general problems of the 2018 Toyota Highlander

14 problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2018 Toyota Highlander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Toyota Highlander based on all problems reported for the 2018 Highlander.

1 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/19/2024

My son and his friends were involved in a collision and the air bags did not deploy.

2 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/10/2023

10/10 tapped pedal into drive: Toyota Highlander 2018 car sped off at 50mph with my foot on brake for 3 minutes holding brake down and down-shifting did nothing vehicle stopped when it hit a pole destroying passenger-side fender and bumper airbag did not deploy unintended acceleration/sticky pedal as reported early this century when Toyota recalled 80,000 vehicles. On 11/17/2023 an er or black box four hour test/investigation was performed and I was told I would have results 12/28. Zero! when I telephone to report I was supposed to have edr test results in 30 days, the operator (not the unreachable quality control personnel) tells me, "well review of your crash results could take longer than 30 days. " need to have a safe car to drive to work but this one has a potentially deadly defect. I have completed the inspection of your vehicle. Inspection report from bosch to Toyota below: please find three files attached to this email: 1) edr faq_2. 0. Pdf "frequently asked questions" related to the information in the event data recorder (the air bag control unit's digital memory). 2) 5tdzzrfh1js281738_acm. Pdf the event data from your vehicle in pdf form, this file will open on your computer. 3) 5tdzzrfh1js281738_acm. Cdrx this file contains the same information as item #2, but it is a special format that will not display on your computer. It is sent to you so you will have the raw data for the #2 file above. I am not trained to interpret this data for you. The engineers will interpret this data and respond to you with their findings within 30 business days. 3 attachments • scanned by gmail.

3 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 10/10/2023

My relatives remembered the 2002-2011 recall of 80,000 Toyotas, 90 deaths due to unintended acceleration and said that seems exactly what happened to me last month. Near fatal collision due to sticky pedal 2018 Toyota Highlander 10/10 slowly backed out of parking space in large, empty commercial lot: sunny day, 3pm ? tapped pedal into drive ? car sped off at 50+mph with my foot off pedal ? sped around lot for approximately 3minutes ? holding brake down and down-shifting did nothing except cause sheer terror with my uncontrollable vehicle ? hit pole and vehicle came to a stop after near-complete destruction of passenger-side bumper ? no injury except sheer mental terror ? no witnesses do not blame the victim. Dealer says all-weather floormat could never have been or be involved.

4 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/08/2023

S. R. S malfunction error message due to open circuit in the left front door harness. Active dtc (s) b1697 code which is related to lost communication with side airbag sensor lh is present in the vehicle. Toyota is refusing to address the issue because it is not part of a covered warranty and there are no open recall on this issue. This is a safety issue in that in the event of an accident, the airbag will not deploy which could be catastrophic.

5 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 07/27/2023

Was hit in the side in passenger door, which pushed my car off the road and hit a tree head on going approximately 40 mph. No airbags deployed anywhere in the car. I took pictures of entire interior and also a video showing no airbag deployment. Police, fire and first responders and completely shocked that no airbags deployed. Injuries occurred, thank fully no life threatening. However had the airbags deployed as they should have, and why we chose to buy this vehicle in the first place, those injuries could have been minimalized. If you need any additional info, please let me know. Toyota needs to be made aware of this.

6 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 06/08/2023

I was involved in a rear collision that then pushed me into a front end collision. The airbags and seat belts did not deploy or lock.

7 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/17/2022

A car hit me on the back passenger door. My car was pushed to the curb where I hit a tree and the air bags didn't go off. My dad was injured bad.

8 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/17/2022

I was traveling down the road, when a car hit my car in the back passenger door. My car was pushed onto the curb and it hit a tree. My car was totaled and it was a hit and run. The air bags didn't go off and my dad and I were hurt. I reported it to Toyota and the car was put on hold be the insurance company. There were no warning lights and the emergency stop didn't work. The car had 15000 on it and it was inspected in Jan. 2022.

9 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 09/14/2022

Unknown we have had the vehicle for just over 2 years and out of the blue we get a srs airbag warning indicator that says visit the dealership. The dealership says that it is $2300 to repair a wiring harness that they are unsure of the location though. The vehicle has 86,000 miles on it which is 26,000 miles over coverage for that part. In my opinion this is the part that should not fill this early and should still be covered. Much less the srs components should never fail. We are forced to drive with a warning indicator that comes on every five seconds and blocks all the other information.

10 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2020

SUV was in a crash and hit a tree mid front bumper with significant damage to the front of SUV. Damage appears to be from the front passenger compartment forward. Driver was wearing seatbelt and no airbag deployed of any kind in any area of the SUV. Driver hit the steering wheel and was injured. Vehicle was in forward motion at an unknown rate of speed . Waiting to see if SUV will be a total loss via insurance company. Component system that appears to be s cause of this safety issue is the air bag system.

11 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 02/23/2020

Slammed on the breaks and the car kept going and crashed into another car infront of me. There was at least 300 feet distance from the time I slammed on the breaks till the crash. I was going on highway about 50 mph.

12 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 03/20/2019

And light stay blinking.

13 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 05/12/2018

I was recently in a vehicle accident in my 2018 Toyota Highlander with the pre-collision system. The pre-collision system was working well through out our trip but unfortunately did not work when it was most needed. We were involved in a pile up on interstate I-5 going at least 45mph and noticed that the pre-collision system that is so much being advertised did not work at all. There was no warning what so ever and definitely did not break on it's own as advertised. At the time of the hit the airbags deployed a little to late at least the passenger one where I was sitting. I am aware that we should not rely on those items but I sure wish it would have worked the way it was intended to do so.

14 Air Bag problem

Failure Date: 01/18/2018

Toyota sinne.


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