Consumer Complaint Detail
TOYOTA / HIGHLANDER / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023913 | Incident Date: Apr, 25 2005 |
| Consumer's City: SUCCASUNNA | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: HIGHLANDER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:floor shift |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTEGD21A330 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 26 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact noticed while stopping at a red light she reached over to get something and hit the gear shift with her hand and with her foot on the brake the vehicle shifted from drive to neutral without pushing the button on the gear shift. her concern is that if the car is in low drive, second gear or neutral it can be shifted, this defect can cause an accident. contact called toyota, and they said this was a safety feature which was meant to do that. consumer was never told by dealer that this was a feature of vehicle. she believed that this was very dangerous and was a safety issue.*ak consumer states vehicle does not shift into reverse without pressing the button. *sb |