Complaint 2114418
2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Jul 27, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2114418
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2013
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Jul 27, 2025
- Date Received
- Jul 27, 2025
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
A persistent smell of fuel occurred while in slow moving traffic and after vehicle was parked after use. Upon close inspection, the fuel injector fuel rail end cap exhibited a slow fuel leak. This component caused a recall for year model highlanders for 2014 production year describing the same type of component failure. The component has faulty end cap weldment that fails, causing the same failure mode being observed in my highlander. This is a fire hazard! Fuel rails should not be failing like this. A replacement fuel rail assembly has been order from Salinas Toyota. The original component can be made available for inspection/testing. I will also take a video of the leak and provide file upon request.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.