Major Problems with 2011 Toyota Highlander Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Toyota Highlander

2011 Toyota Highlander AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 180000 miles

2011 Toyota Highlander AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 26500 miles

2011 Toyota Highlander DOOR Victims: 1 Mileage: 49000 miles

Browse 2011 Toyota Highlander complaints by category

Problems with STEERING, VISIBILITY/WIPER and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Highlander owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
STEERING purchased my 2011 highlander in march & it had 7000 miles on it at the time of the incident. i...	26 ~ 73862 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER left side sun visor failed visor drops down in front of driver. *tr...	25 ~ 48941 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car has been in use for 3 weeks. after not being driven for 4 days no electrical power is received	18 ~ 42162 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE toyota has issued a tsb for warping hinges for the power rear hatch. the hatch eventually will not close properly...	14 ~ 40445 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the spring in the driver's side sun visor broke and it now hangs down. it won't stay up or in...	13 ~ 41906 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander. the contact was sitting at a complete stop with the brakes depressed....	12 ~ 41986 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving about 40 mph and approaching a left turn. i tried to brake the car to slow down...	11 ~ 69520 miles
POWER TRAIN vehicle makes a very noticeable irritating whine or whistle noise when accelerating at 40mph. stops when gas pedal is released....	11 ~ 47080 miles
VISIBILITY front windshield sealer bead not adhered to the glass. toyota tacoma. *tr...	9 ~ 50147 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE i purchase my car from carmax on november 20 2010. approximately fourteen months after the purchase of this vehicle i...	6 ~ 44000 miles
AIR BAGS i swerved to avoid hitting a deer. the car went onto the shoulder of the road and back onto the...	5 ~ 95300 miles
ENGINE can you please give me an email address where i can send a detailed report of issue. too large for	4 ~ 77218 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING when driving at night the new headlight design on the 2011 toyota highlander causes the low beam lights to appear...	4 ~ 20070 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE power back door does not close properly broken at 43 326 miles after the 36 months or 36 000 miles.	3 ~ 47442 miles
SEAT BELTS front passenger seat belt stock. do not release. it cannot be use. toyota care center said is out of guaranty	3 ~ 84033 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander hybrid. the contact stated that while approaching a stop sign the vehicle...	2 ~ 12000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC purchased my 2011 highlander in march & it had 7000 miles on it at the time of the incident. i...	2 ~ 8000 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander equipped with bridge stone duler h/l 400 225/r75/19. the contact stated that while...	2 ~ 7200 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i was driving 2011 toyota highlander stopped the car at red light (intersection of catharpin rd and us 55). during...	2 ~ 990 miles
STRUCTURE front windshield sealer bead not adhered to the glass. toyota tacoma. *tr...	2 ~ 1227 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL there is a problem with my power steering wheel it's stiff and i unable to control it when on the...	1 ~ 5 miles
EQUIPMENT my driver side visor lost all tension. i had to either hold it up or tie it out of the...	1 ~ 70772 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the sun visor popped when i was pulling it down to sheild my eyes and now it will not return...	1 ~ 70000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i had my car in for it's 60 000 mile service on friday oct 3rd 2014 at cherokee toyota canton...	1 ~ 59000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the automatic latch of the liftgate started to fail. the liftgate not longer opens automatically. i was told it is...	1 ~ 55000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the low beam headlights didn't illuminate the entire...	1 ~ 25000 miles
WHEELS i only have 7k miles in my car i own the car for only 1 year. i notice that the...	1 ~ 5000 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE i own a 2011 toyota highlander that i bought new. at approximately 7-9 months of owning the vehicle the pivot...	1 ~ 20000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES 2011 toyota highlander with less than 13k miles has tires with very little tread left on them. was told by...	1 ~ 11000 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING while driving at approximately 40 mph i was unable to keep the car in the lane on a slight curve...	1 ~ 13500 miles
SOLENOID > STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated constantly and...	1 ~ 3467 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander equipped with bridge stone duler h/l 400 225/r75/19. the contact stated that while...	1 ~ 3400 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ford f150 supercrew 4x4 - fuel tank strap broke. tank just hanging. luckily noticed it and have ordered new straps.	1 ~ 4000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander. while the vehicle was parked the contact stated that it started moving on...	1 ~ 3000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2011 toyota highlander. while the vehicle was parked the contact stated that it started moving on...	1 ~ 3000 miles

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