Complaint 2179304
2017 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • POWER TRAIN • incident May 15, 2025
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 2179304
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2017
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- May 15, 2025
- Date Received
- Feb 21, 2026
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
Transmission failed in May 2025, around 95,000 miles. Had to have entire transmission replaced. Shop said metal filings were found in the fluids, leading to the breakdown and need for full replacement. No other warning lights or lamps indicated a problem. A high pitched whining noise was the indicator, which then led to several visits to the shop, monitored the issue, changed fluids, but the transmission eventually failed. Transmission failed in May of 2025, it took 3 months for a new transmission to be built and shipped to the midwest for install in Aug 2025.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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