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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	578075
Internal NHTSA #	10149501
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2004
File date	02/02/06
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have a 2004 toyota highlander with a 3. 3l v6 automatic transmission. Within the first week of driving the vehicle that was purchased new from the manufacturer, i noticed that the transmission seemed to hesitate when accelerating at low speeds. The problem persisted and i took the vehicle in for service. The dealer said they could not reproduce the problem or find anything wrong. Now the car has almost 20,000 miles on it, i've taken the car back to the dealer a few times as the hesitation has gotten worse and they continue to tell me there is nothing wrong with the car. I rarely drive the car now since i have come very close to having a major accidents numerous times. In each case, i will try and merge onto a freeway. Going up the ramp (or down) and accelerating to get up to speed, the transmission will delay for 2-3 seconds. I then push the gas pedal down a bit more and the rpm's will shoot up, the car will jerk, and speed ahead. If i don't apply the extra gas, it leaves me in a situation where i might be hit from behind by other cars. When the car jerks ahead, i've come close to slamming into cars ahead of me. I've done some research on the web and have found numerous other toyota owners with this same exact problem. I hope no one has been killed or injured from this defect that toyota is unwilling to address, and that the nhtsa will investigate this before anyone is killed or injured. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	200
Number of Occurences	50
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KAILUA, HI
VIN pattern	JTEGP21A840XXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	23/01/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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Dealer's name	SERVCO AUTO WINDWARD
Dealer's telephone number	808 564-1450
Dealer's city	KANEOHE
Dealer's state code	HI
Dealer's ZIP code	96744

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2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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