Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| TSB-020-11 | 12/21/2011 | 10042892 | Toyota: on some vehicles, the engine oil cooler pipes may exhibit an oil seepage. information has been provided regarding this issue. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-020-11 | 12/21/2011 | 10042892 | Toyota: on some vehicles, the engine oil cooler pipes may exhibit an oil seepage. information has been provided regarding this issue. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
| TSB-0146-10 | 06/09/2010 | 10034924 | Toyota: brief engine knock/rattle noise cold startup. immediately following a cold soak startup, some model vehicles equipped with the 1ar-fe and 2ar-fe engines may exhibit a brief knock/rattle noise from the engine compartment for approx | 02/01/2011 | |
| 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 | |
| TSB-0047-10 | 01/28/2010 | 10033553 | Toyota: some vehicles equipped with 2gr-fe engines may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0351, p0352, p0353, p0354, p0355, p0356 (ignition coil primary/secondary circuit) stored in the engine control module/ecm | 08/23/2010 | |
| TSB-0184-09 | 06/24/2009 | 10032729 | Toyota: vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0505 stored in the engine control module or ecm (sae term: powertrain control module/pcm). *pe | 05/05/2010 | |
| TSB-0094-09 | 03/19/2009 | 10032730 | Toyota: some vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a ticking/clicking type noise from the cylinder head cover area which may be accompanied by a mil on and one or more vvt-i related diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *pe | 05/05/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 10/23/2012 | 2 | ||
| I was traveling 50 -60 miles per hour on the new jersey garden state parkway. while driving all of a sudden a huge vibration occurred through out the vehicle. while it vibrated a loud noise occurred. it was so loud my dog began to bark and my ears could not take the noise of the vehicle. i tried to brake and the noise continued as well as the vibration. i continued to try and get in the right lane however the noise and vibration continued. the vibration felt like when you go across speed bumps that gives a rumble sound. the road was smooth and there were no speed bumps however it felt as if i was going over speed bumps. on 10/25/12 i took the vehicle to toyota of hackensack nj where the vehicle was purchased on. i informed the service guy about the situation. they did a multi-point inspection and nothing came up. they test drove the vehicle in city limits and nothing came up. i then informed them that the vibration does not occur until you are on the highway. the technician then test drove with me in the vehicle. the vibration did not occur. this specific vibration and noise has only occurred twice since i purchased the vehicle. i purchased the vehicle over a month ago due to a faulty 2005 kia sorento crankshaft bolt design. if it happens again i will file another complaint. *tr | |||
| 01/22/2010 | 11000 | ||
| 2009 toyota highland had been drived for about 10 minutes, parked, locked at 7:25 am on jan 22, 2010. approximately 20 minutes later a 6th ft high flames were discovered by the owner coming from the engine. someone had already reported the fire and the fire department responded by 7:50 am.*cw | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 200 | 1 | |
| Brand new 2009 toyota highlander defective front o2 sensor made out of ceramic built into all cars in japan then shipped to u.s. first sign of sensor damage the cars traction control light goes on. soon after the front o2 ceramic sensor heats up. then the car will not start. when you try to start it up at this point engine has caught on fire. the general manager of dealership stated that toyota knows of this defective part but will not recall. we believe owners should be notified. the part was replaced. however, we did not feel car was safe after seeing engine on fire. the dealership would not refund money. our only option allowed was to trade in car for another at our cost. this all happened within 3 days of taking delivery of the vehicle and having only driven it 40 miles.*tr | |||