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2015 Toyota Highlander problems

Owners have filed 255 complaints about the 2015 Toyota Highlander with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 20.4% of them, the clear leader, ahead of structure at 12.9%. A further 16.9% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints255

Crashes19

Fires11

Injuries17

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Electrical system 20.4% · 52

Unknown or other 16.9% · 43

Structure 12.9% · 33

Steering 9.8% · 25

Service brakes 5.9% · 15

Visibility/wiper 4.7% · 12

Vehicle speed control 4.3% · 11

Engine 3.9% · 10

Severity

Of those complaints, 19 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire and 17 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 23 model years of the Toyota Highlander in this data, 2015 sits 15th by complaint volume. 2021 draws the most.

Filings are rising, 46 in the last three years against 39 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 31,258 miles.

In owners' own words

In december of 2018 I started having problems with my doors,got it checked at Toyota,3 door actuators had gone bad ,Toyota said it was not a recall,checked Toyota bulletin numerous owners were having this problem, Toyota was not going to fix problem cost 3 hundred plus for each actuator plus labor,had to buy on amazon and fix myself. Electrical system

The door lock actuator failed on the drivers door. Within two months all of the actuator door locks failed on all of the doors. The cost to repair is very expensive for a fix and from what I have been reading they may fail again. This should have been recalled since there were many other people with the same complaint. Electrical system · reported at 52,682 miles

Brakes lights to do not always light up. Took to automotive mechanic and they could not duplicate problem. My wife drives car home and I can see that left side brake light work but right side (passenger) does not light up. Turn signals are ok. Brakes light work sometimes. Not bulb problem. Electrical system · reported at 168,000 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

Safety recalls

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Other Toyota Highlander years

2012 230 complaints · 20.0% steering 2013 283 complaints · 16.3% steering 2014 163 complaints · 22.1% electrical system 2016 139 complaints · 13.7% service brakes 2017 378 complaints · 20.1% power train 2018 360 complaints · 18.9% power train

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