Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2020 Toyota Highlander

Table 1 shows three common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2020 Toyota Highlander. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the warnings (two problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Toyota Highlander


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2020 Toyota Highlander

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Incident: [xxx] conditions: clear daylight, dry pavement, normal highway conditions crash/injuries: allstate claim #[xxx]; several people injured at approximately [xxx], I was driving my 2020 Toyota Highlander hybrid at about 55 mph in the slow/right lane.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

My wife was pulling into a driveway slowly approximately 5 mph when she went to stop the Toyota Highlander sped up to full speed and smash the tree while my wife was depressing the brake. All airbags were deployed and it looks like they are going to total the Toyota Highlander that has all the   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

There is an open recall which has not been addressed in a timely manner. The below has been open since oct 26, 2023. I have been advised that I would be notified when a remedy was available but it's been ten months with no solution.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Toyota Highlander model year vehicles:



☘ Highlander Service Bulletins
⚑ Highlander Safety Recalls
☤ Highlander Defect Investigations