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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEHF21A410••••••2001 Toyota HIGHLANDER
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2001 Toyota HIGHLANDER build (6 vs 3).
6on this build
107on the model
33builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 2Hydraulic 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1Fuel System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJun 2001
Brake master cylinder failed prior to recall notice 01V-228 resulting in an accident the dealer denied any brake failure and the vehicle was returned to the consumer, a few weeks later the dealer called the consumer to brin the vehicle back to repair the brakes. Nlm
Air BagsJan 2015
The contact owns a 2001 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the spiral cable needed to be replaced; however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was made…
VisibilityMay 2012
The driver's side sun visor suddenly dropped down into my field of view when I hit a bump on a three lane 40 mph paved road at rush hour. I nearly rear-ended the vehicle in front of me during the short time (maybe two seconds) required to react and raise the visor. An online…
Fuel SystemOct 2006
Wife complained of intermittent gas smell in 2001 toyota highlander,v-6/AWD, for 2-3 weeks. I checked it more than once for leaking under hood and under front of engine; could not find source. On 10/27/06 I started car for 2-3 minutes to position in front of garage to install…
Engine And Engine CoolingMar 2003
Engine oil sludge. The estimated cost of our engine problem was $7,200 (canadian) and it started at 38,000 km (24,000 miles). The matter was resolved when we dug up an old oil change slip that my wife and I had forgotten about altogether. Before the discovery we were unable to…
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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 JTEHF21A410026425 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.