Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Toyota Highlander.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | My car malfunctioned my tire locked up while I was driving on the high way causing me to spin out of control and skid a… |
| 2023-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger airbag occupancy sensor in my car has stopped sensing a passenger has been stuck on "OFF" for the past 2-… |
| 2023-08-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front bumper i… |
| 2020-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND PRESSING TO BRAK… |
| 2020-09-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE MY CAR SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO STEER, AND MY SPEED BECAME GREATER, … |
| 2018-11-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WITHOU… |
| 2017-07-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE TRANSFER CASE IS LEAKING AFTER ONLY 68000 MILES. THE LEAKING OIL DROPS OVER THE HEATED EXHAUST PIPE WHICH CAUSES F… |
| 2017-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDA… |
| 2017-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY TRAC OFF LIGHTS, ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I WORK FAR FROM HOME SO I TOOK IT TO THE… |
| 2016-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE OUTER RING OF THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY HAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE INNER RING CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL SYSTEM AND CAN AFFEC… |
| 2016-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE REAR WINDOWS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY WILL NOT POWER UP OR DOWN THE WINDOWS IN THE BACK OF SUV. AL… |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO DAYS NOW. THERE IS A BUZZING LIKE SOMETHING IS MALFUNCTIONING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE COMIN… |
| 2016-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE REQUIRED GREATER EFFORT TO STE… |
| 2016-03-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15 MPH ON A CITY STREETAND THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED BREAKING ON ITS … |
| 2016-03-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | IN FEB 2005 WHILE DOING ABOUT 30 MPH THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BRAKING, ON IT'S OWN, TO THE RIGHT MAKING IT ALM… |
| 2015-12-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | HEAT DOESN'T WORK AND A/C INTERMITTENTLY BLOWS COLD OR HOT. WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WILL FOG UP IN BAD WEATHER AND WITH… |
| 2015-11-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING |
| 2015-09-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A 2.4LITER/4 CYLINGER ENGINE THAT IS LOOSING OIL AT A RATE OF 1QRT PER 1000 MILES AND NOW THERE … |
| 2015-08-11 | SEATS | No | 0 | BEGAN DRIVING VEHICLE A WEEK AGO, USED TO BE MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. I NOTICED A SQUEAK IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, AND NOTICED IT… |
| 2015-05-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | GAS STATION DID NOT CLOSE HOOD COMPLETELY AND IT BLEW OPEN WHILE TRYING TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AT JUST OVER 40 MILES PER … |
| 2015-01-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING AT 140K MILES. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HAD THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED. THE CAR O… |
| 2014-12-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | CAR IN MOTION @45 MILES AN HOUR AT 8AM 12/29/14. DRIVER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS DUE TO MEDICAL EVENT, WHICH RESULTED IN AUT… |
| 2014-12-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINA… |
| 2014-10-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS SHOWN ON YOUR COMPLAINT SECTION I AMONG MANY MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN SOLD A DEFECTIVE 2.4 LITER ENGINE 4 CYLINDER. TH… |
| 2014-09-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR VERY SLOWLY AND VEHICLE SLOWLY CREEPS FORWARD. MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. … |
| 2014-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND WOULD ALSO I… |
| 2014-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *TR |
| 2014-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I NOTICED THAT MY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT/MANUFACTURER PASSENGER-SIDE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT LENS HAD A BURNT SPOT ON THE INSIDE… |
| 2014-05-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CON… |
| 2014-05-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS ARE BEING DISABLED. THIS IS THE DEFAULT MODE… |
| 2014-04-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK DYNAPRO HT TIRE, SIZE: P225-70-16T, AND DOT NUMBER:… |
| 2014-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD LOST SOME WATER/COOLANT AND BEGAN TO GET HOT. REPLACED FLUID AND DROVE HOME. KEPT LOOSING FLUID, SO I TOOK… |
| 2014-02-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY MALFU… |
| 2013-12-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WOULD … |
| 2013-12-07 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE MOONROOF. WHEN I OPENED UP THE MOO… |
| 2013-10-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | AS I'M DRIVING THE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN BLOCKING MY VISION. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A DEFECT IN TH… |
| 2013-10-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SUN VISOR KEEPS DROPPING FROM IT'S KEPT POSITION AND BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW. THIS ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDEN… |
| 2013-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE NOBODY WAS EVEN IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHILE TRAVELING ON A … |
| 2013-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE CAR ACCELERATED AND DID NOT SLOW… |
| 2013-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60-65 MPH WHEN ENGINE BEGAN OVER HEATING. PULL OVER RADIATOR WAS LOW. PUT ANTIFREEZE I… |
| 2013-03-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN NORMALLY AND PARKED. WHILE PARKED, OWNER NOTICED SMALL LEAK UNDER FRONT AXLE, INVESTIGATED AND LEAK… |
| 2013-03-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DESPITE THE NO INDICATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO TH… |
| 2013-02-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE THREADS IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BECAME STRIPED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE/PISTONS. RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE … |
| 2013-02-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SENSORS HAVE GONE OFF PERIOD. CALLE… |
| 2013-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHILE PARALLEL PARKING AND SLOWLY BACKING INTO THE PARKING SPACE, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD CRASHING INT… |
| 2012-10-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE… |
| 2012-10-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE IN THE UP POSITION AND DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR |
| 2012-09-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | WITH NO WARNING OR PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM, THE STEERING RACK AND PINION BROKE MAKING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY UN… |
| 2012-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A LEAK FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE V… |
| 2012-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT, GOING LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. AS I TURNED INTO THE SPOT, THE C… |