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2013 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1084407
Internal NHTSA #	10608513
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2013
File date	24/01/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased 2013 toyota highlander 11/24/12; transmission has malfunctioned approximately 16 times since date of purchase. When reducing speed to approximately 30 to10 m. P. H. And then try to accelerate, the transmission appears to go into neutral; the drive stick remains in drive! When this happens, i shift drive stick to neutral and then back to drive and then transmission continues to work fine. I don't think you have to extend your imagination too far to realize the possibility of serious injury or death when making a turn or trying to pass someone! Dealer will not acknowledge there is a problem with transmission. The initial response from dealer was the transmission has to adjust to my driving habits? If you check carcomplaints. Com or edmonds. Com, you will see i am not the only one with this problem. It appears this problem has existed since 2004. It would be interesting to review past head on collisions and turn accidents to consider if it was "driver error" vs "transmission failure" i would like to be contacted to have further discussion on this problem. Thank you updated 02/20/2015 *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3500
Number of Occurences	16
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	INDIANAPOLIS, IN
VIN pattern	5TDZK3EH8DSXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	30
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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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2013 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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