Complaint 2215169
2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Mar 1, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2215169
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Incident Date
- Mar 1, 2026
- Date Received
- Jun 11, 2026
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Owner Narrative
My vehicle has 67,100 miles. A whining/whistling noise recently started and the dealer has diagnosed that a new transmission is needed at a cost of $6,000-$8,000 and it is out of warranty. Researching this shows that this is a known manufacturing defect referred to under T-SB-0008-21. I am concerned that my transmission will fail while I am operating the vehicle.
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