general problems of the 2021 Toyota Highlander

Four problems related to tire have been reported for the 2021 Toyota Highlander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2021 Toyota Highlander based on all problems reported for the 2021 Highlander.

1 Tire problem

Failure Date: 08/19/2025

The contact owns a 2021 Toyota Highlander equipped with bridgestone tires, tire line: alenza sport, tire size: 255/50/r20, dot number: 276100c2r. The contact stated the vehicle was inspected by the dealer, where it was discovered that all four tires were prematurely worn quickly and showed defects. The tires were replaced under NHTSA campaign number: 24v452000 (tires). The dealer informed the contact that the issue was related to the previous recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 80,000. The tire failure mileage was 7,000.

2 Tire problem

Failure Date: 07/20/2023

Tire size 235/65r18 tires are under 40,000 miles and especially passenger right tread is gone. Tire’s already need to be replaced. The tire won’t hold air. No puncture anywhere, went to dealership and they couldn’t believe that the tires are so worn down already with such low mileage. I tried contacting bridgstone they dismissed any concerns. I've been trying to get some help. These tires seem defective.

3 Tire problem

Failure Date: 12/28/2022

In just two years, the four original tires were severely worn and had a mileage of 35kmiles, which greatly affected safe driving.

4 Tire problem

Failure Date: 07/30/2021

Bridgestone alenza sport oem 235/65r18 tire. I was driving about 40 mph. I noticed increased vibration. Suddenly the left rear tire failed. The driver behind me said that the tire "exploded. " she had never seen anything like it before. The outer part of the tire had completely separated from the part attached to the metal wheel. There was some damage to the wheel well.


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