2014 Toyota Highlander

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