Steering Problems of Toyota Highlander - part 2

Popping and clunking sound in steering or suspension. Can be produced at speeds and at stand still. Could it be this? https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/tsbs/2013/sb-10075792-2280. . Read more...

See all problems of the 2012 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

I purchased this 2021 Highlander on April 3rd 2021. Power steering malfunction, srs airbag system malfuction first happened on April 21th 2021 when I started the vehicle. The car was towed to the dealer ship. The dealer simply re-set the system and asked me to unplug the tracker device which was installed by insurance company. Because they suspected the problem was caused by the interference from the device. I unpluged it. However, power steering malfunction, srs airbag system malfuction happened again on may 21th 2021 when I started the car. I went to the dealer who then let Toyota involved this time and changed the battery. However, power steering malfunction, srs airbag system malfuction happened for the third time on may 28th 2021.

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I was at a stop sign in my 2020 Highlander waiting to turn left onto a busy road. Upon turning left onto PA state highway 999, the Highlander engine turned off and the steering wheel was "locked" into a left position. This caused the car to continue turning into the opposing left lane resulting in a head-on collision with an on-coming car. With the engine turned off there was no power steering, no brakes, and no way to unlock the steering wheel. The collision caused my car to bounce back and slowly free roll back to the stop sign as though I never entered the roadway.

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In my 2020 Highlander I approached a stop sign at a "t" intersection behind 4 other cars. After stopping and looking to see road was clear of oncoming traffic, I pulled out and started my left turn. As I was turning into my lane the car engine turned off and the steering wheel was locked in the left position. There was no power for the brakes, which left me jamming on the brake pedal as hard as I could only slowing the car slightly. The steering wheel was locked left and I thought I was going to break it trying to force it back. With no ability to move the steering wheel or brake, I braced myself as the Highlander continued turning in the left direction into the other lane. The result was a head on collision with a Mini cooper, both cars totaled, and injuring both myself and the other driver. Highlander was investigated by forensic company in the employ of the insurance company, but they could not find any error in the cars cdr (crash data retrieval) system.

There are sounds when sometimes when turning, including poping or sometimes like a whirling sound. The steering is a bit stiff sometimes and not easy to turn the wheels, this does not happen at any specific speed. I do not have any picture or other document I can upload as this is not physical damage that can be photographed.

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While I was driving, the steering wheel locked and I was not able to move the car. I put the car on pkg and it got locked too. Could not put in reverse or drive. Windows got locked too. The abs system light up. A miracle that few minute before I exited a highway. A tow truck took the car and it has been in the Toyota dealer for the past week and they do not now what is wrong with the car.

See all problems of the 2010 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

This vehicle has a really bad electrical issue with the steering wheel,it feels like it wonders from time to time. Then the motor will stall out almost completely while driving down the road. Taken to dealer to only have them not replicate the same problems as when we have it. I know it's not me because my spouse has discussed it with me too. I see there's recalls for similar problems within the same production on this vehicle but somehow it didn't get any notifications but clearly it describes the same problems.

See all problems of the 2015 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

All motor mounts are rotted. While driving when take foot off the gas, the car sways and pulls. It happens at all speeds.

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Steering went out all of asudden without notice,almost causing me to crash,,my speed was legal speed in texas 80mph,,,also a the abs light came on and felt like brakes were going to be applied,,turned engine off, restarted car and abs brake light went off.

See all problems of the 2008 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

Monday 2, 2020 and on the Friday before and 2 other times ,the steering wheel icon would show on dash. And on at least twice while driveing steering would lock up so bad ,it required your whole body weight to turn a small amount . Thought I was going to be killed! pulled over and shut off engine and restarted engine and that puts seering back to normal for a little while. Took to dealership 11/02/2020 they said not under warranty, { 56125 miles} by the way! told me 1400. 00 plus tax! they said they never seen this bad told I shouldn't drive it home, had to find a ride home. The y will replace the ecu which is 700. 00 by itself on 11/03/2020. Im not sure Toyota is what they used to be. And we have owned 5 Toyota's!.

See all problems of the 2016 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

Erratic steering - steering response is unpredictable when changing lanes, especially at highway speeds. Stall out on hard acceleration - such as accelerating from an entrance ramp onto an interstate. Glare on navigation screen - creates hazard when shading screen by hand to see it while driving.

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The steering wheel came off while driving.

