Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-14 | 09E028000 |
EQUIPMENT | 3,499 | — | Details |
| 2008-04-18 | 08V181000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 90,189 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that it was discovered that t… |
| 2025-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at various… |
| 2021-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the brake malfunction and AB… |
| 2019-08-14 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2019-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON TO CHECK BRAKES, ABS. ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACUMULATOR - ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.… |
| 2019-04-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS BEEN FAILING. KNOW ISSUE. I'VE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF … |
| 2019-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ON MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. MY RESEARCH INDICATES THA… |
| 2019-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL .. MY CAR START GETTING AN ERROR LIGHT IN MY DASHBOARD.. IT SAYS BRAKE MALFUNCTION , VSC SYSTEM AND ABS S… |
| 2019-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VSC, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL ERROR LIGHT. MY MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THIS AS A FAILER ACCUMULATOR (ABS MODULE), HE SAID THERE… |
| 2019-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS PUMP AND ACTUATOR FAILURE. WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH BUZZER, AND NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF STOPPING POWER, REDUCED F… |
| 2019-02-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR NORMALLY ON CITY STREETS, NOT EVEN BRAKING AT THE TIME WHEN SUDDENLY THE ABS LIGHT AND A COUPLE… |
| 2019-02-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA SAYS ITS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND IT WILL COST ME $47… |
| 2018-12-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD A NUMBER OF SERVICE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID, INCLUDING THE BR… |
| 2018-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN SEVERAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND ERROR MESSAGE BEGAN ROTATING THROUGH THE CENT… |
| 2018-11-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR HAS BEEN KEPT ON A GARAGE AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ON IT METICULOUSLY. HO… |
| 2018-10-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BRAKE SAFETY BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FALIAR TO FUNCTION AND ALMOST LOCKED WHEN I AM DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY TH… |
| 2018-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A WEIRD "BURPING / BARKING" NOISE AND THEN THE DREADED C1391 CODE POPPED UP. THERE WAS A RECA… |
| 2018-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN INTERNAL ALARM SOUNDED. ALSO, THE BRAKES… |
| 2018-10-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN EMERGENCY LIGHTS WENT ON, BRAKES LIGHTS, 4WD SYSTEM LIGHTS TOO TELLING ME TO PULL … |
| 2018-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS BEEN MAKING A 'BARKING' SOUND EACH TIME I DEPRESS OR RELEASE THE BRAKE. I TOOK IT INTO TH… |
| 2018-09-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS ACTUATOR IS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY, I NOTICED A NOISE FROM THE SLIPPING ABS WHILE IDLI… |
| 2018-09-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID . HAS 110K MILES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME TWISE IN ONE WEEK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN M… |
| 2018-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID . HAS 200K MILES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME TWICE IN ONE WEEK WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN M… |
| 2018-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FAILURE OF BRAKE ACCUATOR AND ACCUMULATOR |
| 2018-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2008 HIGHLANDER ABS IS FAILED AND THAT PUT OUR FAMILY AND OTHERS IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERL… |
| 2018-08-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKING POWER ASSIST FAILURE CAUSED FENDER BENDER IN PARKING LOT, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FOUND AT BRAKE PUMP. DASH WARNING… |
| 2018-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE WARNING ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS WARNING) SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. REPAIRS CO… |
| 2018-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HYBRID/ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP INCLUDING VSC, HYBRID SYSTEM, AND CHECK EN… |
| 2018-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | LIGHTS APPEARED ON DASH "BRAKE MALFUNCTION", "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM", "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". TOOK MY 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER … |
| 2018-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE ABS ,VSC ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN ACCELERATING. STATING TO PARK VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. |
| 2018-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS CAME ON AND STARTED BEEPING. WHEN THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED, IT'S H… |
| 2018-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION AT THE TOYOTA DEAL… |
| 2018-06-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED AND TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART ON 2006&2007 MODELS BUT NOT FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THE REPAI… |
| 2018-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE ACTUATOR PROBLEM CAUSING NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BEING REPORTED. SIMILAR … |
| 2018-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE MALFUNTION WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS, ABS ,VSC(SLIIP INDICATORL) LIGHT),EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING L… |
| 2018-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOST ALL BRAKING ABILITY DUE TO A ABS BRAKE ACUATOR INTERNAL LEAK ON HYBRID VEHICLE |
| 2018-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A 2008 HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN 2016. THE CAR WAS PRACTICALLY MAINTENANCE FREE UNTIL LAST WEEK. ALL SERVICE EX… |
| 2018-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A BUNCH OF LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING MY ABS AND WARNINGS FLASHED.. I BROUGHT IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN GA AND THEY TR… |
| 2018-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA HIGLANDER HYBRID. DASH WARNINGS APPEARED SUDDENLY: CHECK VSC SYSTEM, CHECK ABS, BRAKE MALFUNCTIO… |
| 2018-04-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHTS CAME ON, CHECK ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND I LOST FUNCTI… |
| 2018-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2008 HIGHLANDER ABS IS FAILED AND THAT PUT OUR FAMILY AND OTHERS IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERL… |
| 2018-03-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED. ALSO, THE BRAKE M… |
| 2018-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY LEAVING THE CAR 100% WITH NO BRAKES AS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN HE… |
| 2018-03-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR GAVE A WARNING TO PULL OVER SAFELY DUE TO A BRAKE MALFUNCTION AND TO TAKE TO THE DEALE… |
| 2018-02-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE, VSC AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION … |
| 2018-02-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE NORTHBOUND I-405 AT ABOUT 4:30 PM ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRIC ENGINE SH… |
| 2018-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH 'BRAKE BRAKE MALFUNCTION', 'ABS CHEVK ABS', AND 'CHECK VSC SYSTEM'. ALL … |
| 2018-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS, VSC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE ON A BRIDGE ON AT HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH; PULLED OVER SAFELY TO CHECK FUNCTION; BRAKES STILL W… |
| 2018-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS MODULE WENT OUT DURING ICE STORM MAKING CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LOOKING ONLINE, I SEE THAT THIS HAS BEEN A FAIRLY COMM… |
| 2017-12-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES STOPPED WORKING WITH LIGHTS COMING ON REQUESTING TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE ABS ACTUATO… |