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2018 Toyota Highlander hesitation / surging reports

10 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2018 Toyota Highlander — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Hesitation / surging reports
4%
share of complaints
17,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2018 Toyota Highlander report before drawing conclusions.