Complaint 2216937
2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jun 15, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2216937
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2021
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jun 15, 2026
- Date Received
- Jun 17, 2026
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
Transmission makes a metallic whining sound when you accelerate. Associated and confirmed to be transmission failure. Vehicle has 65,000 miles on it and failure is considered premature. The specific transmission, UA80, is known to have manufacturing defects that cause this problem
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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