Problems with 2005 Toyota Highlander STRUCTURE

On saturday, may 30th at approximately 8:30 i was moving our 2005 highlander from the street into our reserved parking space within our complex. as i was starting my right hand turn into the complex the car accelerator stuck. i hit the curb on the driver's/left side causing the vehicle to veer to the right. as the car continued to accelerate i hit a tree and knocked over one of the community's posted signage. the impact made the car bounce backward partially into the drive, damaging the front passenger's side, drive shaft broke, front end part flew all over and a small fire occurred. police were call and report taken. they estimated the speed at 20-30 miles per hour. the report taken was not filed since the accident took place on private property. the tow truck driver started the vehicle to get it on the truck. he had a difficult time for he could not get the wheels to turn. on tuesday, june 2, we were notified by our insurance company that the vehicle was totaled. there was a recall repair done on ...

Both power rear windows came out of their pwr window tracks. this allows the window to fall to the fully open position. when this happened it caused severe air buffeting inside the vehicle. it's so severe that it feels like the vehicle is vibrating apart. this extremely loud painful sound causes panic as to what happened and sever ear pain. the only way to stop the buffeting is to quickly pull off the road and stop. the open window also exposed occupants and pets in the rear seat area to falling out. according to the dealer this is a common defect as the track on the bottom of the window that connects to the power window motor arm migrates slowly along the bottom of the window each time the window is operated until the motor arm falls out of the track. then the window is free to fall down and cannot be closed until the vehicle is stopped. there is no service bulletin covering this. i received a chuckle from the dealer as he told me about this common $250 per window fix. *tr

My 2005 limited edition toyota highlander has multiple issues. the right caliber is sticking, which has caused heat and warping in the hub system and affected the abs sensor. these will both need to be replaced at a cost of over $1000. the front struts are leaking. the largest problem is with the transmission which has some type of interior problem. it is suggested that i replace the transmission. the cost to repair this, based on what the toyota shop said was $3400-$4600. my car has about 94,000 miles on it. the brake issues with the caliber, roters, and hub system will get replaced next week. the transmission repair will not be repaired at this time unless the toyota goodwill petition goes through. the cost is too great. *tt

On 7/23/2011 i was at a complete stop in my vehicle. i was hit from behind by a car traveling 70mph+ and pushed into a car in front of me. the air bag light went off, but air bags did not deploy.

Dt*: the contact stated while the rear windows were down and the vehicle was driven at speeds above 60 mph, the vehicle shuttered. the manufacturer determined this was a normal condition for the vehicle. *ak updated 4/19/2006 - *nm

Dt*: the contact stated since purchase of the vehicle the dashboard panel was black during the day. shining a flash light on the dash is the only way the dashboard gauges can be seen. the gauges are not digital. the dealership determined the dashboard panel was not able to be read but this is how the vehicle was made. the dashboard worked properly at night.*ak updated 01/25/06. *jb

I have just purchased a 2005 toyota highlander limited. i find that in the bright florida sunshine, the instrument cluster (speedometer etc.) is so deeply recessed into the dash, they are dark and impossible to read -- especially with sun glasses. this is rather disconcerting when i cannot see/read the speedometer! i have reported this to toyota but they have not responded to date.*ak