Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-22 | 14V274000 |
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | 231 | — | Details |
| 2014-02-07 | 14V051000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 7,067 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that a hybrid system warning alert was displayed. The veh… |
| 2026-01-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Was driving 70 mph on nj 287 when all sudden I hear something that sounded like implosion and air was coming from sunro… |
| 2025-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | Rear lights located both on the tailgate and body of the vehicle. The lights covers failed to remain adhered to the lig… |
| 2024-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The vehicle is painted in Blizzard Pearl, which has a known peeling issue. Toyota never sent us any notification of an … |
| 2024-12-06 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the moon roof detache… |
| 2024-12-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | Installed (4) Firestone Destination Le3 tires in March 2022. All four tires became dry rot in just over 2 years, failed… |
| 2023-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Water leaks inside the car every time it rains. We checked the sunroof drain tubes. They are clear. It is getting in th… |
| 2023-06-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The lift gate will not open and close properly. It only works about 5% of the time. |
| 2023-03-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Some doors do not lock when the electric lock switch is pressed on the FOB or using the button on the door. Sometimes t… |
| 2023-03-25 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The glass from the panoramic sunroof detached from the vehicle while traveling approximately 60 MPH. |
| 2023-03-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | As other 2014 Toyota highlander: issues with the power liftgate/rear door. Have problems open and closing the rear door… |
| 2023-01-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Hi, the stereo sound on My Toyota highlander keep going in and out, I can start the car in the morning and the radio wi… |
| 2022-12-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | On or about 12-01-2022 the windshield wipers stopped functioning. The result was an inability to drive the car in the r… |
| 2022-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | While driving car started singing and message came on dashboard about idling will cause the engine to turn off then the… |
| 2022-11-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering column locked on several occasions while driving. Electrical systems blink on and off. Exactly as describe… |
| 2022-10-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the tailgate failed to open and close properly or as… |
| 2022-09-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While driving the vehicle, the rear pane of the vehicle's moon roof spontaneously shattered into pieces. The moon roof… |
| 2022-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while opening the hatchback, the hatchback failed to full… |
| 2021-12-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | This is a known problem with the Toyota Highlander where the Power Rear Door struts will not work in cold weather. They… |
| 2021-08-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | The tires have worn down to needing replacing after only 27,308 miles on them, these tires are rating and warrantied fo… |
| 2021-05-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Passenger door and rear left and right door doesn't lock or unlock with key fob, but can be locked and unlocked manuall… |
| 2021-05-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The power rear hatch will not properly open or close. The safety of others are at risk due to several factors. For ex… |
| 2021-05-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THOUSANDS OF TOYOTAS OVER MANY YEARS RENDERING HANDSFREE INOPERABLE. THE… |
| 2021-05-03 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, there was a loud wind… |
| 2021-02-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY POWERED REAR TAILGATE DOOR MALFUNCTIONS WHEN I ATTEMPT TO OPEN IT. ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO… |
| 2021-01-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFT GATE POWER STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 38000 MILES ON A 2014 VEHICLE. HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS OTHERS CO… |
| 2020-12-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT, WHEN I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TODAY. DINGING SOUND COMING FROM SOMEWHERE WHEN … |
| 2020-12-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | rear tailgate door non-functioning. auto door button does not work and door cannot be opened manually. serious safety … |
| 2020-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NEAR THE END OF A 180 MILE TRIP, VEHICLE WAS ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN LIGHT CAME ON SAYING ENG… |
| 2020-06-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SHARDS OF METAL INSIDE TRANSMISSION PAN AT 74K MILES. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT MPH, THE VEHICLES FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIP… |
| 2020-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK ALL THE TIME MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT TO OPEN THE DOORS WHILE D… |
| 2019-12-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AT 60 MPH, SOUTH BOUND ON RTE 495 SOUTH IN FOXBORO, MA AT 2:35 ON DEC 29, 2019. DRIVER HEARD… |
| 2019-12-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The power back door is inoperative or stops during operation when the weather is cold. I moved to Oregon from Southern … |
| 2019-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENTUNE RADIO/HEADUNIT (HU) REBOOT ITSELF WHILE IN A CALL. REBOOT OCCURS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED, DUR… |
| 2019-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN A LEAK COMING FROM THE ROOF IN TO THE C PILLAR, CAUSING WATER TO GO IN TO THE CABIN UNDER THE CARPET. TH… |
| 2019-11-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | POWER BACK DOOR JUST BEEPS WILL NOT OPEN IN COLD WEATHER. MANUALLY OPENS,HOWEVER, IT'S A STRUGGLE TO OPEN. |
| 2019-10-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITHIN THE PAST MONTH OR SO THERE WERE A FEW SEPARATE/SPORADIC OCCASIONS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2014 HIGHLANDER WI… |
| 2019-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN MOTION |
| 2019-07-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH BEEPS AND DOES NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. I TRIED THE FACTORY RESETTING IT WITH NO LUCK. SAW ONLINE THAT THIS IS… |
| 2019-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE REAR LIFT GATE WILL OFTEN NOT CLOSE CORRECTLY ON THE FIRST TRY. IT BEEPS AS IF SOMETHING IS IN ITS WAY AND MAKES A… |
| 2019-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE ARE AFFECTED BY I AM LEARNING VERY COMMON ISSUE IN TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2014 AND LATER. POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE A… |
| 2019-06-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ISSUES WITH THE FRONT AND BACK DOORS NOT UNLOCKING. THE ISSUES HAVE RANGED FROM ALL DOORS UNLOCKED, BUT STICKING AND N… |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS NOT WORKING. CAN NO LONGER USE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK/LOCK DOORS. POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. |
| 2019-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN MOTION: RADIO/ENTUNE/NAVIGATION SYSTEM FREEZES AND REBOOTS MULTIPLE TIMES. VEHICLE STATIONARY: INTERIOR CABI… |
| 2019-05-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER NUMBERS ARE NOT VISIBLE TO THE DRIVER. THE NUMBERS INDICATING THE KILOMETER SPEED ARE TOO SMALL AND THE NUM… |
| 2019-04-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE, IT OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO OP… |
| 2019-03-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR GATE, IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE. THE CO… |
| 2019-03-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE SAFETY OF THE WELLBEING OF MYSELF AND PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE. THE REAR AUTOMATUC DOOR LOCK … |
| 2019-01-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON OUR STREET, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A PRIVATE ROAD, WHILE PREPARING TO TURN AROUND A BEND IN TH… |
| 2019-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR DOOR (HATCH) ELECTRICAL DOES NOT FUNCTION |