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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	572177
Internal NHTSA #	10145021
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2005
File date	11/12/05
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car is a 2005 toyota highlander ltd. V-6 4wd with 5-sp auto. Engine hesitates severely when asked to accelerate hard at speeds seemingly between 15 and 70 mph. (these are speeds i've noticed it) when you "floor" the throttle to quicky merge with traffic or turn across a line of oncoming traffic, there is a rather long delay before vehicle begins to accelerate. This behavior also occurs exactly the same way in my wife's 2004 lexus rx-330, which has the same powertrain. I complained to lexus shortly after the purchase (bought new) and they said they found nothing wrong. I've been on several toyota highlander newsgroups and this problem is being widely reported. I have had several "close calls" because of this delayed acceleration. In the time that the car decides to downshift and accelerate, traffic has closed in on you enough that several accidents have been narrowly avoided. I have not reported this to toyota as yet, but feel that they will say the same as lexus did. *nm
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1
Number of Occurences	100
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BETHLEHEM, PA
VIN pattern	JTEEP21A950XXXXXX
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	28/03/05
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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Dealer's name	BENNETT TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	610-437-6711
Dealer's city	ALLENTOWN
Dealer's state code	PA
Dealer's ZIP code	18109

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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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