Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-19 | 14V743000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 3,233 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander. The vehicle was purchased from a private seller on Facebook … |
| 2025-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My vehicle about a year ago started to display the dash lights for the VSC, ABS, and Emergency Brake however there was … |
| 2025-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2007 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while attempting to register th… |
| 2024-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Subject: Urgent Safety Concern - Recurring Issues with Toyota Highlander Hybrid Models Dear National Highway Traffic S… |
| 2023-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2007 HYBRID ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM. THE PRIMER MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN TO PRIME THE PUMP EVEN WHEN CAR IF OFF. THE … |
| 2022-12-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving a vehicle came across me and when i pressed on the brake hard, the car would stop normally, and ABS, brak… |
| 2022-12-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The VTT - I oil line leaks oil may burst |
| 2022-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Driving at about 50 mph on two lane road, the VSC and ABS lights come on with a little chime warning, along with some o… |
| 2022-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | All of the sensors for tires were removed before I bought this car and the tire light keeps on(the pressure is good). M… |
| 2022-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving down the 405fwy downhill, all my lights went off and showed VSC system on my dashboard. This part of the… |
| 2022-01-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid and certain Prius and Lexus models were equipped with an ABS actuator that could pote… |
| 2022-01-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | Only six months after installation as a set of 4 new tires at Sam's Club in May 2021, multiple cracks start to develop … |
| 2021-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | we were station in the Military base in Belle chasse LA. I'm having a SAFETY issue with the vehicle brake system and AB… |
| 2021-06-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Was driving on highway and Check Hybrid System, Check ABS System and Check VSC system flashed on dash, lost all power. … |
| 2021-02-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY VCS LIGHT,ABS,BRAKE,TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON. PLUS A HORRIBLE BUZZING NOISE ALWAYS ON. BRAKES ARE HARD TO PRESS … |
| 2021-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | C1391 ' ABNORMAL LEAK OF ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING |
| 2020-12-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | ALL MOTOR MOUNTS ARE ROTTED. WHILE DRIVING WHEN TAKE FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE CAR SWAYS AND PULLS. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEE… |
| 2020-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY WIFE CALLED ME FROM FAR AWAY TELLING ME THAT SHE SUDDENLY HAD BRAKE-RELATED WARMING LIGHTS. I QU… |
| 2020-11-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE STRAPS SUPPORTING THE FUEL TANK BROKE. BOTH STRAPS BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE, RENDERING IT UNDRIVABLE… |
| 2020-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 150K MILES. IN OCTOBER 2017 WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE B… |
| 2020-09-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WITH 100,000 MILES STALLED AND DIED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 65-70MPH, ILLUM… |
| 2020-07-26 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE WE WERE DRIVING, GOING AROUND A CORNER THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM DECIDED TO DO IT ITSELF... AND MAKE MY VEHICLE SLIP … |
| 2020-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTS WITHOUT USING A KEY AND CANNOT BE SHUT OFF. |
| 2020-02-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR DRIVING, OUR 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID (246,000 MILES) WILL STALL, LIGHTING VARIOUS WAR… |
| 2020-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I GOT ERROR CODES CHECK VSC SYSTEM, BRAKES LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR NEEDED BRAKE AC… |
| 2020-01-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WARNING LIGHT - POSSIBLE INVERTER MALFUNCTION. JUST APPEARED FOR THE FIRST TIME. |
| 2019-12-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKES FAILED ABS ANITA BREAKING SYSTEM FAILED BECAUSE IF THAT SB'S FAILED MY HYBRID BATTERY IS NOT CHARGING AND M… |
| 2019-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD A WHEEL BEARING REPLACED IN MY 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND AS SOON AS IT WAS FIXED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON … |
| 2019-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID LOST IT'S POWER BRAKES LAST WEEK AND I HAD TO LIMP HOME, THEN HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THE… |
| 2019-09-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOYOTA HAD PREVIOUSLY RECALLED THE ABS BRAKE MODULE ON SEVERAL TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS. THE SAME PART THAT THEY RECALLED IN … |
| 2019-09-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ACTUATOR FAILED CAUSING ERRATIC VEHICLE BEHAVIOR AND UNCONTROLLABLE BRAKING. ABS ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA IN… |
| 2018-12-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BUYING NEW CAR, POTENTIAL BUYER OF THIS CAR HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. FOUND EXTENSIVE RUST INVOLVING FRAME AND SUSPE… |
| 2018-12-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LESS THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I DID … |
| 2018-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN 2015 I WAS TOLD BY THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT MY ABS PUMP AND ACCUMULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT WAS DONE AND I IMM… |
| 2018-10-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS AND IS A KNOWN POTENTIAL PROBLEM BY TH… |
| 2018-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HORN STOPPED WORKING, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET WHILE TURNING. |
| 2017-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ACTUATORS MAKE WEIRD SOUND ONLY WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES. THE CAR MAY BE IN A TURNED ON OR OFF POSITION. ALL Y… |
| 2016-12-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT FOUR GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLE TREAD TIRES ON JAN. 29, 2013. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH… |
| 2016-11-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RIMS ON THE VEHICLE WERE VERY RUSTY. THE VEH… |
| 2016-09-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG. CHECKED WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELDS, AT THAT TIME, BUT D… |
| 2016-09-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I RETURNED HOME IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO FIND MY REAR WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND WITH A BASKETBALL SIZED HOLE.… |
| 2016-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. AFTER THE CONTACT RETURNED HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE, THE HORN STARTE… |
| 2016-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. POSSIBLE MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON 2001-2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS. WHILE DRIV… |
| 2016-03-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | "SUN VISOR FAILURE!" - DRIVER'S SIDE. JUST ANOTHER TO ADD TO THE NUMEROUS OTHER CONCERNED FAMILIES. NO HELP THROUGH TOY… |
| 2015-11-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON MY WAY HOME, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN STARTS BLINKING. GOT HOME AND FIND OUT THE OILS ALL GONE AND DEAD CAR… |
| 2015-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED WAS EXPERIENCING CONCERNING BRAKES BEGINNING TO LURCH FORWARD, BRAKE PEDAL STIFFN… |
| 2015-10-02 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | STARTING IN OCTOBER OF 2015 AND CONTINUING TO THIS DAY, THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REFUSES TO STAY IN THE FULL… |
| 2015-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT IT TOOK A LONGER… |
| 2015-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MY 2007 TOYOTA HIGH LANDER THE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING I HAVE NO HORN , WHEN I PRESS THE HORN BUTTON IT DOES NOT … |
| 2015-06-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS CAR. WE HAVE CHANGED THE OIL AND OIL FILTER AS REQUIRED BY TOYOTA. NEVER HAD A PROBL… |