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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	992872
Internal NHTSA #	10523296
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2012
File date	18/05/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was stopped at an intersection (red light) and was needing to make a left turn. The light turned green but this intersection does not have a green arrow so you have to yield to the oncoming traffic. As i proceeded forwarded a little bit into the middle of the intersection so i could make my left turn, i slowed down to almost a stop because there were too many cars and i couldn't turn at that moment. Then there was a window of opportunity for me to turn shortly after i slowed down almost to a stop and i stepped on the gas to go, then nothing happened. The vehicle just paused for about 2 or 3 seconds and then suddenly jumped forward. My wife was in the car and she thought it was me mashing on the accelerator pedal but i didn't, it's just that the vehicle didn't do anything and then suddenly jumped forward! Luckily when this delay happened, i wasn't in the oncoming traffics lane, nor were there any oncoming traffic close at that moment. At the time this happened, i even thought maybe it was me not giving the vehicle enough gas, but it happened again about a month later. This is when i did a google search for delayed acceleration and i came upon other's who have mentioned the exact same thing happening with their toyota vehicles as well. Please look into this as this is very dangerous. This vehicle is less than two years old and i've read that others have had this problem with their older toyota vehicles. I've even read that toyota knows of the issue already but they have no fix?????
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	18800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Toyota HIGHLANDER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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