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2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1020618
Internal NHTSA #	10550632
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2005
File date	01/06/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bought the car used with 49k miles approximately. Did not do this for the first 1. 5 yrs we owned this now problems with the tranny and dealer told us it is suppose to do that. I dont think so by other people in the toyota highlander forums. There are thousands of owners with this tranny problem and toyota has no fix but to replace the tranny for $5000. 00 wife's 2005 highlander is not shifting correct when she slows down and then tries to speed up or when she goes around a corner slow and speeds up the tranny has a delay and then shifts kinda hard. When starting from a dead stop shifts fine no problems just slowing down and then accelerating it will delay then shift. It kind of jerks the car and makes you wonder what is going on. Car has been doing this for about 6 months. This is very dangerous when in traffic with the delay shifting trying to merge in stop and go traffic. Many close calls of getting into an accident. Been on many forums and many people have been told by the toyota dealers that this is normal which i feel is a bull crap story just to get rid of the person/complaint. I'm putting in this complaint because it is a safety complaint in my judgment and toyota needs to fix these tranny problems. Thanks
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	90000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EVERETT, MA
VIN pattern	JTEEP21A850XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	20
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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 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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