NHTSA Complaint #10511964 — 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10511964
Vehicle	2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 10, 2013
Date Filed	May 14, 2013
Mileage	101,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

I TOOK MY 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER TO THE GARAGE AFTER I NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT HAD JUST GONE OVER 100,000 MILES AND WE BOUGHT IT NEW. I WAS TOLD THAT A HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN WHICH WAS DUE TO A DEFECT SINCE THE ENGINE DIDN'T OVERHEAT. THERE WEREN'T ANY ISSUES OTHER THAN THE FLUID LEAKING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHER HIGHLANDER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE (HEAD GASKET BLOWN, LEAKING COOLANT, AND STRIPPED BOLTS ON THE BLOCK). I CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT THEY ARE NOT TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

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