Complaint 1712937

2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • ENGINE • incident Dec 13, 2020

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1712937
Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Model Year
2013
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Dec 13, 2020
Date Received
Dec 13, 2020
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

CHECKED OIL LAST WEEK ALSO DEALER SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED OIL COUPLE DAYS AGO YELLOW TRIANGLE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS JUST BOUGHT SO UNFAMILIAR WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS TRIED TO LOOK UP TOLD ME NOTHING. TODAY I LEFT A FRIENDS HOUSE (3MILES ) SHE CALLED AND SAID I LEFT MASSIVE OIL LEAK LEFT ON HER DRIVEWAY. SURE ENOUGH I LOOKED ON MY DRIVEWAY AND I ALSO HAD HUGE OIL LEAK LUCKY SHE CALLED ME I COULD HAVE BLOWN THE ENGINE OR IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE IF I HAD DRIVEN IT ANY FARTHER OR SHE DIDN'T TELL ME PROCEEDED TO LOOK UP COMMON TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PROBLEMS. AND THERE IT WAS SAYING MASSIVE OIL LEAKS FROM THE LINE EXPLODING ALSO SAID THAT THE REPAIR TOYOTA GIVES TO FIX THE PROBLEM HAS PROBLEMS TOO I'M ASSUMING THIS IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT OUT ON HIGHWAY HAVING IT TOWED TOMMOROW THE PICTURE IS AT HER HOUSE SHE SENT AFTER I LEFT. MY DRIVEWAY OIL LEAK IS TWICE THAT SIZE

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.