Consumer Complaint Detail
TOYOTA / HIGHLANDER / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000082542 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: CARY | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: HIGHLANDER | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTEGF21A110 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This complaint relates to a design defect which makes the instrument cluster and especially the speedometer unreadable a significant amount of the time when the driver is wearing sunglasses. i cant't drive without sunglasses. the problem is that there is not enough light incident on the recessed instruments to make them readable under these conditions. this vehicle like all in the southeast u.s and lots of other areas has the tinted "privacy glass" installed on the rear windows which contributes to less light inside the vehicle. i believe that this is a safety issue in that i depend on the speedometer to know how fast i am going when entering curves, on-ramps, etc. the vehicle is too smooth and quiet to judge speed any other way. this could be inexpensively fixed just by having the instrument cluster lights on all the time. |