Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-15 | 04V181000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 366,572 | — | Details |
| 2002-12-17 | 02V339000 |
WHEELS | 176 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Automatically disengage the transmission Stopped the road Icalled my husband Myhusband came and together we got the … |
| 2022-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The hood latch cable inside the vehicle when pulled did not allow the hood to open now the secondary hood latch is stuc… |
| 2019-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4 CYL. SERVICE BULLITON FROM THEM #310436. HEAD BOLTS COMING UNDONE INSIDE MOTOR CAUSING CATAST… |
| 2019-09-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | HEAD ON COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SPEEDS 25-40 MPH |
| 2019-09-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN MOTION WHEN WE HIT A COW GOING 45MPH THAT JUMPED OUT AT MY HUSBAND AND I MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY THE CAR IS… |
| 2019-01-25 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON ICE, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND THE REAR DRIV… |
| 2019-01-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR FORWARD CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THIS IS A HOLLOW SHAFT, WHICH SEEMS INADEQUATE, AND CREATE… |
| 2018-09-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SP… |
| 2018-02-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD BOLTS STRIPPED IN ENGINE , 66K MILES - COOLANT LOSS - ALL MECHANICS PREFER TO SWAP ENGINE - TOYOTA SERVICE SHOP BY… |
| 2017-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS REPORTING AN ISSUE AND DESPITE TAKATA RECALL - SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON CODED REPAIRS,… |
| 2017-05-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN REVERSE SURGE IN REVERSE AFTER SLIP |
| 2016-12-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, IT ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CON… |
| 2016-11-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DURING A WRECK AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN I HIT AN UNMARKED UTILITY POLE IN THE ROADWAY OF A PARKING LOT EXIT. |
| 2016-10-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PAINT SEAL DELAMINATION |
| 2016-07-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS FROM THE UP POSITION DOWN INTO THE SIGHT PATH DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS FACE BLOCKIN… |
| 2016-06-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SATURDAY JUNE 18 2016 AT 6:40 A.M. DRIVING ON TULLY ROAD IN MY 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. MY SPEED WAS 35 MILES PER HOUR … |
| 2016-05-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PASSENGER WINDOW HAS HAD TO BE FIXED MULTIPLE TIMES. COMES OFF THE TRACK AND WILL NOT CLOSE. HAVE HAD INTERIOR DAMAGE B… |
| 2016-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF MY 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, FOR ALMOST 8 YEARS. I GOT IT IN NOV.2008 AT AROUND THE 69,000 MARK.… |
| 2016-04-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE VISOR IS LOOSE AND DROPS DOWN DURING DRIVING , OBSTRUCTING VIEW. IS NOT SAVE DURING DRIVING , VISIR CAN NO… |
| 2016-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT KAISER HOSPITAL AS I HIT THE BRAKE THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR SPED FORWA… |
| 2015-12-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICL… |
| 2015-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OVERHEATED SUDDENLY, BLOWING HOT AIR FROM THE AC AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME … |
| 2015-04-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A STRIP MALL, ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE THE PARKING BLOCK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. … |
| 2015-03-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE IS FRAYING ON THE EDGES. SPOKE TO OTHER TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OWNERS AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING T… |
| 2015-03-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY SUV AFTER A HEAVY RAIN WAS FLOODED. (FLOOR, BOTH FRONT AND BACK). I TOOK THE CAR IN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS . ALL AGRE… |
| 2015-02-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 23, 2015. WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM VEHICLE AS I WAS DRIVING. THEN,… |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE EVEN WHEN YOU DEPRESS YOUR BRAKES EVEN AFTER YOU REPLACE BULB AND LIG… |
| 2014-11-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE REAR BRAKES WILL NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER YOU DEPRESS YOUR BRAKES. REPLACED BULB AND SOCKET THAT HOUSES BULB AN… |
| 2014-10-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2003 IN CALIFORNIA. IN 2005 I MOVED TO NORTH PORT, FLORIDA. I HAVE SEEN ON THE MEDIA THAT IF… |
| 2014-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NEEDED TO HAVE A TOTAL ENGINE REBUILD DUE TO FAULTY HEAD BOLTS THAT STRIPPED AND ALLOWED COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE AN… |
| 2014-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PARKING LIGHT IS NOT FUNCTIONING, WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. SAFETY ISSUE. *TR |
| 2014-07-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE REAR LIGHTS STOPS WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE. THE BULBS ARE FINE HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH THE NEW ONE AND THE P… |
| 2014-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RIGHT SIDE (PASSENGER) BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT BRIGHT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, DRIVER OF ANOTHER CAR ALMOST HIT OUR V… |
| 2014-06-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE IN JUNE. THEN I NOTICED REDDISH/PINK FLUID ACCUMULATING ON GARAGE FLOOR … |
| 2014-06-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRA… |
| 2014-05-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DAUGHTER HAD PARKED HER CAR AT THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT ON 5/27/2014 AT 7:02 AM , SHE WENT TO SCHOOL STAYED THE WHOLE … |
| 2014-04-20 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE SUN VISOR (DRIVER SIDE) SUDDENLY DROPPED DOWN AND OBSCURED MY VISION OF A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION I WA… |
| 2014-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I'VE HAD MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW. I GOT IT AS BRAND NEW CAR AND I AM THE SINGLE OWNER AND WELL MAIN… |
| 2014-04-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BOLTS STRIPPED OUT CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK AND LOSS OF CYLINDER COMPRESSION. THIS OCCURRED ON A TOYOTA 2.4… |
| 2014-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS… |
| 2014-03-06 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN, BLOCKING THE DRIVER'S VISION. IT WILL NOT STAY IN THE "UP" POSITION. WHEN IT … |
| 2014-02-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CLARIFICATION FROM PREVIOUS SUBMISSION (10/21/14)....... HEATING SYSTEM BLOWS COLD AIR INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE HEAT … |
| 2014-02-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT NYLON WEBBING (ACTUAL BELT PORTION) HAS STARTED TO SEVERELY UNRAVEL IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES.… |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD UNRELIABLE OPERATION OF THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FOR SOME TIME (APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE ABOVE WAS FOR … |
| 2013-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | GRANDMOTHER WAS LEAVING AND DROVE THROUGH A CLOSED WROUGHT IRON GATE THAT WAS OVER 10' TALL AND 16' WIDE. CONTINUED ACC… |
| 2013-11-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED BRIGHTENING UPON HITTING THE BRAKES AT FIRST. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER, NEITHER BRAK… |
| 2013-10-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 4 CYLINDER ENGINE OVERHEATED VERY QUICK, VERY HIGH, CAUSING A GASKET TO BLOW. UPON REPAIRING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER… |
| 2013-09-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES WHEN CAR IS PARKED |
| 2013-09-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED, HEAD BOLTS STRIPPED, COOLANT LEAK, A/C BLOWS HOT. *TR |
| 2013-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WAS POURING ANTI FREEZE ON THE ROAD FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE'S HEAD BOLTS WERE STRIPED CAUSING THE HEAD G… |