Other Fuel System Fuel Injection System Problems of Toyota Highlander

On July 27, I was driving on a major multi-lane road going approximately 35 miles going to the world Toyota for an oil change. All of a sudden, the vehicle decelerated to almost a stop. I gingerly navigated the vehicle to the side of the road. There was no warning that there was something wrong with the vehicle. After navigating to the side of the road a warning light appeared that said traction control is off. I called world Toyota, told them what happened and they suggested that I get the vehicle towed if I felt I couldn’t drive it. I was about 1/4 mile away from the dealer. The vehicle was a safety hazard, therefore, I had the vehicle towed to the dealer. On July 28, the world Toyota service advisor informed me that 2 of the 6 fuel injectors had failed—#s1 and 4. He advised me the best route would be to replace all 6 at a cost of $3500. He agreed with me that it is odd for fuel injectors to fail on a vehicle with only 48k. We have driven this car very little since purchasing shortly before the covid lock down in early 2020. I spoke with customer relations at Toyota and they have offered to pay to replace the 2 failed injectors, but have refused to pay the installation costs. I am concerned that the failure the injectors is a huge safely issue for Toyota Highlander owners. I saw where the injector issue has been discussed for 2019 model Highlanders. Here is the information in the inspection report from dealer [“ customer states the traction control off light came on and the car started to decelearate and then started jerking. Vehicle towed in. 1hr diagnostic approved. Remove intake manifold observations: multiple codes for open circuit to direct injection. Need to remove intake manifold to inspect fuel injectors”] the information about which injectors failed was given to me by phone by my service advisor, matthew bailey. I uploaded the picture sent of mechanic working on vehicle.

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Slow throttle response upon take-offs. Can be hazardous in a need to quickly get out of a situation from a standing stop or slow rolling take off.

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