Electrical System Related Problems of the 2013 Toyota Highlander

Table 1 shows four common electrical system related problems of the 2013 Toyota Highlander. The number one most common problem is related to the electrical system (21 problems). The second most common problem is related to the wiring (one problem).

Table 1. Electrical System related problems of Toyota Highlander


Recently reported Electrical System problems of the 2013 Toyota Highlander

The Electrical System problem

Our 2013 Toyota Highlander has had 3 of the 4 door actuators fail in a 26 month period. The first actuator failed in in March 2017 (car was only 3 years, 8 months old), the second actuator failed in February 2018 (car was 4 years, 7 months old) and the third actuator failed in may 2019 (car was   Read details...

The Wiring problem

The vehicle was parked in our driveway and has twice had rats chewing on the coolant temperature censor wiring. These are the only wires they�ve chewed on so far. I feel the soy based wiring that Toyota uses is to blame since my neighbors are not having problems with their vehicles that are   Read details...

The Headlights Turn Off While Driving problem

The complaint has to do with computer systems on this vehicle. Some of the complaint is convenience, but worrisome because other systems seem to be involved as well. The computer screen has always been slow/hesitent, with various "glitches".   Read details...


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