Complaint 1871124
2015 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • POWER TRAIN • incident Feb 4, 2023
- Complaint ID
- 1871124
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Feb 4, 2023
- Date Received
- Feb 5, 2023
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
On the Freeway off ramp, during the slow down- and down shifting-process the vehicle appeared to block the wheels and to skid for a short time. Also, the vibration feature that indicates loss of traction got activated for that time and the âslip indicatorâ warning light lit up (I do not know for how long). During the incident I felt not in control of the vehicle. Once the incident passed I retained control of the vehicle , yet the automatic transmission started to act very peculiar and frequently failed to downshift in a normal way which could only be achieved by intentionally taking pressure of the gas pedal, and only after the downshift had happened, more power cold be applied. Another brief and less pronounced perceived jolt happened on the short remainder of the drive home. Once parked at home I realized that the car would not engage when the lever was put in âreverseâ, but would engage when put in âdriveâ. I plan to have the vehicle towed to my Toyota service station and have it inspected/fixed.
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