Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
40
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE AB… |
| 2019-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF. DEALER DIAGNOSED THIS AS A BREAK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE… |
| 2019-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ONCE CAR WAS SITTING IN A LOT AND ANOTHER TIME, RUNNING ON HIGHWAY. ABS, BRAKE,TRACTION CONTROL, VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AL… |
| 2018-12-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL- WHEN FUILING FROM THE PUMP, NUZZLES KEEP SHUTING OFF ITSELF LIKE THE TANK IS ALREADY FULL. ITS BEEN HAPP… |
| 2018-10-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 1 | THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPLETELY WENT OUT OF ORDER SUDDENLY, DURING THE MOTION IN THE STREET. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIQU… |
| 2018-03-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON. AUTO REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF … |
| 2017-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON - AS PER HARTFORD DEALER NEED TO REPLACE THESE PARTS 44050-48320 AND 47070-48020 |
| 2017-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, A "CROAKING" NOISE CAN BE HEARD AND VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER SAYS THE … |
| 2017-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2017-06-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT ROUGHLY 80K MILES, EVERY TIME I STARTED THE CAR, A "BRAKE MALFUNCTION" ALERT WOULD DISPLAY. MULTIPLE SENSORS ON THE … |
| 2017-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING TO STOP CAR IN A SCHOOL PICK UP LINE, WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES BEGAN FLASHING. WARNING LIGHTS STATED B… |
| 2016-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND MY BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT. LUCKILY, SINCE IT WAS ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT WITH KIDS EVERYWHERE N… |
| 2016-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FROM ORLANDO TO TAMPA FLORIDA MY WIFE HAD THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A WEIRD NOISE COMING UN… |
| 2016-08-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I ARRIVE AT A PARKING LOT ON FLOWER AVENUE STRIP DRIVING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A CLINIC, AT A VERY LO… |
| 2016-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ACTUATOR NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING AND RELEASING BRAKES. MAY LEAD TO FAILED ABS SYSTEM. |
| 2016-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT ON WITH WARNING, BRAKES PERFORMING POORLY. THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND BREAK PUMP FAILED REQUIRING REPLACE… |
| 2015-10-26 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING F… |
| 2015-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE TRAVEL CITY SPEED (35-40MPH). NO NOTICEABLE BRAKING PROBLEM BUT ADVISED CAR… |
| 2013-11-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN FOR A 5,000 MILE SERVICE MAINTENANCE. AFTER OUR SERVICE ADVISOR LOOKED OVER THE VE… |
| 2013-09-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE WHOLE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO ANYTHING. COULDN'T DRIVE IT AT ALL, WAS … |
| 2012-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR AFTER BEING STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR JERKED FORWARD, STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WARNIN… |
| 2011-01-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRES ON MY 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW EV… |
| 2010-11-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIG… |
| 2010-04-15 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE C… |
| 2010-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2009 BRAKES FADE FOR A BRIEF BUT NOTICEABLE MOMENT WHEN BRAKING. SOMETIMES IT IS MORE PRONOUNC… |
| 2010-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. I HAD NOTICED BRAKING ISSUES AND HEARD ABOUT THE PRIUS RECALL. THIS DESCRIBES EXACTLY … |
| 2010-02-05 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2010 DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL, I LOST PARTIAL TRACTION IN MY ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE (AWD), 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLAND… |
| 2010-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WRITE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME UNUSUAL BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED BY MY 2009 HYBRID HIGHLANDERS BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH I PURCHASED IN… |
| 2010-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 15 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES ON A RO… |
| 2010-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | BRAKES FADE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT -- PERHAPS HALF OF A SECOND -- AND THEN COME BACK. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPL… |
| 2010-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID, PURCHASED NEW IN AUG. 2009. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEW INCIDENTS RELATED TO BRAKIN… |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | I OWN A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. IT HAS HAD THREE INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED LOW SPEED ACCELERATION SINCE I PURCHAS… |
| 2010-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | WE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH OUR 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID AS BEEN REPORTED IN THE TOYOTA PRIUS RECALL. AT … |
| 2010-01-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES BY MANY 2009 HIGHLANDER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED PREMATURE AND DANGEROUS TREAD WEAR. *TR |
| 2009-10-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | Yes | 0 | I OWN A 2009 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND AM CONCERNED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING THAT ARE … |
| 2009-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WE HAVE SEVERAL SAFETY RELATED COMPLAINTS: 1. MY WIFE HAS NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT & TO … |
| 2009-06-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE "CLANKS" WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED FAIRLY HARD. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL FOR HIGHLANDERS AND T… |
| 2009-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WOUL… |
| 2009-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | TOYOTA HYBRIDS SURGE WHEN BRAKING. I TOOK THE CAR IN TWICE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE S… |
| 1901-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH BATTERY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WENT TO START TH… |