Seats Problems of Toyota Highlander

Toyota Highlander owners have reported 88 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (71 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat head restraint (9 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Seats problems of Toyota Highlander

The Seats problem

Unknown concerned the safety warning has been issued since 3/5/26. As of today (9/13/26), the problem has not been solved   Read details...

The Front Seat Head Restraint problem

The 2019 Toyota Highlander le second row headrests lack locking height adjustments! yes you have just read this correctly! they are not like the front row locking height increments. They do not lock when they are even pushed all the way down! the only height to lock them at is when the headrest is   Read details...

The Mid/rear Seats Assembly problem

Back seat is stuck in folding position. Rail is stuck   Read details...

The Front Seat Heater/cooler problem

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer to receive a recall repair for NHTSA campaign number: 14v743000 (seats) but the remedy did not provided a permanent repair and the dealer stated that they would only disconnected the heaters   Read details...

The Front Seat Recliner problem

The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while adjusting the driver's seat, the control was making an abnormal buzzing sound. The contact stated that the seat was not moving forward or backward, and the seat back was not moving forward or reclining as needed.   Read details...




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