Transmission Failure Problems of Toyota Highlander

The transmission failed without any warning on the interstate highway at 33,000 miles on the car putting the whole family in the car at risk of collision. There was no action from Toyota even after knowing that their transmissions have issues. There have been many cases like mine where the transmission fails without warning.

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Transmission failure in motion.

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Automatic transmission failed/quit working at a stop light in cheyenne, wyoming 28 December 2018 with only 25,000 miles on the vehicle. I had it towed back to the dealership for repairs.

Transmission failure. Toyota replaced entire transmission.

At about 11,000 miles, a high pitch whining sound appeared during acceleration. The dealer identified a problem that requires a new transmission. The parts are back ordered. I was advised to continue to drive the car until Toyota approved the repair and the parts were available. Research indicated that this issue is common and may lead to complete transmission failure presenting a safety issue.

I have had recurrent transmission problems that cost th ousands to fix but yet are not completely resolved. L just had my transmission completely fail after being serviced 17 months ago. Since replacing it, I still have problems with clunking dirt thing in the morning when it tries to change gears. Now there is a vibration and I have to take it back to the shop. The recurring problems are affecting my job which involves a lot of driving and I have to rent cars at my expense each time it goes for repairs at 2 to 4 days each event. Please look into this. My car is paid for and I cannot afford to buy ano th erbone.

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Have documented transmission problems since the purchase of the vehicle. Contacted Toyota with my concerns, no help was provided. Transmission failed. Provided Toyota with complaint on oct. 14,2015. And many times before then. Afraid for my life to drive it. Turning, jerking, hesitation in take off. Etc.

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Purchased 2013 Toyota Highlander 11/24/12; transmission has malfunctioned approximately 16 times since date of purchase. When reducing speed to approximately 30 to10 m. P. H. And then try to accelerate, the transmission appears to go into neutral; the drive stick remains in drive! when this happens, I shift drive stick to netural and then back to drive and then transmission continues to work fine. I don't think you have to extend your imagination too far to realize the possibility of serious injury or death when making a turn or trying to pass someone! dealer will not acknowledge there is a problem with transmission. The initial response from dealer was the transmission has to adjust to my driving habits? if you check carcomplaints. Com or edmonds. Com, you will see I am not the only one with this problem. It appears this problem has existed since 2004. It would be interesting to review past head on collisions and turn accidents to consider if it was "driver error" vs "transmission failure" I would like to be contacted to have further discussion on this problem. Thank you.

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I only have 7k miles in my car I own the car for only 1 year. I notice that the steering wheel is not balance at all. At least 5-10 degree to the right. I have my car service every 6 months with Toyota it should be balanced and done the tire rotation??? also the transmission occasionally stall about 1-2 second when I accelerate to 30-40 mph. I am afraid that the transmission will have problem within this 2-3 years. Like Honda transmission failure on odyssey.

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With only 106,000 miles on my Highlander, the transmission has failed and needs to completely be replaced. A $4600 repair right before christmas. I am in tears. The dealership didn't seem very surprised that this would occur. Ironic? but the transmission specialist I went to for a second opinion said this should never have happened. He advised even proper maintenance wouldn't have prevented this kind of failure. It's just bad equipment. He repeatedly stated how abnormal this was and Toyota used to have a great reputation on the transmission and reliability. I purchased my Toyota based on that reputation. And have had nothing but problems. At 35,000 miles I was a victim of the "sludge engine" issue too. Before the recall was issued on that. The entire engine had to be replaced. Before they were willing to fix it, I had to prove that I had changed the oil regularly. They accused me of not doing this. Toyota knows there is a major problem with this vehicle transmission and from what I see, this is happening to others. It is happening in the rav4's too. They need to step up and take care of their customers and take care of these vehicles. This is the first and last Toyota I will ever own.

The contact leases a 2008 Toyota Highlander. While driving approximately 20 to 25 mph, the brakes failed. The contact had to swerve to avoid striking other vehicles. He then heard a loud bang. There were no warning lights. He pulled off the road and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the transmission axle failed. The manufacturer will send an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 4,000.

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Toyota 2002 Highlander automatic transmission failed at 77,754 miles. Replaced by dealer under extended warranty after paying $50 deductible. This is a common problem and needs a recall. Toyota refuses to acknowledge that they have a problem. Cost to replace without warrantee would have been $4290. The car now has 138,235 miles on it and based on other drivers' experience and history I could be facing another auto trans problem very soon.

I own a 2001 Toyota Highlander, 85000 miles. 3 weeks ago the transmission failed. I called the Toyota dealership and was told they could not help me. I had a transmission shop rebuild the transmission and when taking it apart, they found 4 planetary gears that had sustained random breaking and chipping. This appears to be a quality issue. I have reported this to Toyota at corporate and dealership levels and requested I be informed of any secret warranties that exist to cover this expense. I have not yet received a response.

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