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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEES42A892••••••2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
116on the model
64builds in total
Most reportedStructure 2Electrical System 2Air Bags 1Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringAug 2018
August 4,2018 backing on of garage and power steering complexly quit working. You can still steer but with great effort , mileage 134,521. In march 1, 2015 power steering quit working while driving on a city street at about 25mph making it very difficult to turn .it had 88644…
Electrical SystemSep 2015
$7155 quote to replace 2 electrical harnesses. Reason: "warning: SRS airbag check. Take vehicle to dealer". The junction box is hidden behind the driver side front panel. The pins in the junction box belonging to the airbag wiring harness (part # 82141-48r51) that runs…
StructureAug 2010
The contact owns a 2009 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the lift gate failed to open or close automatically. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the hatch panel was deformed causing the power door motor to work harder than designed. As a…
Electrical SystemApr 2014
Liftgate does will not open. Schaumburg toyota reported the following on their service report the following: "found auto open & close motor seized. Need: to go to bodyshop - replace l/hinge, motor-door". Toyota schaumburg is speculating (pure speculation) that the car was bumped…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTEES42A892134992 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.