2016 Toyota Highlander

After shopping, we went to open the trunk of our Highlander by pressing the button. As it opened, we heard a crunching sound from the top but the trunk continued to open. It then reached the point where suddenly the top spoiler was dislodged and the back window's glass exploded outward in a thousand small pieces all over my husband. At no point did a safety mechanism turn on to stop the trunk from opening. We had a few prior experiences with the trunk failing to stop if something was in its way, demonstrating that there is an issue with the sensor or there is no sensory system in the car that would prevent it from crushing something or someone. After contacting Toyota, they stated that this was not covered under the warranty of the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shut-off without warning. The contact would be able to restart the vehicle a few minutes after the failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to an unknown dealer. The dealer attempted to charge him a diagnostic fee and the contact refused. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and they sided with the dealer and insisted that he pay a diagnostic fee to have the vehicle serviced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

ENGINE IS MAKING A AUDIBLE KNOCKING SOUND THAT INCREASES WITH ENGINE RPM. THE SOUND IS EMITTING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE (UNDERNEATH/TO THE RIGHT OF THE OIL PAN ON THE SIDE NEAREST TO THE PULLEYS AND SERPENTINE BELT). I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO RELIABLE TOYOTA IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI. DEALER CLAIMS THE SOUND IS NORMAL EVEN AFTER VIDEO EVIDENCE WAS PROVIDED. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM OTHER HIGHLANDERS. A NON DEALER MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED AND HE HEARD TO NOISE AND ADVISED MY TO RETURN TO THE DEALER SO THEY MAY SOLVE THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY,

MONDAY 2, 2020 AND ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE AND 2 OTHER TIMES ,THE STEERING WHEEL ICON WOULD SHOW ON DASH. AND ON AT LEAST TWICE WHILE DRIVEING STEERING WOULD LOCK UP SO BAD ,IT REQUIRED YOUR WHOLE BODY WEIGHT TO TURN A SMALL AMOUNT . THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE KILLED! PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED ENGINE AND THAT PUTS SEERING BACK TO NORMAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 11/02/2020 THEY SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY, { 56125 MILES} BY THE WAY! TOLD ME 1400.00 PLUS TAX! THEY SAID THEY NEVER SEEN THIS BAD TOLD I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT HOME, HAD TO FIND A RIDE HOME. THE Y WILL REPLACE THE ECU WHICH IS 700.00 BY ITSELF ON 11/03/2020. IM NOT SURE TOYOTA IS WHAT THEY USED TO BE. AND WE HAVE OWNED 5 TOYOTA'S!

2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 30,000 MILES EPS FAILURE STEP ON THE BREAK IN THE MORNING EPS FAILURE WITH THE FLASHING LIGHT SHUT IT OFF STEP ON THE BREAK AGAIN START IT AND SOMETIMES IT'S BACK TO NORMAL READ ABOUT THE 2015 HAVING THIS PROBLEM TRULY THING THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT TOWARDS 2015 MORE THAN INTO 2016 THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO I KNOW THEY HAD PROBLEMS IN 2015 WITH IT FOR A 2016 WITH 30,000 MILES YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. TRULY WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND IN SOME SORT INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF IT WAS BUILT TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF 2015. STATIONARY ALWAYS HAPPENED STARTING IT UP HAPPENED TWICE IN DECEMBER2019 DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT STARTED HAPPENING FREQUENTLY SEPTEMBER 2020