Toyota Highlander owners have reported 58 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (39 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (10 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Automatic Emergency Braking problems | |
| Warnings problems | |
| Adaptive Cruise Control problems | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance problems |
I own a 2022 Toyota Highlander xle (ua80e transmission, ~66k mi). The vehicle exhibits a severe transmission defect: uncommanded braking/drag at 35–40 mph and sudden loss of power when accelerating from a stop, making merging/crossing intersections dangerous. Read details...
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...
Subject: transmission issue – 2021 Toyota Highlander dear NHTSA, I am reporting a serious transmission issue with my 2021 Toyota Highlander (82,000 miles). I recently took it to the dealership for an unusual noise, and they diagnosed a transmission failure, quoting over $9,000 for Read details...
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving at approximately 45 mph, or later any speed, he was having a failure with the pre-collision system feature on the vehicle. He stated that he cannot simply turn the system off. Read details...