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2014 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1153227
Internal NHTSA #	10679731
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2014
File date	30/07/14
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This complaint relates to transmission shift sequences. When starting out, the transmission is in fourth gear. If you are at say a traffic light and are making a left turn, and then need to make a rapid acceleration, the transmission shifts down to a lower gear, probably 1st gear. When this happens, there is a significant torque steer that an inexperienced driver would find very disturbing. Also, when traveling 60 - 70 miles per hour and you shift from "drive" to "s" position, the transmission goes into fourth gear with a resultant significant increase in rpm's. It would seem logical that when you shift from "drive" to "s", you should reflect the same gear that "drive" was in. When i took it in for a 5,000 mile check up, my dealer said there was nothing he could do related to transmission programming. Second issue, same vehicle, refers to the installation of muffler and tailpipe, which causes tailpipe to be the lowest item under vehicle resulting in it dragging the ground in certain instances; i. E., going up a steep driveway. Dealer confirmed that they could do nothing to raise muffler/tailpipe.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOMOSASSA, FL
VIN pattern	5TDZKRFH8ESXXXXXX
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
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	40
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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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2014 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Toyota HIGHLANDER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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