While traveling through a highway construction zone my car suddenly became hard to steer, and my speed became greater, tried to (break) decelerate the car began sliding out of control-plowing into the road construction barriers part lodged in front passenger windshield. The car went through the ditch became airborne through a rod iron fence shattered the rear second-row right side window spun out , and came to rest just feet from the some pileings. This is the information of my daughter whom is an out of state college senior and very shaken up from this ordeal, this her statement to the best of my knowledge. Possibly the placement of the 🚧 could have been a contributor, and the uncontrollable acceleration. Vehicle was bought used a year ago. Can you help up learn why?.

See all problems of the 2004 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

Steering column cracks, no help from dealer. Many complaints on internet. Remedy requires expensive new steering column. Defective spindle type bearing defective. The noise is ongoing. It feels like its going to break. Very scary. . . Ongoing doesn't stop. Dealer says wont break just replace if you want to. . . Toyota service bulletin #t-sb-0034-13 details steering column replacement fix issued on this. I have it. Dealer denies simple joint grease kit maintenance option.

When turning the steering wheel to the left or right a popping noise occurs at low speed.

There is a clunking noise when turning at low speed and after inspecting the cv joint, I realized this is not a cv joint problem. Upon further research, I now realize this noise is associated with the "intermediate steering shaft" which needs to be replace.

Once after parking and then twice while driving on a highway, the check hybrid system light, the vsc light, the check engine light, and the caution light all illuminated and the vehicle lost all power including steering assistance . Each time requiring multiple key turns to restart the vehicle into limp home mode. This vehicle has been repaired once before for a similar issue which occurred while driving up a hill in moderate traffic. The tank is full of fuel, the tires are less than a year old, and the vehicle undergoes regular maintenance(which includes a new battery as the one bought from Toyota had a few dead cells after only a year or two). I've read multiple complaints about this online while searching for the underlying issue and there seems to be a related recall that doesn't include my VIN.

See all problems of the 2006 Toyota Highlander 🔎.

2018 Toyota Highlander. Consumer writes regarding inability to have recall performed due to parts being unavailable.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving and making right turns, there was an abnormal clunking sound on the driver's side front of the vehicle. Adams Toyota kansas city located at 501 ne colbern rd, lee's summit, mo 64086, (816)358-7600, was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000. Ah.

2019 Toyota Highlander xle. At 1230 miles eps failure warning light came on. The steering wheel will not turn. Vehicle was towed to Toyota universe in new jersey. Recalibrated the computer. The next day the problem occurred again. I was pulling out of my garage. When I put the vehicle in drive the warning displayed and steering wheel would not turn.

For several months, there's a thump when turning the steering wheel in either direction, no matter what road/street. We have less than 43,000 miles on it & do not drive on ruff terrain. We purchased the 2011 Toyota Highlander new, take it to the dealer every 6 mos for maint. & now told it needs a steering shaft replacement & 4 wheel alignment. ($657. 33 total!) this is inconceivable to pass on to customers. And a road hazard to all on the roads.

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Clunking and clicking when turning the wheel. TSB from Toyota calls for intermediate steering shaft replacement, but Toyota will not warranty replacement of the faulty part. Hundreds of complaints online with this same issue.

Our 2015 Highlander steering intermittently locks up and has a complete loss of power. First happened when starting the vehicle and had to sit and start and stop over 15 times and the steering finally came back. We immediately contacted Toyota and they said this vehicle had no recalled parts and there is no problem. When it happened the second time we took it in and they said it had a bad battery and the problem was fixed. We paid a hefty service fee and paid for a really expensive battery. Two days later it happened again and while moving on a city street about 35/40 mph. We got over safely but was so dangerous. Took it back to Toyota and they are telling us the vehicle has no problem and we just need to use it till it happens again and bring it back! if we don't kill ourselves or another motorist! after doing our own research we find our car is doing exactly what the vehicles with the recall are doing but they will not replace the eps system and Toyota is putting us back on the road in a dangerous vehicle. So now we only have one vehicle and struggling to get by. I find it completely unacceptable that Toyota customer relations was of no help and rude on the phone. Now we have bought a $40,000. 00 car we can not drive and be safe on the road with. How can they not help us and fix the problem? we will have to get a second opinion and end up paying more money to fix the problem. Thanks Toyota we will not buy another.

I keep my car very good in my life . Recently my limited Highlander 09 with 42. 000 miles start clunking noise when I make a slow turning right , left to parking lot and every where when I make a turn slowly it have a clunking sound. I think that I can pay the part and Toyota have to have recall and help me to fix it . It is defect from Toyota.

