Toyota Highlander Complaints (2006)

648 consumer complaints on file.

#10859859April 16, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED VERY RAPIDLY. BRAKE PRESSURE COULD NOT KEEP VEHICLE FROM LURCHING FOWARD AND HITTING THE REAR A OF STOPPED VEHICLE. I NEVER USE MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SO I CAN NEVER HIT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10854853April 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE LIGHT, ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. ..UPDATED 05/02/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854150April 7, 2016
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I HAVE HAD AXLES BREAK WHILE DRIVING AFTER THEY WHERE REPLACE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING A MATTER WITH THE FRONT END. AND THE FRAME IS RUSTED AFTER A YEAR AND IT IS BREAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10840451March 8, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845520March 8, 2016
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839551March 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE ACTUATOR / ACCUMULATOR LOOSING PRESSURE. ACTUATOR MOTOR RUNS ALL THE TIME NOW AND AT TIMES RESULTS IN LOSS OF BRAKING. LOSS OF BRAKING HAS OCCURRED BOTH IN MOTION AS WELL AS AT A STOP. ONE TIME ALSO RIGHT AFTER CAR WAS TURNED ON AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH BRAKES APPLIED THE CAR MOVED IN REVERSE EVEN WITH BRAKES APPLIED. WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO A SAFETY CONCERN FOR OURSELVES, CHILDREN, AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THIS TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKING COULD KILL SOMEONE. REPAIR IS $2500 AT THE DEALER ESSENTIALLY RENDERING THE CAR A FINANCIAL TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836937February 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING AND BRAKES FAILED. LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AVOIDING DANGEROUS ACCIDENT. DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND REQUESTS $2500 TO FIX. RESEARCH HOWS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR YEARS AND SHOULD HAVE AN ACTION FOR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825804February 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES WOULD STOP ABRUPTLY AND IN SOME OCCASIONS WOULD CASE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823207January 30, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED V6. THE CAR IS 66.000MILES, I NOTICED THAT THE DAY LIGHTS HAS BEEN OVERHEATED AS A RESULT 1 WHITE SPOT MELTED IN EACH HEADLIGHT LENSE. IT MIGHT BE A HAZARD FIRE ISSUE AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. TOYOTA SHOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821285January 20, 2016
STEERING
POWER STEERING FAILURE. CAR WAS IN MOTION TURNING WHEN PS LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER SINCE THEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819330January 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE AFTER SHIFTING WHEN YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE. WAS TOLD ABS PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $3200 FROM TOYOTA DEALER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819050January 8, 2016
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE HYBRID WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE HIGHER THAN 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818399January 6, 2016
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 03/15/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10817574January 4, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AN UNKNOWN DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY EXPLODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808189December 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON STARTING MY CAR, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED OF THE THE ENGINE AND THE WARNINGS WENT AWAY. ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH, THE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY APPEARED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW BATTERY. NEXT DAYS, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY, AGAIN OUT THE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY APPEARED. TOO IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THREE DAYS LATER THEY TELL ME I NEEDED TO FIX THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND THE COST WOULD BE OVER 4K. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE BRAKES JUST FAIL. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807184November 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED. THE BRAKES STARTED WORKING IMPROPERLY. WE HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC SAID THE ABS ACUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY WIFE AND I DONE SOME RESEARCH, THIS COMPONENT IS SUPPOSE TO LAST THE LIFE OF VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ONLINE TOYOTA WILL NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND RECALL THIS PART BECAUSE OF COST! THIS IS A VITAL SAFETY PART AND COST SHOULD NOT EVEN BE PART IF THE EQUATION. TO REPLACE THIS PART IT COSTS $2500 TO $3500 THRUOGH THE DEALERSHIP WE WENT TO. WE CAN NOT REPLACE FAMILY MEMBERS IF SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS. SOME ONE PLEASE HELP , THIS WILL END UP COSTING SOME ONE THEIR LIFE! THE VIHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT VERY HARD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES AT ALL. WE ALMOST HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US, AT THE LAST MINUTE BRAKES ENGAGED AND NO INCIDENT HAPPENED. WE HAVE PARKED THE CAR EVER SINCE AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL TOYOTA RECALLS PART!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795032November 20, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,085. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ,UPDATED 4/25/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789691November 10, 2015
STEERING
STALL STEERING WHEEL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781604October 13, 2015
ENGINE
DRIVING CAR AND IT STALLED THEN MESAGE CAME ON WHICH STATED CHECK HYBRID ENGINE. TOOK IT TO SHOP AND WAS TOLD WOULD COST $9,000 AS IT WAS THE INVERTER. THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE RECALL OF 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS. HAD THE POWER MODULE REPLACED AS RECALL IN 2012 BUT WHY WASNT MY CAR ON RECALL LIST FOR THE INVERTER?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10805820October 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 THAT MAY HAD BEEN CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE ON SEPTEMBER 30 THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND DEALER DIAGNOSED A BRAKE ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION. ON DECEMBER 16, 2013 AT 68,490 MILES THIS CAR ALSO A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN FAILURE OF THIS SAME PART, NO ACCIDENTS INVOLVED WITH THIS FAILURE. IT WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALER. THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED ON HYBRIDS SINCE THE INABILITY TO BRAKE THE CAR CAN LED TO A FATAL ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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