general problems of the 2011 Toyota Highlander

Turning on the rear defroster will cut power to the engine and dashboard. Turning off the defroster will return power to the dash. This happens regardless of if the vehicle is still or in motion.

While driving on the highway in cruise control and no check engine light vehicle lost power steering speedometer readings. Reported abs brake malfunction, brake malfunction. Over the next 45 minutes while in route to a Toyota dealer vehicle intermittently lost power steering and speedometer readings. All malfunctions happened with no warning.

Driving on a highway with gentle turns at 35mph, power steering failed. I was able to drive straight until there were no cars directly behind me and I could brake to a safe speed to attempt turning. I was eventually able to manually steer the car to turn into a driveway using a three point turn.

Rear door sensor is defective. Light either stays on and gets extremely hot which drains the battery or light and back door ajar indicator flashes and sounds signal beep on and off constantly as you drive. I read online that many others have this problem. One solution is to cut wire, but that is unsafe as you could be driving with an open door and not know it.

Actuators fail to respond in car driverside door. In park key fob read doors as unlocked and causes lock and unlock to run after engine is shut down. Didi diage at totyota of bowie 6-21 -18 . Conformation shows no problem with actuators eletronics read fine. Bought key fob annapolis Toyota reprogramed code 6-22 and 2nd trip 6-25.

Since last year, while vehicle is in motion the rear hatch sensor began going on. Light and sensor go on when the temperature outside is high and when the car is turning. This is only for the rear hatch. I have researched online and see this is a problem with this make and model of vehicle. The issue is the sensor connected to the hatch lock. This is a safety issue while driving.

When turn left the warning sistem for open doors is on andturn on interior lighs and soundwarning for secondsand go off. Afraid the doors is go be open.

Alarm system goes off randomly hood latch switch to be the problem. . Toyota is charging 300 plus $ for manufacturing defect - check techinical bulleten ( t-sb-0200-10 )I feel its not fair I have.

As I was tiring right a sensor came on and the steering wheel locked and all the lights turns off. Thank god I was almost home. Happened a few times really scary.

The rear door sensor keeps indicating the door is open when it is not. This causes the interior lights to flash, door to chime, and the rear display to show "door open". This began happening when I would turn left. When the weather is really hot outside (90s and above) it is worse. This issue causes a bigger problem, with the vehicle thinking that the rear door is not closed it does not allow me to lock/alarm my vehicle when out in public. I am active duty military and currently live overseas, so keeping my vehicle locked/alarmed is extremely important.

The rear hatch door sensor goes off when the car makes a turn or is driven over bump. The dealership said the door sensor system must be replaced at an estimated cost of more than $700. Also, driver's side visor does not stay up. Cost to replace, $300.

Sensor for "open door" comes on when hitting a bump or sudden turns. More prominent when turning left even at low speeds. Have problems with locking the vehicle at times due to this. Have taken this to the dealership and they stated it has to be a rubber in the rear window that causes this issue. When driving around at any speed it randomly starts to beep and goes off. Not safe when taking the van out and isn't able to lock out in public.

While accelerating onto the on-ramp of the of the highway, the warning light came on,the rear door/window warning came on and then the dome lights came on. It continued going on and off for about 15-20 minutes. Very concerning when you are in highway traffic and can't get off! previous times that this occurred, the seat belt warning would ding, the "back door open" warning would flash, the dome lights would turn on, and then it would stop. Yesterday, that cycle continued. My husband believes yesterday's incident began due to a bump in the road. On previous occasions, there was no bump.

The warning lights and display indicate that the rear glass door is open when it is not. The warning light and displays goes on and off repeatedly.

2011 Toyota Highlander 4wd: system check panel indicating the rear glass door is open, when it's not. Continual chime indicating door is open in conjunction with turning dome light off and on. Bad door sensor faulty electrical door switch.

While driving at approximately 40 mph, I was unable to keep the car in the lane on a slight curve to the right in the road. The steering wheel was turning, but the wheels were not responding. The steering wheel was much harder to turn. Suddenly the steering wheel was extremely easy to turn and the car veered heavily to the right causing me to run off the road. This has happened several times at other speeds.