Whistling/squeaking noise from engine when turned off after driving. took a video and showed dealer who thought it was unusual but no diagnosis on multiple visits.
Whenever the weather is colder like 35 degrees or lower i am having issues starting the vehicle. the dealer already changed the battery but it did not help. i had the vehicle by the dealer for 10 days but they couldn't figure it out. in this time i had to pay out of pocket for rental and other expenses. yesterday it took me 45 minutes until i was able to start the vehicle. i spoke to toyota and they are not very helpful.
Occasionally, at a stop sign/intersection or entering a highway if i have come to a full stop before proceeding the car will stall. i pressed on the accelerator and nothing happens. my wife and i have found ourselves in this predicament several times now and it is only getting worse. this scenario is very dangerous for several reasons, but the most important one is that my family has been inside the car when this has happened. we have had several scares now, because the car stalled on us as we were entering the highway. i have spoken to the dealer about this over the phone and both times that the car has been serviced. after they test drove the vehicle, i was told that this was normal behavior due to a delay between the computer and the accelerator throttle. additionally, i was also told that toyota is aware of this, but has not addressed the problem. this is extremely upsetting because my family is now at risk due to a computer malfunction. i urge the nhtsa to please look into this matter as more and more people based on internet searches ...
My car engine started on its own after being turned off. i went shopping at walmart and parked my 2016 toyota highlander xle in the parking lot. i put the car in park and pushed the engine start/stop button to turn off the car. my family and i exited the car and i used the keyless entry pad to lock the doors. we shopped for approximately 45 min. when we returned to the car, i used the keyless entry pad to unlock the doors so i could put our purchases in the trunk. as i got close to the vehicle i heard an engine running, but thought it was the car next to us. i bent down and listened under the front end of my highlander and to my surprise, i realized my car engine was running. when i opened the driver side door and looked at the dashboard, i noticed a small triangular yellow caution light was flashing but i don't remember what the message said other than caution. if my car randomly starts on its own while its in a garage, it could cause toxic fumes to fill my ...