1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2012
  4. Fuel/Propulsion System

2012 Toyota Highlander Fuel/Propulsion System Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi1
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 4, 2015 · 39,850 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    On (or about) the last week of may 2015, i had my auto serviced at the dealship. I was advised that the 'throttle body' needed 'cleaning' and this was done by the dealership at that time. On june 4, 2015, i was backing into a parking spot on a parking lot, wiith the car 'coasting' back and my foot on the brake. About half way into the 'spot' the car engine suddely accellerated and i had to use extreme pressure on…

    ODI 10724352

  • May 23, 2012 · 5,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    My highlander was at the airport for three days parked. When i was leaving the lot i was driving slow in the lot to pay my parking. When i got out of the lot to main stream traffic i tried to accelerate and the car would only go slow as i kept pushing the throttle. There were cars on both sides of me with no one in front and then the car just took off. It did startle me because i was not expecting this. Thank god no…

    ODI 10459879