Complaint 315228
2001 SPARTAN HIGHLANDER • VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS • incident Jun 15, 2001
- Complaint ID
- 315228
- Make
- SPARTAN
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2001
- Incident Date
- Jun 15, 2001
- Date Received
- Sep 18, 2001
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Owner Narrative
WHEN DRIVING MY NEW 2001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE AND IF YOU ROLL DOWN ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS OR BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS THE AIR PRESSURE VIOLENTLY THUMPS YOUR EAR DRUMS AND BODY - SO BAD IT'S LIKE A HELICOPTER IS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO HARD IT MAKES YOU ILL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FLAW WAS NOT CATCHED IN THE DESIGN. THIS IS SO SEVERE I'M WORRIED THAT IF MY CHILD WAS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN THAT IS WOULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE. THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR DESIGN FLAW.... YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW BAD IT IS UNLESS YOU EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF.*AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.