Toyota Highlander owners have reported 658 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 39 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (329 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car stall (41 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The car only has 73, 000 miles on it and Toyota said it needs a new transmission. The car starting making a "whining" sound on acceleration so we took it into Toyota for diagnostic. We also found out that the rav 4, sequoia and tacoma were all recalled for this same year for transmission Read details...
Vehicle has 3400 miles and starting having longer than normal cranking when starting the vehicle. Shortly after that occurred the vehicle began to stall while pulling into traffic. Vehicle was repaired where they installed some fuel sensors. Read details...
Head gasket cracked, leaking coolant into 5th cylinder. The reason for a po305 misfire code on reader. Auto shop removed head gasket and saw that the finish on the engine block was horrible. They called Toyota themselves to file a complaint and have them replace that side of the block. Read details...
Engine oil cooler hose bursted and leaked oil everywhere on the highway, engine overheated. . Was alerted by the system as low pressure engine oil warning. Room to cause significant damage. Need to recall this. Read details...
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander. While stopped a stop sign and the rpms begin to increase excessively. When the contact attempted to pull off she was unable to drive forward or in reverse. A mechanic came and was able to drive the vehicle to the contact's residence. Read details...