Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Toyota Highlander.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2025 Acura MDX (under 10,000 miles) has failed to restart after the automatic idle stop engaged at stoplights and dr… |
| 2025-11-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2005 Toyota Highlander. The contact discovered that there was a mileage discrep… |
| 2025-08-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | All at once the windows, moon roof, blinkers, reverse lights, running lights and brake lights stopped working - also th… |
| 2024-12-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | Passager seat burnt up from the heated seats |
| 2021-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | Driver's seat belt locked up so I was unable to wear it, I hit a deer tried to swerve to miss it, and my car was shakin… |
| 2020-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER LOOKS TO BE LEAKING NEAR THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I KNOW THAT IT WAS REPLACED… |
| 2020-11-22 | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2005 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed… |
| 2019-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SHORT IN MASTER WINDOW SWITCH |
| 2019-01-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | REAR BREAK LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT WITH FUSE BLOWING. NO REAR LIGHTS AT ALL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I KEEP REPLACING THE 10A … |
| 2018-02-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FLUID HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY 500 MILES. THERE MUST BE A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. ONCE WE AL… |
| 2017-12-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SLUDGE |
| 2017-09-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROVE IN FRONT OF THE C… |
| 2017-06-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSAXLE VENT IS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO EXHAUST, POTENTIAL OF CATASTRAPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO TOTAL … |
| 2017-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. |
| 2016-11-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY HIGHLANDER HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY GAVE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT STARTED B… |
| 2016-10-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ANTI-SKID COMPUTER HAS GONE BAD, ACTIVATING SKID CONTROL CONSTANTLY ( CUTTING POWER AND APPLYING BRAKES ) ALL THE TIME … |
| 2016-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PARK MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2005 IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHERE I WORK, BACKING UP, THE ENGINE IDDLE… |
| 2016-07-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOT EVEN A WEEK AFTER OWNING IT I HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLA… |
| 2016-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | NOTICED A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY AND STEERING DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EV… |
| 2015-11-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | UNABLE TO STEER CAR PROPERLY ESP WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE CAR, ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS, HAD THE TENDENCY TO GO STRA… |
| 2015-10-17 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON THE COUNTRY SIDE, WE USED THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND NOTICED WHEN WE STOP SMOKE FROM THE HEAD LAMPS. IT W… |
| 2015-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, VSC, TIRE … |
| 2015-06-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I STARTED MY CAR I NOTICED THE ABS,BRAKE,TIRE,TRAC OFF&VSC LITES WERE ALL LIT. I COULDN'T GET A DIAGNOSIS FROM MEC… |
| 2015-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAVE DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED TOYOTA WITH MY CONCERNS, NO HELP WAS… |
| 2015-06-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND WAS GOING TO ENTER A ROAD. I WAS COASTING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 10 MPH BECAU… |
| 2015-05-30 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | Yes | 1 | ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 I WAS MOVING OUR 2005 HIGHLANDER FROM THE STREET INTO OUR RESERVED PARKING … |
| 2015-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LOCKED UP. HAD TO CUT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE. THE WH… |
| 2015-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO PROPERLY FUNCTION FO… |
| 2015-03-07 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENTIRE SU… |
| 2014-11-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS BECAME AB… |
| 2014-10-25 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE DETERIORATING. T… |
| 2014-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER, CAN BE ON THE COLDEST SEATING AND THEN TURN EXTREMELY HOT. SEEMS LIKE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT, IT EFFECTS … |
| 2014-10-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | HEWLLO MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR.IT WONT STAY UP AND HASNT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I HAVE READ THAT … |
| 2014-09-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | BACKING UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE WENT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAS PEDAL TAPING THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY TO … |
| 2014-06-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT ON FRONT DRIVERS SEAT CONTINUES TO FOLD OVER, AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR |
| 2014-05-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | MY CAR WAS DECELERATING IN THE FAR RIGHT TURN LANE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE HAD BEEN APPLIED APPROXIMATELY 100… |
| 2014-05-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THERE ARE 2 MALFUNCTIONS HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE:1) THE DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STOP WORKING WITH KEYLESS ABOUT… |
| 2014-04-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LINE CORRODED WITH FLUID LEAK. REPLACED BY MEINEKE. *TR |
| 2014-03-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN, WON'T STAY UP, AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2014-03-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | AS NOTED ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES FROM USERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS I AM, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE; TH… |
| 2014-02-12 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BOTH POWER REAR WINDOWS CAME OUT OF THEIR PWR WINDOW TRACKS. THIS ALLOWS THE WINDOW TO FALL TO THE FULLY OPEN POSITION.… |
| 2014-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON MY TOYOTA 2005 HIGHLANDER AFTER 96,000 MILES. I HAVE READ OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND … |
| 2013-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE F… |
| 2013-11-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | INVOLVED IN THEE CAR T-BONE COLLISION THAT CAUSED SEVERAL INJURIES TO UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES. THE AIR-BAG FAILED … |
| 2013-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH FROM A COMPLETE ST… |
| 2013-09-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP, IT JUST FALLS DOWN AND BLOCKS DRIVERS VIEW ANY TIME AND AT THE WORST TIME! NOW … |
| 2013-08-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN I RETURNED FROM WORK ON 08/28/2013 I NOTICED A LEAK UNDER MY VEHICLE. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTO MECHANIC ON 8/30/2… |
| 2013-08-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR DROPS DOWN RANDOMLY AND OBSTRUCT MY VISION. I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.… |
| 2013-07-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AND ON AGAIN OFF AGAIN WITH ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME … |
| 2013-06-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT APPROX 35MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING DECELERATED RAPIDLY TO ZERO MPH AND A LOUD GEAR - LI… |