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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Lever And Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	545820
Internal NHTSA #	10124936
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2003
File date	26/04/05
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dt: the contact noticed while stopping at a red light she reached over to get something and hit the gear shift with her hand and with her foot on the brake the vehicle shifted from drive to neutral without pushing the button on the gear shift. Her concern is that if the car is in low drive, second gear or neutral it can be shifted, this defect can cause an accident. Contact called toyota, and they said this was a safety feature which was meant to do that. Consumer was never told by dealer that this was a feature of vehicle. She believed that this was very dangerous and was a safety issue.ak consumer states vehicle does not shift into reverse without pressing the button. sb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SUCCASUNNA, NJ
VIN pattern	JTEGD21A330XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	27/09/03
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	5
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	TOWNE TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	973-584-8100
Dealer's city	LEDGEWOOD
Dealer's state code	NJ
Dealer's ZIP code	07852

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2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Lever And Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Lever And Problems, Complaints and Defects

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