Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-16 | 13V014000 |
SEATS | 3,235 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the TPMS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle … |
| 2025-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I think there is odometer fraud by this company selling this car. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM … |
| 2025-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The paint is malfunction , and is available for inspection upon request. |
| 2024-11-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2012 Toyota Highlander Blizzard white paint peeling I need help!!! I noticed paint peeling on a side panel 2 months a… |
| 2024-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | All brake warning indicators lit up. Took it to a mechanic that specializes in hybrids and they diagnosed it as a brake… |
| 2024-01-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that 5,000 miles after purchasing the vehicle, the contac… |
| 2023-11-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER was locked & battery was dead. Could not unlock using either the key fob or the mechanical key… |
| 2023-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Hello, to whom it may concern: My 2012 Toyota Highlander Color Pearl White vin [XXX] ) has a repaint recall before Nov… |
| 2023-08-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Toyota Piston and Ring defect. My 2012 Toyota Highlander engine has defective pistons and rings that have led to exces… |
| 2023-06-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that he noticed that the front and rear driver’s side and… |
| 2023-05-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Around 112,500 miles our vehicle's oil pressure light came on. My husband drove it home, and our mechanic told us to to… |
| 2022-10-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | When turning on the defrost button, the engine shuts off while driving. |
| 2022-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving and arrived home and suddenly lost my braking and almost hit my house if I didn't steer the wheel towards… |
| 2022-07-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | This is the second Highlander Hybrid I've owned that has had the brake actuator and booster assembly fail affecting the… |
| 2022-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The Brake Hydro-Boost pump failed while driving on I-75. Subsequently almost all braking was lost on the vehicle. I ha… |
| 2022-04-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The front passenger side airbag light has been going off and on for a few months when someone is sitting in the seat no… |
| 2021-12-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | On December 29, 2021, while backing up my 2012 Toyota Highlander accelerated at speed that I was unable to control. One… |
| 2021-12-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I have had at least 6 occasions that in shifting from reverse and backing up that the bakes did not work, fortunately I… |
| 2021-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly loss motive po… |
| 2021-08-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | Toyota and other vehicle brands use wheel lug nuts that become "swollen" over time. This happens because a cosmetic ca… |
| 2021-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Major issue with Airbags July 2021. A warning appeared shortly after Passenger Sensor malfunction, that stated “Check S… |
| 2021-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | No | 0 | ABS check light is on, says "have dealer check immediately". Took vehicle to dealer, dealer determined the main wire th… |
| 2021-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | Popping and clunking sound in steering or suspension. Can be produced at speeds and at stand still. Could it be this?… |
| 2021-02-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN FILLING THE HIGHLANDER WITH FUEL, IT LOOKS LIKE A WATERFALL OF FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO… |
| 2021-01-29 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING A DEFECT WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE T… |
| 2021-01-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS FINE NO NOISE NOTHING ALL OF SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION FAIL TO SHIFT GEARS |
| 2020-10-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | IN LEFT TURN LANE, ACCELERATING FROM RED LIGHT STOP, A LOUD BAND (AS FROM A ROCK), SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED INTO THOUSAN… |
| 2020-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWERLIFT GATE BAR CAME OFF FROM DOOR, MECHANIC SAYS I NEED A NEW TAILGATE. |
| 2020-07-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING SHAFT CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AT LOW SPEED. CONFIRMED STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILURE BY IR… |
| 2020-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT A POPPING NOISE OCCURS AT LOW SPEED. |
| 2020-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR HAS OVER 117,000 MILES AND IS EXCESSIVELY CONSUMING OIL. THERE IS NO SIGN OF LEAKS ANYWHERE. I DO NOT GET ANY WARN… |
| 2020-01-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WELL BEFORE MY OIL CHANGES ARE DUE, MY VEHICLE NEEDS MORE OIL. THERE ARE NO APPARENT EXTERIOR LEAKS BUT THE OIL HAS TO … |
| 2020-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN COLD WEATHER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED IN… |
| 2019-11-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING IN A MAJOR CITY, WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL BOYS IN THE BACK SEAT, CAME UP ON A STOP (POLICE CLOSED THE ROAD AN… |
| 2019-11-24 | STEERING | No | 0 | NOTICED A SUBTLE KNOCKING SOUND ON THE STEERING WHEEL ONE YEAR AGO. TODAY IT BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED ,LOUDER , AS I TUR… |
| 2019-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WERE COMING OFF THE TRACK. EVENTUALLY, THE ARM MOTOR STOPP… |
| 2019-11-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE… |
| 2019-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2012 HIGHLANDER CURRENTLY HAS 110,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME NONE OF THE POWER DOORS LOCKS WORK WHEN THE… |
| 2019-08-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DOOR AJAR LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND "DINGER" COME ON AUG 4, 2019, WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED ALL DOORS, NOT… |
| 2019-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT WINDOW IS GOING OFF TRACK. THE GLASS DOES NOT GO UP CORRECTLY AND HAS ALMOST LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING T… |
| 2019-07-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL, THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE STEERING ASSEMBLY ALSO FEELS LOOSE WHEN TURNING. THIS HAPPE… |
| 2019-07-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING STEERING COLUMN WAS MAKING LIGHT CLICKING NOISE FOR A FEW YEARS. IN 2019 CLICKING RATE AND VOLUME INCREA… |
| 2019-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER STARTED MAKING POPPING NOISES WHEN TURNING RIGHT IN JUNE 2019, LESS THAN 100 THOUSAND MILES. … |
| 2019-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN MAKING TICKING SOUND. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED KNUCKLE JOINT IS BAD. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING. P… |
| 2019-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WENT OUT ON THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR IF MY 2012 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. I ONLY NOTICED THE FAIL… |
| 2019-05-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND TRAVELING AT LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR, A POPPING NOISE WAS PRESENT WHEN TURNING THE … |
| 2019-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW I HAVE BEEN HEARING A CLUCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AND UPON BREA… |
| 2019-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | IT MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN YOU STEER AT ALL TIMES |
| 2019-04-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WITH 1000 MILES LEFT ON AN OIL CHANGE OR SO OUR CAR WOULD RANDOMLY STALL WHEN YOU MAKE CERTAIN TURNS. OCCAISIOANLLY TH… |
| 2019-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON MARCH 19, 2019 AROUND 9:30PM (DRY ROAD CONDITION ' NO RAIN), MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION OUTSIDE WHILE W… |