NHTSA Complaint #10153930 — 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10153930
Vehicle	2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	March 28, 2006
Date Filed	March 28, 2006
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WV

Consumer Description

2006-TOYOTA HIGHLANDER-3.3V-6 WITH 5-SPEED AUTO-ERRATIC SHIFTING AND HESITATION AT SLOW SPEED WHEN LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR AND THEN REAPPLYING TRANSMISSION IS IN BETWEEN GEARS AND HESITATES THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR AND TAKES OFF,GENERALLY A LOT FASTER THAN YOU WANTED TO. ALSO UNDER ACCELERATION IT SOMETIMES ACTS LIKE IT DON'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO BE IN. FROM COMPLAINTS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS AND AFTER TALKING TO TECH. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS ENGINE AND TRANS. PACKAGE SINCE 2004 AND STILL NO FIX. I WAS TOLD TOYOTA PROGRAMMED IT THIS WAY CAUSE THEY GOT THE BEST MPG, HECK WITH THE DRIVER HAVING COMPLETE CONTROL AND FEELING CONFIDENT THAT WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR IT'S GOING TO GO. *JB

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