Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Toyota Highlander.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIR BAG LITE KEEPS POPING ON |
| 2019-05-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I SAW SOMEONE STEAL MY CAR AND TOLD THEM THEY HACKED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SLOW UP AND DOWN. BURNING OF THE ELECTRIC… |
| 2018-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR STICIKING. VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT 4000 TO 5000 RPMS HAD VEHICE TOWED TO TOYOTA OF BEDFORD 440-809-8399 |
| 2017-05-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT,S OWN AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP WITHOUT REARENDING ANOTHER CAR WITHALL THE DA… |
| 2017-04-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE AC LIKES TO BLOW HOT AIR WHEN IN THE MAX AC SETTING AND THE TEMP KNOB BEING IN THE COLDEST POSITION. NUT BEING THE … |
| 2017-03-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD RECURRENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT COST TH OUSANDS TO FIX BUT YET ARE NOT COMPLETELY RESOLVED.L JUST HAD M… |
| 2016-08-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL AND THEN UPHILL. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR. SPEED W… |
| 2016-08-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SUN VISORS FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING BOTH SUNVISORS WILL FALL COMPLETELY DOWN OBSTRUCTIN… |
| 2016-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG SENSOR STAY ON WHEN COLD. IT WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR WORMS UP AND ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. THE… |
| 2016-03-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THIS IS THE FOURTH SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THIS CAR WHICH WILL NO LONGER STAY UP BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIV… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD DOES NOT TURN OFF IN COLD WEATHER (20 DEGREES F, OR LOWER). THE WARNING WILL STAY … |
| 2015-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I DROVE VEHICLE CROWN TOYOTA FOR A MINOR SERVICE AND MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS DRIPPING OF COOLANT NOTICED ON THE GARAGE… |
| 2015-03-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VE… |
| 2014-08-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2002. A YEAR LATER NOTICED THAT THE IDLE CONTROLLER HAD PROBLEM. WHEN STARTED THE ENGINE IN THE … |
| 2014-07-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ENGINE ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *TR |
| 2014-06-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN CARTWRIGHT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA CONCERNS. *SMD 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONS… |
| 2014-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2014-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON I-26 EAST BOUND WITH KIDS NEAR EXIT 110 IN COLUMBIA, SC. CAR VEERED VIOLENTLY 3 LANES AND TOOK A TURN FACIN… |
| 2014-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2013-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN 3RD GEAR, DEALER SAID MUST REPLACE. *TR |
| 2013-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE 2002 HIGHLANDER, THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE NOSE AND OBSTRUCTED VISI… |
| 2013-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, CAUSING THE NEED TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE … |
| 2013-09-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | SUN VISOR KEEPS COMING DOWN AS IT AFFECTS MY VISION ON THE ROAD. *TR |
| 2013-09-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PLACED CAR INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE CAR REMAINED STUCK IN REVERSE. … |
| 2013-08-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE DEFECTIVE VISOR/ SAFETY PROBLEMS 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ( FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *S… |
| 2013-07-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TOOK OFF AND PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. TRIED AGAIN AND IT WORKED. DANGEROUS. *TR |
| 2013-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT THREAD… |
| 2013-06-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ON THE HIGHWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS A CAR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COM… |
| 2013-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LAST SATURDAY 4/13/13 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. I HAVEN'T DR… |
| 2013-03-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD CONTINUE TO FA… |
| 2013-03-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | PULLED OUT OF WORK PARKING LOT ONTO MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HEARD LOUD CLUNK FROM ENGINE AREA. CAR STOPPED MOVING FORWARD SO … |
| 2013-03-17 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER ROAD BUMPS, TH… |
| 2012-12-01 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 1 | I WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I PUT THE CAR CIGARETTE LIGHTER INTO ITS HOLDER AND INADVERTENTLY PRESSED IT IN ALL… |
| 2012-11-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TANK FOUND TO VERY RUSTED, AND SPLIT, ALONG WITH FASTENERS, SO THAT GAS WAS LEAKING WHILE PARKED. UNABLE TO DRIVE THE V… |
| 2012-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | MY PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT AT BEST. REPLACED BULBS MANY TIMES, CLEANED CONTACTS, ETC...BUT NO HELP.O… |
| 2012-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2012-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED ALL OF THE… |
| 2012-06-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY DOWN WHEN PUSHED INTO PLACE TO BLOCK BRIGHT SUN. INSTEAD, IT MOVES PARTIALLY… |
| 2012-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REAR-RIGHT BREAK LIGHT NOT WORKING. REPLACE BULB AND DID NOT WORK. CHECKED SOCKET AND ALL IS FINE BUT BREAK LIGHT STILL… |
| 2012-04-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | PASSENGER RIGHT REAR BRAKE INTERMITTENT. TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. BUL… |
| 2012-04-04 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DRIVER/S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. WHILE DRIVING, IT SUDDENLY DROPS OBSCURING MY VISION AND PUTTING THE DRIVER A… |
| 2012-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER WOULD NOT PROVIDE HOT AIR. I PUSHED IN ON THE SWITCH AND THE HEAT WOULD WORK AS LONG AS I HELD THE SWITCH PU… |
| 2012-02-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SUN VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE UNEXPECTEDLY FALLS DOWN. I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED A FEW VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY AND SURFACE… |
| 2012-01-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WI… |
| 2011-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. LAST WEEK, ON A TRIP WITHIN 400 MILES OF MY HOME, T… |
| 2011-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS TOYOTA 2AZ-FE (2.4 L) 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. OIL & COOLANT LEAKING FROM BACK OF ENGINE. HEAD BOLTS ON MAIN GA… |
| 2011-11-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A VAN PUL… |
| 2011-08-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THIS STRUT ATTACHES TO THE REAR AXLE AND PREVENTS IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. IT RUSTED OUT AND WAS BOUNCING ON THE ROAD AN… |
| 2011-08-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND BOTH SUN VISORS WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN THEY FALL D… |
| 2011-07-26 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WOULD FALL WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS. BLOCKING MY VISION. RECENTLY, THE … |