general problems of the 2004 Toyota Highlander

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and pressing to brake pedal, the pedal failed to return to the idle position. The vehicle stability control message displayed on the instrument panel and the vehicle failed to exceed 40 mph. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was then driven to the local dealer groove Toyota located at 5460 s broadway, englewood, CO 80113 however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 126,000.

Tl- the contact received recall notice NHTSA campaign number: 11v112000 component(s): vehicle speed control for a 2004 Toyota Highlander the contact stated that her vehicle accelerated without warning causing a the contact to crash into another vehicle. A police report was not filed and no injuries occurred. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic and the manufacture was not notified of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 96,000. Sr.

My vehicle is having an issue where the vehicle stability control and abs are being disabled. This is the default mode whenever there is an issue. It is now occurring every time I start my car.

While parallel parking and slowly backing into the parking space, my vehicle suddenly accelerated backward crashing into the vehicle parked behind me. My vehicle continued accelerating backward into the other vehicle and pushed it back even though I was applying the brakes as hard as I could. I then put my vehicle into drive while applying the brakes, and it immediately lunged forward crashing into the vehicle in front of me. While continuing to accelerate forward, with the brakes applied, my vehicle pushed that vehicle into the vehicle in front of it. I then turned off the ignition and my vehicle stopped moving. All four vehicles sustained damage. There were no occupants in the other parked vehicles. Repairs to my vehicle totaled $4,076, plus $1,444 for a rental car. I also received a summons for careless driving. I believe the accident was the result of sudden unintended acceleration due to a defect in the electronic throttle control system.

I was pulling into a parking space in a parking lot, going less than 5 miles per hour. As I turned into the spot, the car lurched ahead, so quickly, that slamming on the brakes still caused me to slide a bit. I ended up hitting a car parked in the spot in front of me, and causing $1400 worth of damage (to my front bumper and the other cars rear bumper). I had a friend in the car with me who vouched for this. I have never had an accident before, and was completely baffled by what happened. After googling this, I see that this car has had several similar incidents, and I am now worried about the safety of my car. I am unsure how to proceed, as I have read that mechanics seem unable to duplicate the event that occurs where it seems to accelerate rapidly. Very embarrassing- I have never had a car accident before!.

On November 14, 2011, I was parking my Toyota Highlander in a very familiar parking space and suddenly my car took on a life of its own and accelerated, veered left, jumped low sidewalk car barrier, jumped curb, and hit a decorative pole; brakes could not stop car. It went from gently entering a parking spot which I have often used to full throttle speed. The car did not accelerate straight forward it veered to left.

I took my 2004 Toyota Highlander v6 to longo Toyota for brake booster recall in November 2010. They kept my car nearly 7 weeks before repair was completed. A few days after picking up my vehicle, while I was parked dropping off my passenger, most of the control panel lights illuminated (brakes, abs, trac off, vsc, check engine). I reported this to the dealer. They said to bring the car back. I took the car back and diagnostic tests were run and concluded that a code was stored but it was nothing specific that had failed. Brake system was bled. In June 2011, the light cluster ("christmas tree" is how the dealer refers to it) illuminated again while I was attempting to pick up my car from my local Toyota dealer (bob smith Toyota). Again, the car was left. Again it was reported to me that the system had stored a code but no specific component was in failure and the brakes were bled. Approximately, July 20, 2011 and July 23, 2011, the lights illuminated again, only four of them (trac off, vsc, abs, brakes). I contacted the Toyota dealer on Tuesday, July 26 and was forcing the issue on July 29, 2011 and made an appointment for August 1, 2011. On July 31, 2011, the same four lights illuminated while driving and stayed on. I stopped, turned off the engine, restarted the vehicle, and experienced a very spongy, squishy brake pedal. I contacted Toyota motor corporation to further address the concern of my vehicle now being unsafe as a result of their recall. Toyota motor corporation was vague and said that the matter could only be addressed by longo Toyota, the dealer that performed the recall, since the parts warranty would only be with them. In contacting bob smith Toyota, the service advisors swears that the problem can be resolved by them. It appears that performing the recall weakened the integrity of my brake system. As one representative said, "you will not have a catastrophic failure and you will still be able to stop. It will just take longer. ".

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Highlander limited. The contact was driving 45 mph when the vehicle abnormally began to veer off the road. The contact applied the brakes and the vehicle then suddenly spun around and crashed into a ravine. The vehicle rolled over twice. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back and was admitted to the hospital for two days. A police report was available. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed by the contacts insurance company. The contact stated that prior to the crash, an unknown warning light was illuminated and the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer made repairs to the vehicle and the light was no longer illuminated. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure and crash. The failure mileage was 73,000. Updated 01/14/lj.

Cabin brake assembly bracket bends when applying the brakes during (but not limited to) emergency stopping. This movement causes the edge of the brake pivot bolt to hang on the upper brake assembly, locking the brake pedal to the floor and preventing the brake from disengaging. Additionally, when this does occur, loss of adequate brake leverage and/or sudden change in proximity of the brake pedal to the floor may prevent the driver from applying the brakes to their intended capacity. This is of particular concern during an accident avoidance situation when adequate foot pressure fails to engage the vehicle's abs. This directly leads to increased danger of injury/fatality to drivers, passengers, occupants of other vehicles, and pedestrians. Took vehicle to dealer to address this defect. Dealer refused to remedy this safety defect at no cost to customer.

We were traveling in the vehicle, approx. 20-25 mph when suddenly the right front brake locked for a few second, released and then about 10 seconds later, locked and released once again. It was as if we had slammed on the brakes as hard as possible, only on the right driver's side brake. When we took it to the dealer, the codes lead the technician to an open circuit on the abs actuator, however, the warranty company wouldn't fix or correct the problem because 1) they couldn't reduplicate the problem; and 2) the part in question is a small part within a $3,500 larger part, of which the entire $3,500 part would have to be replaced. They told us to wait until it happened again to bring it back to the dealership. Approx. One month later, the vehicle did the same thing, however, it was on the freeway at approx. 70 mph. The impact was less hard as the speed wouldn't allow the brake to fully stop the vehicle. The warranty agent again denied resolving the problem because they couldn't duplicate it in their presence and the codes were deemed incomplete and therefore, no repair. I am concerned this might cause a serious accident and/or damage to my vehicle.

: the contact stated after the vehicle was parked for an extended period of time, while brake pressure was applied at various speeds, there was an increased stopping distance. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who duplicated the problem, yet was unable to repair the brakes due to the design. The dealer determined the contact needed to warm up the engine before driving, but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 11/9/2006 - the consumer contacted Toyota who said the are still working on a fix for the problem.

This situation has been happening since I bought my Highlander in November 2004. After backing out of my driveway or moving in reverse, the first time brakes are used in the forward or drive gear there is a loud clank or bang from the front wheel brakes. I have had the dealer check them more than once and every time I am told that it is normal or that they are unable to reproduce. This is not my first car ever and I'm sure that I've never heard that kind of noise in my brakes after changing gears.

Consumer complained about a brake system problem. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer on several occasions, and dealer performed repairs. Shortly after the problem recurred. The consumer feels that the brakes are still not performing as they should. The tire wore out prematurely at 24000 miles.