Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V539000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 06/01/2004 to 03/31/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 420326 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 11/09/2011 | 11/09/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004 avalon vehicles; 2004 and 2005 camry, camry solara, highlander, and sienna vehicles, 2006 highlander hybrid; 2004 and 2005 lexus es330 and rx330; and 2006 lexus rx400h vehicles manufactured from june 1, 2004 through march 31, 2005, equipped with the 1mz-fe or 3mz-fe engine. the amount of adhesive agent applied between the outer ring and the torsional rubber damper (inner ring) in the crankshaft pulley may be inadequate. if the adhesive is insufficient, there is a possibility that the outer ring may become misaligned and it may not properly rotate with the inner ring, causing noise and/or illumination of the battery discharge indicator light. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In some cases, the belt for the power steering pump may become detached from the pulley which could result in a loss of power steering and a sudden increase in steering effort, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will check the crankshaft pulley to identify whether it was produced by the u.s. supplier. if so, the dealer will replace the pulley with a new one at no charge. the safety recall is expected to begin during early january 2012. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| SB-0015-11 | 03/02/2011 | 10037592 | Toyota: there may be damaged cylinder head bolts threads. *rm | 05/26/2011 | |
| SB-0015-11 | 03/02/2011 | 10037592 | Ready | 05/26/2011 | |
| 05205 | 11/16/2005 | 10018235 | Malfunction indicator lamp on diagnostic trouble code p0171, p0174, p2195, or p2197. *ak | 12/19/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-0111-10 | 04/19/2010 | 10034265 | Toyota: 2az-fe & 2az-fxe throttle body. engine control. provide updated throttle body part number information for certain vehicles. the drain pipe has been eliminated on throttle body service parts. *pe | 11/01/2010 | |
| TSB-0064-10 | 02/04/2010 | 10034284 | Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures de | 11/01/2010 | |
| 04305 | 05/09/2006 | 04305 | 10017317 | No start in sub-freezing ambient air temperatures. *tt | 11/03/2005 |
| 01305 | 03/24/2005 | 01305 | 10015494 | Fuel injector ticking noise. update. *tt original. *tt | 07/26/2005 |
| 01204 | 10/14/2004 | 10010594 | Entering vin during ecm (pcm) replacement and/or diagnostic trouble code p0630. *tt | 12/01/2004 | |
| 00904 | 05/07/2004 | 00904 | 10007662 | Excessive sulfur dioxide odor. *tt update. *tt | 07/07/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/02/2012 | 2 | ||
| 2005 toyota highlander. consumer writes in regards to vehicle recall notice *tgw the consumer stated on two separate occasions, when he arrived at the dealer to have the recall performed, he was advised the parts were not available. *jb | |||
| 02/23/2012 | 103979 | ||
| While driving to school to pick up kids, the engine got overheated. coolant is full in the radiator. nothing wrong with the brakes. | |||
| 02/01/2005 | 5000 | 1 | 09/11/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 2 mph towards a stop, the vehicle would not accelerate. there were no warning signals prior to the incident. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer who performed diagnostic testing and temporarily recalibrated the ecm engine. additionally, the service dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. the manufacturer was not contacted. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/07/2010 | 30000 | 1 | |
| 2005 toyota highlander, car will accelerate from a dead stop on its own. change transmission from park to drive and let off brake and car will accelerate without touching gas pedal fast enough to change gears and continue. have reached a speed of 30 mph before braking. the tachometer does not show that the engine is revving higher than a normal idle when in park changing into drive so it seems like an electronic problem, etc. issue is intermittent. the car has been to 2 dealers over the time it has been owned and we were told the issue could not be duplicated so nothing could be done. i called the same day this email was sent and was told the same thing by the local toyota dealership. well, the recalled gas pedals don't stick all the time so they are intermittent problems so where is the difference between their cars and ours! i have tried every contact number for toyota and cannot get anywhere!!!!!! *tr | |||
| 01/18/2010 | 95000 | 1 | |
| On numerous occasions this vehicle stutters when merging on to traffic. on this specific instance i was merging from turn in lane. the throttle was slow to respond after depressing the accelerator pedal 3/4 of the way. then it jumped/lurched forward. i was nearly hit but the traffic coming up from behind. this has occurred on multiple occassions in the past, beginning with 20000 miles on the car. had brought it to the dealers attention in the past and was told that this is a design feature of the electronic throttle. they seemed to be aware of the problem but could not offer any solution. the ecm was reprogrammed once under warranty but that also did not solve the problem. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 3 | ||
| Consumer 2005 highlander has experienced hesitation during accelerations and sometimes deceleration. *ts the dealer recalibrated the ecm which improved the hesitation problem while shifting but also reduced the gas mileage. the vehicle was taken to another dealer and their computer indicated that everything was fine. *nm | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 1905 | 1 | 02/14/2005 |
| Intermittent problem: while traveling approx 30 mph (or cruising speed), attempted to pass another vehicle. the accelerator was pressed to the floor and the vehicle refused to accelerate for a period of approximately 2 seconds. acceleration resumed after this period. contacted toyota. toyota said this is a normal phenomenon in their drive-by-wire systems. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 07/05/2006 | 20 | 10/08/2005 | |
| When i accelerate from a very slow speed (almost stop) my 2005 toyota highlander will surge. i have experience this when try to pass or when slowed to take a turn but with not coming to a complete stop. the dealer has not been able to correct it. i get the feeling that they think it is normal or ok. *nm | |||