"JTEES42A782","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT LEASES A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED.  THE CONTACT HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES.  HE THEN HEARD A LOUD BANG.  THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS.  HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AXLE FAILED.  THE MANUFACTURER WILL SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10223935,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2008","vin":"JTEEW44A482","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FUEL TANK DAMAGE. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT ACCEPT GAS WHEN TRYING TO FILL THE TANK. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE OVR VALVE AND CHARCOAL FILTER WERE DAMAGED.  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10221208,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2008","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF EXPLODED AND SENT GLASS FRAGMENT EVERYWHERE.  FORTUNATELY THE SHADE WAS PULLED CLOSED OTHERWISE GLASS WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT 55 MPH.  GLASS WAS COMPLETELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE HEADLINER AND IT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO ENSURE GLASS WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH AIR BAG OPERATION OR BECOME A PROJECTILE IF THE AIR BAG ACTUATED.    THE SUNROOF IS MADE OF TEMPERED GLASS AND NOT SAFETY GLASS.  WHEN IT EXPLODED, THE GLASS WAS NOT HELD CAPTIVE BY THE SAFETY FILM.  ONLY A TWO INCH BORDER OF GLASS REMAINED IN THE SUN ROOF FRAME.    THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY OVERSIGHT.  IF THE SUN ROOF SHADE HAD BEEN OPEN, THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT WITH GLASS AND AN ACCIDENT WOULD LIKELY HAVE OCCURRED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10218253,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2008","vin":"JTEES41A382","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"HAD A ROCK CHIP THAT GREW ACROSS WINDSHIELD WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED TWO DAYS LATER VERY SMALL ROCK CHIPPED IT. HAD CHIP FIXED NOW 3WKS LATER LINES ARE APPEARING OUT OF THE FIXED CHIP.  ALL REPAIRS WERE DONE BY SAFELIGHT AND IS REPORTED TO INSURANCE.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10210048,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2007","vin":"JTEDS42A382","components":"STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2008 LIMITED CAN BE PUT IN REVERSE WITH NO VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE WARNING THAT A DOOR IS OPEN.  RESULTED IN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE.  *TR    HIGHLANDER HAS LCD SCREEN TO DISPLAY WARNINGS AND OTHER MESSAGES TO THE DRIVER.  SAME SCREEN IS USED TO SHOW REAR CAMERA IMAGE IN REVERSE.  WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE, REAR CAMERA IMAGE SUPERSEDES WARNING MESSAGE GIVING THE DRIVER THE IMPRESSION THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO AND IT IS OK TO BACK-UP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPROGRAM ONBOARD COMPUTER SO THAT IF ANY DOOR IS OPEN, OR IF ANY OTHER WARNINGS (PERHAPS SEATBELTS) ARE ENGAGED THE REAR CAMERA VIEW DOES NOT SHOW ON THE LCD SCREEN SO THAT THE WARNINGS CAR BE DISPLAYED. GIVEN THE LCD SCREEN AND AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ONLY TWO MONTHS, IT IS CLEAR THAT DRIVERS WILL LOOK TO THAT SCREEN FOR INFORMATION AND NOT SO MUCH USE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2008","productMake":"TOYOTA","productModel":"HIGHLANDER","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]}]}