Ignition Switch Problems of Toyota Highlander

My Toyota Highlander would not go into park. The SUV lunged forward over curbing and into building. Then went violently into reverse and into a uncontrollable spin. Then the SUV went violently into drive and jumping over a curbing and into a ditch and was sitting on top of a natural gas line. During this whole time I was pressing the brake and pushing the ignition switch trying to turn off the engine. This was done in a parking lot as I was trying to park.

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The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Highlander. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway, it automatically turned on without warning. The contact had to push the ignition switch to stop the vehicle. The contact also stated that there was a loud noise when the ignition switch was turned on. The contact turned off and turned on the vehicle, and the loud noise stopped. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2015 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph the vehicle stalled. All the warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the key out of the ignition switch and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle worked normally. The vehicle was taken to hartford Toyota in connecticut for a diagnosis. The manufacturer sent an evaluator to diagnosed the vehicle. The vehicle according to the report was working to manufacturer standards. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case number: 16001120892 was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000. Bp.

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While parked at a curbside, with engine idling, I spontaneously decided to adjust my tilt steering column (up/down) to see if there was a more comfortable position to drive. When I moved the column down for the first time (I had never tried to adjust the position previously, since I bought the car one year earlier), the car's engine immediately shut off. I could not re-start the engine and all I kept thinking was thank-goodness I was not driving, as I had lost engine, steering and braking power. The recent headlines about gm's ignition switch problems and drivers suddenly losing control while driving made me realize that I could have easily been in a similar catastrophic loss of control situation, because of the tilt-steering problem I encountered. I thank the stars that I was not driving or on a highway when this occurred. My car had to be towed to the dealer for repair. Apparently, an ignition switch wire somehow became detached or broken due to my single tilt action. Scary indeed.

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After placing the key into the ignition the key will not turn. The vehicle was being towed.

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