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 warnings (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (two problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Toyota Highlander


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2020 Toyota Highlander

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 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

The pre-collision system with pedestrian detection is a good thing, but there's a problem. It stops the car too abruptly on the highway, leading to rear-end collisions. When you release the brake pedal, the car remains stationary. To get it moving, you need to press the accelerator pedal.   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:



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