Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Toyota Highlander.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1. The 3.5L V6 Engine (2GR-FE) failed due to the subsequent loss of lubrication caused by the rupture of the Oil Cooler… |
| 2024-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | Steering wheel air bag did not deploy in front end MVA |
| 2024-05-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding persistent safety issues with my 2011 Toyota Highlan… |
| 2024-01-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Our car had a major oil leak from the engine Oil Cooler Pipe Manifold at the bottom of the engine (front). My research … |
| 2023-07-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | the intake VVT-i gear on 2AR-FE equipped Rav-4s and other Toyota models Has failed after 113k miles. The vehicle is at… |
| 2023-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | As my family was driving down Interstate 85 in Atlanta going around 80 MPH a dash notification came on that said "Low O… |
| 2023-01-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION: OIL COOLER | No | 0 | Pin hole in oil line causing excessive oil leak. Loose oil very quickly. Could cause permanent damage to engine. Had … |
| 2022-12-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering is clunky, locks in position when backing out of a parking spot, is clunky and unreliable at slow sp… |
| 2022-11-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | Clicking in steering column light comes on dash for power steering then hard to make turn then well go back off then ab… |
| 2022-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | In the last 30 days, the steering has begun to feel "loose", as if I am driving on ice. At first it was barely percepta… |
| 2022-09-12 | STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:SUN VISOR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the sun visors on the driver’s and passenger’s sides… |
| 2022-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My 2011 Toyota Highlander is burning engine oil. So much that I almost got into a major accident on the highway. So wha… |
| 2022-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A very common problem and a very expensive fix. There is a rattling noise at cold startup that is coming from the engin… |
| 2022-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | While driving on the parkway, an oil pressure warning light came on and said to turn off the car. The car immediately s… |
| 2022-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Abs brake actuator started to fail. |
| 2022-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | A major and catastrophic oil leak occurred while the car was being driven by my wife on a major thruway during early mo… |
| 2021-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | When driving approximately 20-30mph multiple warning lights illuminated on dash along with Brake Malfunction warning on… |
| 2021-09-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I was going about 40 mph on the Taconic Pkwy over the amvet bridge in the far left lane of the highway. Traffic was he… |
| 2021-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2011 TOYOTA Highlander. The contact stated while adding engine oil, the oil would leak from front se… |
| 2021-03-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE BURSTED AND LEAKED OIL EVERYWHERE ON THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE OVERHEATED..WAS ALERTED BY THE SYSTEM A… |
| 2021-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURNING ON THE REAR DEFROSTER WILL CUT POWER TO THE ENGINE AND DASHBOARD. TURNING OFF THE DEFROSTER WILL RETURN POWER T… |
| 2020-11-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL COOLER HOSE "LEAKING". TOYOTA DID ISSUE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN, BUT WAS NEVER CHECKED DURING REGULAR D… |
| 2020-08-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE LOSS OF TRACTION AND GRIP ON WET PAVEMENT. |
| 2020-03-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THERE'S A THUMP WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, NO MATTER WHAT ROAD/STREET. WE… |
| 2020-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ON FEB 13, I WAS DRIVING AN ANN ARBOR, MI, STREET THAT WAS DOWNHILL AND ICY. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE ABS CA… |
| 2020-02-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLUNKING AND CLICKING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. TSB FROM TOYOTA CALLS FOR INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACEMENT, BUT T… |
| 2020-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS PARKING MY CAR AT A PARKING LOT. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR (IT WAS ABOUT 2MPH) WHILE APPLYING BRAKE AND MY CAR … |
| 2019-11-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AROUND A CORNER A… |
| 2019-11-30 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CRUISE CONTROL AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING SPEEDOMETER READIN… |
| 2019-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR I WAS HEADING HOME WITH MY KIDS (5 Y.O. AND 7 Y.O.) WHEN THE VEHICL… |
| 2019-10-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHAFT U JOINT MAKES CLUNKING NOISE. DEALER ADVISED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. |
| 2019-09-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HIT A CONCRETE POST AT ROUGHLY 30 MPH, DEAD CENTER FRONT OF VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS D… |
| 2019-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2011 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER V6 AWD SUFFERED A SUDDEN OIL COOLER PIPE FAILURE/RUPTURE LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILU… |
| 2019-08-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT OFF. EVEN WHEN A PERSON IS SITTING ON THE SEAT. CRUISE CONTROL ALSO STOPPED WORKING, LIGHT… |
| 2019-08-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | I STARTED EXPERIENCING A CLUNK IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT FOR PARKING . IT HAPPEN… |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY POWER STEERING WHEEL, IT'S STIFF AND I UNABLE TO CONTROL IT WHEN ON THE ROAD. WHEN DRIVING O… |
| 2019-06-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A 2011 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 6… |
| 2019-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE HAD ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS REPLACED, SOME TWICE, AT CON… |
| 2019-02-18 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS (2010 - 2013) SUN VISORS. THE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS IN EITHER THE UPRIGHT… |
| 2019-02-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR STUCK IN DOWN POSITION, AND WILL NOT MOVE UPWARD OUT OF THE WAY, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. IT CA… |
| 2019-01-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFTS CLUNK NOISE. FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2019-01-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON AN ACCESS ROAD ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO CUT IN AND… |
| 2019-01-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN I THEN BEGAN THE RIGH… |
| 2019-01-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | AT AROUND 90,000 MILES I NOTICED A DISTINCT CLUNK IN THE STEERING AS THE WHEEL UNWOUND FROM SHARP TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. … |
| 2019-01-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | POPPING NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS. |
| 2018-11-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLUNKING OR TAPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THAT CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA AS "ST… |
| 2018-11-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING OR OVER BUMPS THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES CLUNKING NOISE. HAS BECOME LOUDER WITH TIME |
| 2018-11-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING IN MY HIGHLANDER HAS STARTED MAKING A POPPING AND KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE VECHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO … |
| 2018-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH GENTLE TURNS AT 35MPH, POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT UNTIL THERE WERE … |
| 2018-07-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR IS SITTING STILL WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE HORN HAS GONE OFF SEVERAL TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AN… |