NHTSA Complaint #10128880 — 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10128880
Vehicle	2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	July 6, 2005
Date Filed	July 15, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

1-MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE, AND MAKING A TURN AND MERGING INOT TRAFFIC 2-ENGINE HESITATION FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN VEHICLE RESPONDS WITH SURGE IN SPEED. CARS COMING BEHIND ME HAD TO BRAKE/CHANGE LANES TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME. 3-I DIDN'T TRY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BECAUSE I UNDRSTAND THAT TOYOTA IS SAYING THIS IS NORMAL, AND NOT A PORBLEM.

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