Problems with 2005 Toyota Highlander EQUIPMENT

My 2005 toyota highlander v6 4wd, which i purchased new, has been experiencing a hesitation/shifting problem for nearly as long as i have owned the vehicle. while the problem does not always occur, it is quite pronounced when it does and has resulted in very dangerous situations. the problem has been brought to the direct attention of toyota motor sales in california, and their response has been disturbingly poor. the toyota dealer that has been servicing my vehicle has been very helpful, but apparently cannot take action to correct the problem without corporate authorization. here is a summary of the problem: the vehicle cannot always decide when to accelerate from a stop - there have been many instances of initial hesitation/lack of adequate power upon applying the gas pedal. for example, i have experienced a delay of a second or two when applying the gas pedal to proceed. this has resulted in some very close calls with oncoming traffic. also, there are occurrences where the vehicle cannot seem to decide between gears (it will sometimes jump up/down between the lower gears, such as 1st to 2nd gear and/or 2nd to 3rd gear). furthermore, i have noticed a general lack of ...

1. traveling at about 45-55 miles per hour, gas pedal sticks. also, the dealer sold me the car with out a driver floor mat. since i purchased the car in 2007, i've noticed a gradual erosion of the floor mat beneath my right foot and just below the gas pedal. there is now a hole in the carpet and an indentation in the floor of the car. also, there is a small toggle type object jutting out from under the carpet just below the gas pedal 2. it occurs every time i drive the car. 3. nothing has been done to correct the failure. *tr

I have a toyota highlander 2005 .the driv err s side sun visor will not stay up.it is a safety hazard we hole driving.toyota, though this is a problem for many highland err own err 3rd will not fix or replace it. *tr

On november 26th 2008 while traveling east on interstate 70 from denver, 75 mile an hour, and aprox twenty miles east of bennet colorado, we experienced both front and rear passenger tire blowouts at the same time. the back passengers tire was destroyed. we were able to change it out with our spare. the front passengers tire was extremely low (1" off pavement) and had a bubble on the side wall of the tire. it had not broken the air seal around the rim, and so we were able to return very slow back aprox .25 miles to an exit and retrieve air for that tire. as the side wall bubble grew in size we stopped the air at about twenty pounds. we then returned aprox twenty mile back to denver, to a discount tire store. we then replaced all of the tires on our 2005 toyota highlander. prior to departing on this trip we had rotated the original tires as well as checked and confirmed all air pressures, (the pressure was checked thirty minutes before leaving town) when checking the tires we had heard a hissing sound at the valve stems on both ...

Already have a case number, reported on 1/22/2010. i had a horrible accident in may of 2007 where the pedal became stuck and the car accelerated and i was unable to get the brakes to work. i hit another vehicle. while driving backwards out of a parking space in a grocery store parking lot. i have had to pay extra insurance premiums every six months and have that accident on my record. the fl hwy patrol officer said the accident was due to brake failure. one of the witnesses was an off-duty lake county sheriff's officer said he heard the acceleration and could not believe that someone was accelerating in the parking lot of a publix supermarket. i would like to know what toyota is going to do to help car owners who have had accidents to correct their driving records and to contact insurance companies to help the insured to recoup extra monies paid because the car has bad equipment, which toyota should have recalled long ago.. *tr

Purchased new toyota highlander 2005 model year in july 2005. vehicle was parked in driveway since. vehicle only has 23,000 miles. corrossion developed within 9 months of purchase in these areas: base of antenna, antenna mast, window frames, and aluminum or alloy wheels show bubbling in the surface that are increasing in size and diameter.**ak dealership and toyota were contacted to remedy problems with wheels without success. dealership repainted corroded windows. dealership and toyota claim corrosion is due to environment - i have had 2 other vehicles parked in the same location without visible signs of corrossion. i am concern that the continued expansion of the bubbles and corrossion on the wheels will create a safety hazard if it weakens the structural integrity of the whees.

Product brand/model: garmin / street pilot i5 (navigation/gps): there is a single but serious safety issue. my i5 loses suction from the windshield daily without warning and/or consistent conditions (i.e. hot/cold/wet/dry/moving/still). there is no damage to the rubber suction cup and my car is new (2005 highlander) and clean. i told a neighbor about it (he is an engineer) he said the devises suction cup is too small relative to it's weight and thus gravity and leverage over power the vacuum of the suction over time (i.e. the suction cup is to small relative to the weight it must hold up). this creates a very dangerous traffic safety issue as the unit has fallen onto my lap several times in the midst of driving my car and can be a potentially dangerous distraction (it could just as easily fallen on the floor under my breaks as well). i have contacted the company through out their web site but have not received a response to date. the bigger issue is that i am sure thousands of people have this and prior models (i1 to i4) which will all have the same ...

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. while driving 53 mph she experienced unintended vehicle acceleration. she was able to decelerate. the vehicle was towed to the dealer, and a technician concluded that the plastic panel behind the air conditioning system fell off and subsequently fell between the accelerator pedal; which caused the pedal to stick. the failure and current mileages were 23,000.