Major Problems with 2015 Toyota Highlander Derived from Complaints & Recalls


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Worst 3 complaints of 2015 Toyota Highlander

2015 Toyota Highlander ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 5500 miles

2015 Toyota Highlander AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 236 miles

2015 Toyota Highlander SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 1 Mileage: 10500 miles

Browse 2015 Toyota Highlander complaints by category

Problems with UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING and EXTERIOR LIGHTING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Highlander owners.

Problem Category Number of Problems
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
the dash readout for mph began showing very erratic nmbers. going from 24.4 mpg to 29.7 mpg and down to...
31
~ 25324 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
i parked my car in the garage and several hours later i happened to need something out there. when i...
26
~ 37541 miles
STEERING
i received a recall notice in the mail on may 12 about a possible defective circuit board for the electric...
19
~ 24101 miles
SERVICE BRAKES
clunking noise from rear end of vehicle when braking dealer was authorized to change rear away bars and shocks no...
11
~ 28625 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE
tl*the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. the contact stated that during inclement weather water leaked inside the vehicle through...
11
~ 21569 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
april 24 2015 [xxx] to an appropriate representative of the national highway traffic safety administration: in november 2014 i purchased...
9
~ 53375 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. when the cruise control was activated and set at 55 mph the...
8
~ 15627 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2015 toyota highlander limited--3 or 4 ounces of water has accumulated in both of my tail lights (that control brake...
4
~ 29916 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
driving forward into parking space. just about stopped. pressed break. car lurched forward at hight speed suddenly causing car to...
4
~ 75804 miles
ENGINE
i was driving 80 mph on the interstate when the engine light came on and a "check awd" display appeared....
3
~ 40381 miles
AIR BAGS
my driver's side airbag failed to deploy. i hit my chest on the steering wheel. i was in a car...
3
~ 9412 miles
SUSPENSION
clunking noise from rear end of vehicle when braking dealer was authorized to change rear away bars and shocks no...
3
~ 5854 miles
SEAT BELTS
the seat belt coiled around my 8 year old son's neck and the seat belt lock would not disengage. we...
2
~ 101933 miles
TIRES
driving down road. all of a sudden the inner side wall of the michelin premier ltx tire blew out in
2
~ 28771 miles
SEATS
car going in for the second time to replace the electrical seat adjustment panel and the other components needed to...
2
~ 23500 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
while the vehicle was being driven the power cut out and a message appeared on the dash stating that the...
2
~ 19750 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE
this highlander has a power liftgate. if a child or adult gets in the way of the liftgate when it...
2
~ 15418 miles
POWER TRAIN
the transmission has a flutter when trying to shift up or down to different gears. it causes a hesitancy in...
2
~ 33335 miles
STRUCTURE
2015 toyota highlander. consumer writes with concerns to safety issue with vehicle interior headliner burns and melts without warning. *as
1
TAILGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the tailgate failed to open without warning. the...
1
~ 71933 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. while attempting to open the rear driver's door to remove his daughter...
1
~ 65000 miles
REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the trunk release button and/or key failed to...
1
~ 30000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES
driving down road. all of a sudden the inner side wall of the michelin premier ltx tire blew out in
1
~ 26313 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the driver and passenger doors failed to unlock....
1
~ 9000 miles
WHEELS
at 2000 miles we noticed our wheels pitting. we thought this was unusual as our wheels were plastic coated called...
1
~ 2000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT
the audio and gps system will reset it self while driving!!!! it happens all the time. no support from the
1
~ 15 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. while driving approximately 40 mph the subframe fractured due to the rear...
1
~ 11562 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM
tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. while driving approximately 40 mph an abnormal odor emitted inside the vehicle....
1
~ 5 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY
april 24 2015 [xxx] to an appropriate representative of the national highway traffic safety administration: in november 2014 i purchased...
1

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