NHTSA Complaint #11297533 — 2017 TOYOTA TUNDRA

TRAVELING AT 65MPH - 70MPH 12/26/19 2PM PST HIGHWAY 5 NORTHBOUND GILMAN DR CA SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE, PUSHED WIPER CONTROL UP TO MIST POSITION, TRANS DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST OR 2ND INSTANTLY ENGINE REDLINED AND EXTREME DRIVING MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO MAINTAIN VEHICLE CONTROL UNTIL TRANS SHIFTED UP RELEASING POWER TRAIN TO ROLE NORMALLY, NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS AROUND AT THAT MOMENT, VEHICLE WENT FROM 65MPH + TO 30MPH IN SECONDS, WAS ABLE TO RECREATE AT A LOWER SPEED WITH SAME RESULTS, DROVE DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN CARLSBAD CA WITHOUT TOUCHING ANY OTHER CONTROLS, SERVICE CENTER LEFT VOICE MESSAGE NEXT DAY THAT THEY HAD REPLICATED FAILURE AND WERE REPLACING TRANS, SENDING REMOVED TRANS TO TOYOTA CORP FOR TESTING AND RESEARCH, SERVICE CENTER INFORMED ME I NEEDED TO COMMUNICATE WITH CORP I ORDERED TO HAVE A COMPLETE DRIVE TRAIN EVALUATION AND A ROOT CAUSE REPORT, HAVE VOICEMAILS AND EMAILS TO DOCUMENT