NHTSA Complaint #11141895 — 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11141895 |
| Vehicle | 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 47,236 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MD |
Consumer Description
2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED DOOR ACTUATORS HAVE ALL BROKE, BEEN REPLACED AND BROKE AGAIN. SOME ARE BEING REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE I OWED THE VEHICLE (MAKING IT THE 4TH LOCK ON THE CAR). AT THE MOMENT ONLY 1 DOOR LOCK WORKS AND I HAVE TO CLIMB ACROSS TO OPEN THE OTHER DOORS. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THEY WILL ALL BREAK AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR. I STARTED CONTACTING TOYOTA IN 2013 WHEN THEY ALL STARTED BREAKING. I ALSO CAN NOT OPEN THE CAR WITH THE KEY. 8/2012- DRIVERS LOCK AND ACTUATOR REPLACED AND WINDOW 6/2013- RIGHT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED 7/2013- PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED 3/2014- LEFT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED 4/2014- DRIVERS LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED (AGAIN) 5/2014- RIGHT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED (AGAIN) 2015- LEFT REAR ACTUATOR BROKE AGAIN THIS TIME MY EXTENDED WARRANTY IS UP AND THEY WANT 600 TO FIX. 2016- PASSENGER ACTUATOR BROKE 9/2018- DRIVERS ACTUATOR BROKE FOR THE 3RD TIME. I AM LEFT WITH LEAVING THE CAR UNLOCKED AND HOPING NO ONE GOES IN OR CLIMB ACROSS MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA NUMEROUS TIMES TO TRY AND GET THEM TO HELP AND THEY HAVENT DONE ANYTHING BUT TELL ME I'M NOW OUT WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I CONTACTED THEM REGARDING THE ISSUES BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP.
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