This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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I was driving down my street and turned into my driveway and stopped to open garage door and noticed something on the ground, pulled on in the garage and there was stuff running out from under the car. I called my son he said it was most likely oil. We think it-€™s the oil lines that bust regularly on this car. Toyota has put out TBS on this problem. If this would have happened while driving on the highway at highway speeds this would cause the engine to lock up, and I would loose total control of the car. Total loss of the engine and could be a total loss of lives, all due to something that Toyota is well a where of. I was told you have a very short time to get stopped and shut the engine off before it-€™s a total loss of the engine it dumps that much oil. Action number 10056501 report date July 31, 2014 I bought this car about 2016 or 2017 my car now has 152942 miles
A very common problem and a very expensive fix. There is a rattling noise at cold startup that is coming from the engine. This is a very common problem and many people have complained about this. I don-€™t know why Toyota is ignoring it. I believe the problem is with the camshaft timing gear but I could be wrong. There should definitely be a recall for this issue!
My 2011 Toyota Highlander is burning engine oil. So much that I almost got into a major accident on the highway. So what happens is the engine starts burning oil. When the oil level is low the Highlander gives a warning sign saying -€œlow oil pressure-€ and then the SUV TURNS OFF automatically (even if you-€™re on the highway). Thousands of people have complained about this and Toyota is ignoring all the complaints. This issue should be a recall as this is a major problem with highlanders year 2008-2013
While driving on the parkway, an oil pressure warning light came on and said to turn off the car. The car immediately started making noise so we pulled onto the shoulder and turned the car off. We were with our 3 children stuck on the side of the very busy road and had to wait for a tow truck. After having it towed our mechanic said it is a known problem with our car. The rubber oil line hose ruptured and we lost all of our oil immediately. The engine could have seized at any moment while driving. Toyota knows of this issue and has since changed it to a metal system but never did a formal recall for this issue. We are currently waiting for it to be fixed so I don't have a bill yet. This seems like something dangerous that could be avoided with a recall. Toyota will not fix this issue.
A major and catastrophic oil leak occurred while the car was being driven by my wife on a major thruway during early morning rush hour traffic. The low oil pressure light came on and she was able to maneuver to a parking lot and shut the vehicle off. If the engine had seized due to oil starvation, she may have been involved in a serious accident or seeping oil may have potentially ignited causing a vehicle fire.
- Youngsville, LA, USA
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The contact owns a 2011 TOYOTA Highlander. The contact stated while adding engine oil, the oil would leak from front section of engine. The contact stated that the oil pressure warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was in the process of being diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 161,000.
Engine oil cooler hose bursted and leaked oil everywhere on the highway, engine overheated..was alerted by the system as low pressure engine oil warning. Room to cause significant damage. Need to recall this.
Turning on the rear defroster will cut power to the engine and dashboard. Turning off the defroster will return power to the dash. This happens regardless of if the vehicle is still or in motion.
Engine oil cooler hose "leaking". Toyota did issue a technical service bulletin, but was never checked during regular dealer servicing as part of the hoses. Condition is on the 3.5L Toyota/Lexus engine and can be seen in this video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?V=67S7Y90otiy new part number is 15767-31020 with gaskets 15185-0P010 and 11496-31010.
My 2011 Toyota Highlander V6 AWD suffered a sudden oil cooler pipe failure/rupture leading to catastrophic engine failure/damage at approximately 85,000 miles. This is a known defect with certain 2008-2011 Highlanders and was the subject of a service bulletin and eventually a warranty enhancement (ZE2) starting in 2014, but we were never notified of this issue via mail or by the Toyota dealer at which the vehicle is regularly serviced. The vehicle was traveling on the highway when the problem occurred. The vehicle was then towed to the dealership where it was found that the sudden loss of oil had caused catastrophic engine damage due to a bent rod from running without oil. As this problem can lead to major safety issues due to sudden loss of power (not to mention the potential for several thousand dollars in damage if a complete engine replacement is needed) a mandatory recall should be performed.
The oil cooler hose leaked...lost all oil and oil pressure in less than a few minutes...lucky the engine didn;T blow. There should be a recall on this as it appears it has happened to thousands of people.
T-sb-0201-11 from Toyota states "some vehicles equipped with 2gr-fe/fxe towing package engines may exhibit an oil seep from the engine oil cooler pipes." This tsb affects Toyota and Lexus vehicles going back to at least 2008-present. This is a major issue, and I feel this should be handled as a recall instead of a tsb due to the severity of the issue if/when the pipe breaks. I recently elected to have my vehicle repaired on my own just so I wouldn't have to worry about this issue happening to me or my wife, and thus blowing up my Highlander's engine causing thousands of dollars in damages. Seems pretty bad that a recall can be issued for floor mats and accelerator issues, but no recall is issued for this issue which can drain the oil from your engine in a minute, blow up your engine, and then possibly wreck your vehicle. Consumer's engines are now being destroyed, and this is showing up in different online forums. I feel that the NHTSA needs to force Toyota to replace all of the defective engine oil cooler pipes with the newer metal ones that the tsb addresses. They should also be forced to reimburse all costs to those individuals that either needed to have the repair done, or decided to preventatively have the repair done on their own before those pipes burst on their own.
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- Louisville, KY, USA