Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-27 | 14V148000 |
SEATS | 46,757 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | A persistent smell of fuel occurred while in slow moving traffic and after vehicle was parked after use. Upon close ins… |
| 2025-06-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I own a Toyota and have always been a strong supporter of the brand — I truly believe Toyota’s reliability and build qu… |
| 2025-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Driver side airbags (curtain and left seat) spontaneously deployed while I was parking the car. I did not hit anything.… |
| 2025-02-10 | AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving in negative 10-degree weather at 75 MP… |
| 2024-11-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact discovered that… |
| 2024-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Multiple ABS related(ABS, TRACTION, BRAKES) warning lights/messages making driving my Highlander dangerous to me and ot… |
| 2024-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I purchased the car in 2020 with 73K miles on it. It has sporadically had incidents of unintended acceleration. I hap… |
| 2024-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The issue started when the car was over 84,000 miles. The engine burns excessive oil. I have to add oil every 2200 mile… |
| 2023-07-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am known by Toyota experts and my local mechanics as someone who takes excellent care of my vehicle, but unfortunatel… |
| 2023-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Engine is burning/consuming oil excessively; no leaks or any other unusual symptoms found. I was on an interstate highw… |
| 2022-08-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | All ABS brake lights on indicating a brake malfunction. Toyota has a customer support program to change out parts for … |
| 2022-02-05 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, there was an abn… |
| 2022-01-25 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while his wife was driving 60 MPH, she heard an abnormall… |
| 2021-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | When I turn the steering faster than a certain speed, it will lock up for a moment, either turning right or left. Some… |
| 2021-07-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car will stall with no warning. I have taken my car multiple times to the dealership and the problem has not been ab… |
| 2021-06-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | - The car was purchased in 2015 used and the steering wheel has made a clunking sound when turning a hard sharp left or… |
| 2021-05-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while attempting to close the liftgate, the contact was u… |
| 2021-04-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND SWERVED TO AVO… |
| 2021-03-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE ARE SOUNDS WHEN SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING, INCLUDING POPING OR SOMETIMES LIKE A WHIRLING SOUND. THE STEERING IS A BI… |
| 2020-12-31 | WHEELS | Yes | 1 | TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WHEELS HYDOP… |
| 2020-12-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECKED OIL LAST WEEK ALSO DEALER SUPPOSEDLY CHANGED OIL COUPLE DAYS AGO YELLOW TRIANGLE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS JUST BOUG… |
| 2020-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I BEGIN DRIVING AND COME TO STOP IT TENDS TO REV UP AND THEN DROPS BACK TO NORMAL. IT FEELS LIKE VEHICLE REVS UP A L… |
| 2020-10-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | BACK SEAT IS STUCK IN FOLDING POSITION. RAIL IS STUCK |
| 2020-09-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Oil consumption/oil pressure issue. Started suddenly maybe in 2020. My oil pressure light would come on “turn off car … |
| 2020-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | POWER SUNROOF DRAINS INTO FLOORBOARDS. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH HIGHLANDERS AND TOYOTA NEEDS T… |
| 2020-08-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering column cracks, no help from Dealer. Many complaints on internet. Remedy requires expensive new steering colum… |
| 2020-08-02 | SEAT BELTS | Yes | 1 | WAS HIT IN THE REAR END ON THE HIGHWAY, I WAS MOVING PROBABLY 8-10 MPH THROUGH A DEBRIS FIELD FROM AN ACCIDENT. THE CA… |
| 2020-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER AIRBAG KEEPS TURNING OFF DUE TO A SENSOR. I HAVE HAD IT FIXED, AND A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES LATER, IT WAS BA… |
| 2020-01-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET CRACKED, LEAKING COOLANT INTO 5TH CYLINDER. THE REASON FOR A PO305 MISFIRE CODE ON READER. AUTO SHOP REMOVE… |
| 2020-01-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | THE POWER HATCH BACK DOES NOT WORK. IT IS SO FREQUENT PROBLEM AND SO MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO SOLUTION OFFERED BY THE TOY… |
| 2019-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND HAS TWICE HAD RATS CHEWING ON THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE CENSOR WIRING. THESE … |
| 2019-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | 'THUNK'/POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAF… |
| 2019-09-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD A FRONT END ACCIDENT ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I CAUSED REAR END DAMAGE TO TWO OTHER VEHIC… |
| 2019-08-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND, WHICH YOU CAN ACTUALLY FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT OCCURS, WHEN TURNING EITH… |
| 2019-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Highlander The contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engi… |
| 2019-06-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ VIA THIS SITE, WATER HAS COLLECTED BENEATH MY FLOORMATS FROM THE DRAINAGE TUBES… |
| 2019-06-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLUNKING NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING WHEELS, APPEARED AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. TOOK TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS, A… |
| 2019-05-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | RE: INVESTIGATION EA18006. MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN DURING SLOW TURNS TO THE RIG… |
| 2019-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING, A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL… |
| 2019-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 2013 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HAS HAD 3 OF THE 4 DOOR ACTUATORS FAIL IN A 26 MONTH PERIOD. THE FIRST ACTUATOR FAILED IN I… |
| 2019-04-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BACK DOOR LOCKS AND PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING WITH UNLOCK/LOCK SWITCH AND REMOTE. I HAD THE FRONT LOCKS R… |
| 2019-04-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAR HAS ONLY 53K MILES AND I AM BEING TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. DUE TO KNOCKING SOUNDS. I AM WORRIE… |
| 2019-04-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN TURNING MY VEHICLE EITHER WAYFOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. WHILE IN FOR REGULAR SERVI… |
| 2019-03-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE WINDOW KEEPS POPPING OFF TRACK, WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY |
| 2019-03-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 1 | I GOT HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION STATIONARY. I WAS WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND AN ONCOMIN… |
| 2019-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM ISSUE. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THE ABS MAKES VERY LOUD NOISES LIKE KNOCKING VERY LOUD. LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND T… |
| 2019-02-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR HAS FAILED ON 4 OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CLAIMED THAT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS… |
| 2019-02-08 | STEERING | No | 0 | I STARTED FEELING A CLICKING/CLUNKING FEELING IN THE STEERING COLUMN A MONTH AGO, ESPECIALLY WHEN I MADE TURNS. I WAS A… |
| 2019-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK, MAKING LOCK INEFFECTIVE AND NOT WORKABLE. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS … |
| 2019-01-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | CLUNKING NOISE FROM STEERING WHEEL. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED POSSIBILITY OF STEERING WHEEL COMING OFF RESULTING IN ACCI… |