Complaint 2140404
2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • POWER TRAIN • incident Oct 12, 2025
- Complaint ID
- 2140404
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Oct 12, 2025
- Date Received
- Oct 16, 2025
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
2021 Highlander XLE started making a whining noise when accelerating. Noise stops when you let off the gas. Took it to Toyota who said the transmission needed to be replaced. Although everywhere you look this is apparently a known problem, Toyota has yet to cover it or recall the part making the owners have to pay 9k to replace a transmission.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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