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Toyota Grand Highlander
Data refreshed July 19, 2026
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Complaints
5,823
Active records
Recalls
6
Active records
TSBs
1,288
Active records
Filing history
Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.
Reported severity
Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.
Deaths
57
Injuries
385
Crashes
467
Fires
62
Top reported issues — Toyota Grand Highlander
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Operating state
Condition issue
Noise
Reporting mechanism
Performance issue
Braking behavior
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Driver assistance issue
Engine behavior
Safety restraint issue
Fluid issue
Access/entry issue
Vibration/harshness
Safety restraint behavior
Thermal issue
Steering behavior
Infotainment behavior
Electrical issue
Lighting behavior
Starting behavior
Electrified system issue
HVAC behavior
Smell
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Ride/handling behavior
Recent change
Wiper/washer behavior
Communication/network issue
Charging behavior
Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 16, 2026
I haven’t had no accident in my car
2024 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 16, 2026
I've had consistent issues with the vehicle accelerating and shifting. These include sluggish acceleration, loss of power and sputtering when we've come to a complete stop and starting to move again. We've almost been hit by other vehicles at least over 20 times because the vehicle has failed to accelerate when pulling into a roadway. The car hesitates during acceleration regardless of how much I push the gas. Once it starts to go, it feels as though the car can't shift from 1st to 2nd gear,…
2018 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 16, 2026
While driving my 2018 Toyota Highlander Limited, the check engine light began flashing off and on. I was near an exit and drove off the freeway. I could feel the car (near the gas pedal) start shaking, then the power went down quickly... as I was trying to find a safe place to go. The farther I drove, there was less power until the car was going about 2 miles an hour. The check light continued flashing as I pulled into a parking lot. This was very scary as I'm sure the car would have just…
2025 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 16, 2026
On occasion the car will not accelerate from a dead stop like it should. I think it’s turbo lag. There have been a few times I thought I was going be broadsided pulling out into traffic when normal acceleration would have been safe but with a dead pedal for a few seconds it was terrifying. I’ve brought this up to two different dealers and they say without being able to experience it there’s nothing they can do. Someone going to die because of this.
2025 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 16, 2026
[XXX] was turning left onto [XXX] from [XXX]. Two lanes turn left. She was in the inside lane. The traffic light was red, and when it turned green, she started to turn. Partway through the turn, the steering became unresponsive. She couldn't get it to turn left, and she could not complete the turn, and crashed into the pole that holds the traffic signal. She traveled less than 100 ft total from the light to the pole. The accident was at 1:30 PM on a dry and clear day. The car has 8087…
2020 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 16, 2026
I pushed the brake and swerved and the car kept going and a greater speed and surged into a house.
2014 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 15, 2026
The radio keeps freezing up all the time along with the back tail light area going in and out. I keep smelling like burnt wire smell. Engine sound really rough.
2025 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 15, 2026
After coming to a complete stop at a stop sign or stop light, then trying to go, the vehicle will stall. It will not go when given gas. The first time it happened, I was at a busy intersection with oncoming traffic coming towards me with the pedal to the floor, nothing would happen for 5-10 seconds. It was terrifying. Thank god the car coming towards us went around in time. It then happened again in my neighborhood a week later. Thankfully that time I wasn’t in traffic. I have noted that it…
2025 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 15, 2026
This vehicle has just over 18,000 miles on it and is 14 months old. It has a manufacturer design defect that allows small stones or birds to hit and puncture the air conditioning condenser. It is a known defect and Toyota refuses to warranty their product, forcing the consumer to pay out of pocket $1,500-$1,700 for repairs. Oddly, the sister Lexus vehicle has a screen over the condenser to prevent this.
2022 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
Filed Jul 14, 2026
Rear window on the tailgate spontaneously cracked and broke into small pieces. No warning and no one touched the glass. The glass crumbled into small pieces.