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2016 Toyota Highlander 30,000 miles eps failure step on the break in the morning eps failure with the flashing light shut it off step on the break again start it and sometimes it's back to normal read about the 2015 having this problem truly thing this truck was built towards 2015 more than into 2016 think it should be looked into I know they had problems in 2015 with it for a 2016 with 30,000 miles you should have no problems. Truly would like to respond in some sort investigation to see if it was built towards the tail end of 2015. Stationary always happened starting it up happened twice in december2019 didn't think anything of it started happening frequently September 2020.

Noticed a subtle knocking sound on the steering wheel one year ago. Today it became more pronounced ,louder , as I turn the wheel either left or right. I wanted to know if there is a recall on this problem. And is it safe to drive my Highlander ?.

While driving, we (multiple drivers) experience intermittent loss of power steering at slow to moderate speeds (below 30 mph). We have checked the fluids and all looks good. The mechanic cannot pinpoint the issue and I've noted that multiple people on the internet have experienced the same issue. The issue occurs very sporadically and may go days without recurrence. It has occurred during turns around the corner as well as during lane changes.

Steering shaft u joint makes clunking noise. Dealer advised immediate replacement as this is a safety concern.

Tl-the contact leases the 2019 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving, the engine stalled without warning and the steering wheel seized. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normal. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to page Toyota dealer, (21262 telegraph rd, southfield, mi 48033, (248) 352-8580) where it was diagnosed but the technician could not find a failure code found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: 1910282286. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000. Aw.

The steering shaft makes a clunking noise during low speed turns. There have been a number of complaints about this over the years, but no recall. Meanwhile, Toyota is charging around $800 to make the repair.

While driving, the vehicle had a slight lag when I applied gas then started beeping and provided the warnings: check engine, hybrid system malfunction, pre-collision system malfunction, check awd system. I turned the car off multiple times, the errors were still on the car the next morning when I started the car to take it to the service appt. When I got to the dealership I turned the car off to check it in, when I came back the error was gone. They checked out the car they said there was nothing wrong with it and thought it was just �ambient conditions�. Two weeks later, I was driving and I had the same lag in power then the same alarms and started driving toward the dealership (about 3 miles away) and the hybrid system and power steering shut down in the middle of the road leaving me with no power. I turned the vehicle off and back on and the errors were still there and it shut down again another half mile down the road. It is at the dealership again. The vehicle has 10,800 miles and should not be having these significant issues. I was driving in the city during all these events.

Found steering shaft noisy/ worn/loose.

My steering makes a clunking sound, which you can actually feel in the steering wheel when it occurs, when turning either left or right. It is increasing in occurrence and intensity. It occurs at any speed. This has been going on for several months. I took it to the dealership and they lubricated something, saying there was no danger. Should it become worse bring it back. It's going back!.

There is a problem with my power steering wheel, it's stiff and I unable to control it when on the road. When driving on the freeway with high speed, the steering wheel sway left or right and I unable to control it back to straight. Also, when making a turn the steering wheel not reflexes, fast enough for me to make a turn. For instance, whenever I make a right turn and then try to straighten the vehicle back to straight, the steering wheel does not reflex back enough that it leads me to hit the curb damaging front wheel rim. Since, the problem keeps on occurring, as I get worried I took it to the dealership repair shop twice within the period of 2 months. The first time, I took it in the mechanic states that probably has a problem with the alignment, so I paid the for the performance. And it didn't help at all. Then the second time, I took it back to the dealership repair shop again, I told them that the alignment didn't help at all and also I specify that the problem is the steering wheel then I left the vehicle the whole day for the repair shop to fix it. Later, when I went to pick it up, they stated that they corrected the cradle and do the alignment 4 times and I took the car out home. The vehicle still had the problem that I had when I took the car in to repair, then I drove back to the dealership and told the mechanic. Then the mechanic drove the car with me in the car, and he told me the problem is the electric steering wheel and there no way he could do anything about it. Then I asked him if I took it to any other shop will that help. He said no, there no shops that could fix it. He also said that I just have to put up with it. But, it is my life or ever my family members life on the road. So, I'm really worried and I don't have money to replace with a new car right now. The car has never been in an accident before, I bought it new from the dealership.

While turning the wheel, there is a loud popping noise. The steering assembly also feels loose when turning. This happens at all speeds and whether turning left or right.