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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEGF21A130••••••2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER
This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER build (7 vs 4).
7on this build
205on the model
49builds in total
3involved a crash
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 2Structure 2Seat Belts 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
StructurecrashApr 2015
Was pulling into a parking space in a strip mall, about 10 feet before the parking block the car suddenly accelerated. I was able to turn the wheel hard to the left and hit the brakes to avoid the building. I did hit the awning supports and caused the awning to sag. Was able to…
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashDec 2011
Car accelerated and chased into house in nov 20011. Car accelerated in parking lot dec. 2012. No damage this time but in 2011 there was 14,000 $ damage to house and car. Car was checked out at toyota twice ,no problem found. Wife will never drive the car again. She is infear of…
Electrical SystemJan 2014
We have had unreliable operation of the driver-side brake light for some time (approximate incident date above was for most recent incident). Web search turns up numerous complaints with same symptoms - one example is at www.topix.com. Several reporting this problem replaced…
Engine And Engine CoolingMay 2010
The engine on this vehicle required a complete rebuild, at a cost of over $5000 due to oil leaking into the engine and fouling the components. In the months leading up to the complete engine failure, the vehicle stalled repeatedly on both city roads and highways, creating a…
Seat BeltsJan 2010
Unusual fraying of drivers seat belt due to design problem with stitching of belt material. Began to unravel and run alongside approx 18" of belt length. This caused belt to bind and snag on buckle further exacerbating problem. This occurred during routine use and is a common…
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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 JTEGF21A130091893 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.