Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / HIGHLANDER / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003227422 Incident Date: Jun, 29 2003
Consumer's City: MATTHEWS Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: HIGHLANDER Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 28 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I picked up car at the dealer and the same evening rolled the rear windows down slightly and the result was a painful pulsating pressure that almost caused my wife to go off the road. this is well documented since 2001 and toyota had an opportunity at that point to rectify the situation immediately. the dealer said it was the first he ever heard of the problem. toyota recognizes the phenomenon and faxed me arbitration papers which i filed and was denied because it is "a design issue" not covered under warrant". i will not drive an unsafe vehicle and would apreciate the assistance of the nhtsa in order to prevent non-disclosure of a serious design flaw that is unsafe and harmful to the ears. *ak