Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / HIGHLANDER / 2005

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014912 Incident Date: Apr, 06 2005
Consumer's City: TWIN PEAKS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: HIGHLANDER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:transfer case (4-wheel drive)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 28 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Toyota, highlander 2005. going down a mountain at approximateky 50 mph and the vehicle stopped suddenly, back end flipped up, and the vehicle started to fish tail. the vehicle slid into a busy itersection then stalled. had the vehicle towed to toyota, where it was diagnosed with a defective transmission. while working on the vehicle i discussed the problem w/a customer service representative about getting a new vehicle. (this vehicle was only 3 months old). and was told that if i took the vehicle into arbitration they would immediatly cease working on the vehicle and would take away my free rental car leaving me stranded w/no transportation. toyota blackmailed me. *ak