general problems of the 2004 Toyota Highlander

While traveling through a highway construction zone my car suddenly became hard to steer, and my speed became greater, tried to (break) decelerate the car began sliding out of control-plowing into the road construction barriers part lodged in front passenger windshield. The car went through the ditch became airborne through a rod iron fence shattered the rear second-row right side window spun out , and came to rest just feet from the some pileings. This is the information of my daughter whom is an out of state college senior and very shaken up from this ordeal, this her statement to the best of my knowledge. Possibly the placement of the 🚧 could have been a contributor, and the uncontrollable acceleration. Vehicle was bought used a year ago. Can you help up learn why?.

As I exited the freeway I took my foot off the accelerator and applied the brake. The car accelerated and did not slow down. I crossed both lanes of the street and I turned the car to the right. The wheels of the left side of the car hit the curb and the front and rear wheels on the left side of the car broke off. Then, the car went over the curb and hit the state sign with the left front of the car. The car got stuck in deep mulch from recent landscaping and came to a stop.

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.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while entering the highway, the vehicle accelerated without manual force and the contact crashed into a tree. The contact sustained knee, chest and arm injuries. A police report was filed and the vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

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 owned a 2004 Toyota Highlander. While driving 20 mph and making a right turn, the vehicle accelerated to approximately 75 mph. The vehicle crashed into an oak tree. The contact was knocked unconscious and taken to the hospital. The contact sustained knee, back, shoulder, and chest injuries that required medical attention. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and later deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

I own a 2004 Toyota Highlander. I have had an occasional problem with the vehicle hesitating and then lurching upon acceleration since I purchased the vehicle. The problem is becoming more frequent as the vehicle ages. I have mentioned it on several occasions when the vehicle was take in for service but the mechanic was not able to duplicate the problem. I have been using an independent mechanic for the last couple of years for my regular service on the car (the car has been a very good car other than the acceleration issue and has not needed anything other than regular service). I mentioned the problem to him on different occasions and at first, he was not able to duplicate the problem either. My husband mentioned it again when we took it in for the last service. This time when the mechanic drove the car he was able to feel the hesitation and subsequent lurching. He then put it on an analyzer which showed voltage spikes in the throttle body. He said to call Toyota. We called Toyota and were told that the vehicle needed to be taken to a Toyota dealer. We took it to a dealer this morning and were told that they could not duplicate the problem again. I called Toyota and filed a complaint (10070906470 and 1007090670 were the numbers I was given). They told me there was nothing they can do until a Toyota dealer can duplicate the problem. I have since found hundreds of complaints online about the same issue by other 2004 Highlander owners. I don't know where else to turn for help.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by applying extreme force to the brakes. The failure recurred on a separate occasion and the dealer was contacted which advised the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer but did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired of diagnosed. The failure and current mileages were 36,000.

Unloading items from the trunk of the 2004 Toyota Highlander at the back (basement) of a new residence. Drove from the back of the house to the front with intentions of backing up to the garage to unload the remainder of the boxes. I ended up crossing the road directly in front of the driveway hitting a telephone pole head on; smashing my head against and breaking the windshield. I have incurred thousands of dollars in medical bills, approximately $7,000 in damage to my car and a week off of work.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I was in the process of parking my 2004 Toyota Highlander in a parking place at my work site. I was moving very slowly moving into the parking spot when all of a sudden the Highlander began accelerating very rapidly. I could not stop the car by stepping on the brake. Upon reaching the front of the parking spot the vehicle jumped the curb and ran into a tree. The vehicle continued to spin the wheels while pushing on the tree until I turned the ignition off. The damage to the Highlander was $5,272. 46 which was covered by Mercury insurance [xxx] .

Vsc system activated and started applying brakes when the auto was on dry roads. System has no disconnect switch in order to disable system. Drove auto home at about 10 miles an hour because system would not dis-engage. The auto only has 25,000 miles. Happened once before at 4,000 miles.

On August 18th 2007 I sent a letter to Toyota motor sales writing concerning a problem with my Toyota Highlander which had surged in a parallel parking situation hitting the car behind and damaging it and my vehicle. . Her headlight and bumper were damaged. . The repair on the other car came to $1800. 00. And more. I reported it to the Toyota dealer in spirit lake, IA. And also to the Toyota motor sales in toledo , ohio 43699-0024. The spirit lake dealer told me it must have been caused by bad gas.

2004 Toyota Highlander acceleration incident, crossed median, was hit broadside and two occupants killed; my son and his wife. Written letter of witness of accident is available. Updated 04/22/10 updated ivoq 05/13/120.

2004 Toyota Highlander vsc light comes on at unexplainable time and car loses power. Dealer has had three times and still hasn't fixed.

2004 Toyota Highlander engine dies, would not accelerate past 20 mph, engine light and vsc and trac off lights were on, would slow down to 10 mph without warning. The throttle body control unit was repaired several times. Jb.

2004 Toyota Highlander, awd and a v6. The vehicle hesitates when accelarating after braking. Can be up to 3 seconds before power is restored. I brought the vehicle back to the dealer and was told that is normal.

Ever since I purchased my Highlander, new, I infrequently experience an unexpected surge in acceleration while beginning to accelerate from a stop, or after slowing to turn a corner. This has happened several times while turning a corner. I have brought this up to two different Toyota dealerships, in the past, and was told that their electronic transmission was their biggest complaint, but there was nothing they could do about it. While describing the problem to a service rep at a dealership, a gentleman, also waiting for service, indicated that he had the same problem with his newer model rav 4. This may have happened fewer than two dozen times since I purchased the Highlander. Has this problem been brought to your attention, or do you know if Toyota has ever developed a "fix" for this?.

Hesitation on acceleration.

My 2004 Toyota Highlander makes a terrible humming / moaning sound on acceleration that resonates within the vehicles and disturbs the driver. The problem typically occurs during speeding up from 0 mph. It is terribly frustrating that a brand new car makes such a annoying sound. It is also hesitates a lot during 20-40 mph speed range. The vehicle does not respond as it supposed to on acceleration and that too specially while driving within the city. On cantacting the dealer and Toyota's national customer service thay said it is designed to be like that and the hesitation is a by-product of computer controlled automatic transmission. Currently there is no fix for this. Am terribly frustrated now and promise to never buy any vehicle from Toyota in future. I would also make sure that my friends and relatives does not go near a Toyota dealer. I am desperate in getting rid of this vehicle.

1 month after purchasing the Toyota the hessitation on acceleration began. I had the computer program flashed numerous times. The dealership claimed they have done all they could. Entering highways or turning corners the car stalle d untill the throttle grabbed, and then took off. It jolted the body and made driving the Toyota Highlander very difficult.