I WENT THROUGH A TOLL BOOTH, CAR BEGAN TO LURCH, LIGHTS ALL WENT UP, AND THE CAR STALLED, HIGHLY DANGEROUS, BUT MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD, APPARENTLY THE INVERTER IN MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 102,000 MILES ON IT, WAS DEFECTIVE, IT WAS REPLACED FREE, BUT HAD TO PAY LABOR AND FOR RENTAL.. BUT I REALLY COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED SEVERELY. *TR
2009
ENGINE
TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A T-SB-0201-11 WHICH STATES "SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2GR-FE/FXE TOWING PACKAGE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL SEEP FROM THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES." THIS AFFECTS TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008-PRESENT. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED AS A RECALL VS. A T-SB WITH A DEFINED EXPIRATION DATE BECAUSE CONSUMERS ENGINES ARE BEING DESTROYED WHEN THIS 'SEEP' OCCURS. THIS HAPPENS WITH A MINUTE AND ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL IS LEFT ON THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE IS DESTROYED. IMAGINE A FAMILY WHO'S DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, THEIR ENGINE STOPS WORKING AND AN 18-WHEELER REAR ENDS THEM. THAT IS WHY THE NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE TOYOTA TO REPLACE ALL OF THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES WITH THE METAL ONES THAT THE T-SB ADDRESSEE. *TR
