Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-15 | 09V223000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 27,080 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 72 MPH, the vehicle failed to a… |
| 2021-07-01 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the… |
| 2020-01-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I-30 EAST UP A HILL GOING APPT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND SLOWED DOWN… |
| 2019-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND THE HYBRID … |
| 2019-06-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE C… |
| 2019-06-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2006 HIGHLANDER DROVE JUST FINE. PARKED IN MY USUAL SPOT AND THE NEXT TIME I START IT MY P/S LIGHT IS ON AND I HAVE … |
| 2019-04-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, HOWEVER IT POTENTIALLY CAUSES UNSAFELY IF NOT FIXED AS REQUESTED. THE REASON I COME… |
| 2019-04-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP FAILED AND WAS REPLACE UNDER THE WARRANTEE EXTENSION ZG1. THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE ACTUATOR PUMP … |
| 2019-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON, THERE IS A HIGH BEEPING SOUND, AND THE BRA… |
| 2019-01-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO PROPERLY STOP THE CAR. THIS ISSUE FIRST HAPPENED IN JANU… |
| 2019-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL… |
| 2018-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ON MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 3 TIMES SINCE 2014. REPLACING THIS PART I… |
| 2018-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED IN 2013 AND THE REPLACEMENT MODULE FAILED AGAIN IN 20018. |
| 2018-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME AND STAYED ON. WENT TO DIAGNOSE REPAIR AND THEY SAID IT NEEDS A … |
| 2018-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING DOES NOT STEER CORRECTLY SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE. DEALER SAYS THAT THEY WANT $2000 TO FIX IT BY REPLACING THE… |
| 2018-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD SCRAPPING SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE LEFT REAR B… |
| 2018-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM GETTING A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH A RED TRIANGLE, ORANGE ABS LIGHT, ORANGE TRACTION CONTROL… |
| 2018-08-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR AND ALL MY ABS AND BREAK LIGHTS WENT ON. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ON A STRAIGHT AWAY WITH PLENTY OF… |
| 2018-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE. MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED JUST HAD A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT WAS DIA… |
| 2018-07-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY FLUSH TO INTERIOR CAR ROOF NOR FLUSH TO WINDSHIELD WHEN PLACED IN DOWN POSITION. NO… |
| 2018-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION DURING CITY DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD TO PRESS DOWN A… |
| 2018-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FIRST A LOUD RINGING HAPPENED AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. WE HAVE SERVICED CAR REGULARLY, BRAKES ARE NEW, BUT CAR DOES NOT … |
| 2018-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR MAKING A RAPID CLICKING SOUND AND VEHICLE DISPLAYS CHECK VSC SYSTEMS WARNING LIGHT. THIS SEEMS… |
| 2018-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAKS NOT WORKING! IM AN EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW I DONT WANT MY F… |
| 2018-05-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE OFF-RAMP OF EAST-BOUND 202/MCQUEEN RD EXIT. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDA… |
| 2018-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN AUGUST 2018. IN JANUARY, WARNING LIGHTS INDICATED A 'VSC SYSTEM' PROBLEM. THE EVENT OCC… |
| 2018-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY CAR 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID FROM A NON-TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AUGUST. AND FEW MONTHS LATER I STA… |
| 2018-04-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL IN 3 TIMES THE LIGHT "READY '' DISAPPEAR AND APPEAR "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" AND THEN ENGINE NEED TO STAR… |
| 2018-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A LOT OF NOISE WHILE PARKED OR STATIONARY. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED THE MALFUNCTION AS … |
| 2018-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER A 40 MINUTE HIUGHWAY DRIVE, CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. ENGINE LIGHTS "CHECK HYBRID S… |
| 2018-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID FWD IN FEB 2018 FROM HERCULES POLICE DEPARTMENT. FAIRLY OFTEN WHEN I APPLY THE BRA… |
| 2018-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MECHANIC PUT NEW BRAKES ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. WHEN DONE THE : MAINTENANCE VSC MESSAGE; TRACTION CONTROL; ABS; AND BRAKE… |
| 2018-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID, CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, CHECK VSC LIGHT, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ALL ON PERMANENTLY AND MY BRAKES ARE… |
| 2018-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IS MALFUNCTIONING, AND IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT TO ACTIVATE WHICH IN TURN D… |
| 2018-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS PREGNANT AND DRIVING WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN WHEN THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON ABOUT VSC AND A LOUD RINGING H… |
| 2018-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. NOTHING IN MANUAL ABOUT IT. CALLED TOYOTA DEALER SAID NO RUSH TO BRI… |
| 2018-01-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MOST OF DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT ON AND BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHEN 17 Y/O SON DRIVING VEHICLE AS PULLING INTO PARKING SP… |
| 2018-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS ON HIGHWAY THE LIGHT( BRAKE VSC ABS..) THEN I HEARD NOISE I TRY TO PUSH THE BREAK DIDN'T STOP AND I AM GLAD THAT … |
| 2018-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR PRODUCES A CHIRPING / CRUNCH NOISE AND IT SLIPS A TAD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CA… |
| 2017-12-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACUATOTOR FAILED. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. LOSS OF BRAKES!!!!! |
| 2017-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 65MPH THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER,THE CHECK HYBRID LIGHT WAS FLASHING, WAS ABLE TO PULL OVE… |
| 2017-11-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS A HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED. THE LIMITED HAS A TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY TO CONTROL THE ONBOARD GPS, SOUND SYST… |
| 2017-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER ZG1 BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE FOR THE OWNER AND A THIRD-PARTY MECHANIC. MECHANIC SUGGESTED I… |
| 2017-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILED AT 137,000 MILES , MECHANICS STATED THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN,I WAS DRIVING WHEN ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME … |
| 2017-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISES STARTING IN 8/2017 WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. ACTUATOR PROBLEM LIGHTS CAME ON IN… |
| 2017-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, TH… |
| 2017-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS MODULE ACTUATOR. BRAKES ARE SOFT AND LOCKING UP AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN … |
| 2017-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILED AT 180,000 MILES , MECHANICS STATED THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN,I WAS DRIVING WHEN ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME … |
| 2017-05-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND WHEN I BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN I HEARD A CHIME AND A CHECK VCS SYSTEM WARNING CAME WITH ABS , BRAKE… |
| 2017-05-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I FOUND SOME INFO IN A FORUM WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT LEAKING AROUND THE AXLE. I WAS INFOR… |