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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1135766
Internal NHTSA #	10661116
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2005
File date	31/03/05
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I'm the original owner & sole driver of the vehicle & ever since i test drove it the day i purchased it this car's had issues with "jerky/delayed" acceleration. During the test drive i was told that the car adjusts to how i drive & it'll get better. This happens pretty much every time i accelerate the vehicle after it's been stopped or the speed slowed substantially. Each & every time i try to gently accelerate the vehicle from a stop, there's a tiny delay in vehicle response from what i am inputting to the accelerator pedal. Then after the delay, it's like the vehicle tries to suddenly catch up with where it was supposed to be in the acceleration process & suddenly jerks forward with a lot of acceleration. This poses a safety problem when trying to pull out into traffic & needing the vehicle to respond to the gas pedal inputs that i'm giving it immediately as i'm giving them & not with even a small delay. That delay in response by the vehicle's acceleration has caused several near-misses with other traffic. I have tried taking it into my dealer at least a couple times to have the issue addressed but the technicians just wanted to brush it off saying they didn't notice it or blame it on the transmission & when i told them this isn't a transmission problem they just blew me off treating me like a dumb female who didn't know anything about cars, not knowing that i'm an engineer. Both of these times were within my warranty period, but it's obvious they didn't want to spend the time & effort to diagnose this issue. My safety was clearly not important to the people at my local toyota dealership. So i continue to have this problem every single time i accelerate from a stop and most times i re-accelerate after having slowed down substantially. After having this issue for the past 9 years, the jerkiness of the acceleration probably has caused other problems with the vehicle.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WICHITA, KS
VIN pattern	JTEEP21A550XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	2
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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