2007 Toyota Highlander Electrical System Problems
- 13
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Horn stopped working, in motion, on a city street while turning.
ODI 11071557
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota highlander. After the contact returned home and parked the vehicle, the horn started to beep. The contact walked outside and observed sparks under the vehicle. The contact attempted to extinguish the fire with the hose, but the vehicle became engulfed in flames. A fire report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was…
Fire reported
ODI 10906400
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Hazardous safety issue. Possible manufacturer defect to electrical system on 2001-2007 toyota highlanders. While driving at high or low rate of speed, there has been many close calls of being hit from behind due to the manufacturer defect to their electrical components or wiring in specific to rear braking lights. When depressing the brake pedal the rear passenger brake lights do not come on. Light bulbs changed,…
ODI 10884049
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
On my 2007 toyota high lander the horn has stopped working i have no horn , when i press the horn button it does not sound the horn. I took it to the dealer and they check the horn and the dealer said it was working after i left the dealer it did not work , i askedthe service adviser and he said its an intermittent problem, , the horn still does not work i still have no working horn, something is grounding out in…
ODI 10785245
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving and without any warning the car shutdown down, the car controls would not respond. The car continued till it lost momentum stopped, there was no/or very little braking and steering assistance/control. ***i called toyota and reported the problem, no assistance was provided*** the dashboard flashed lights, the vsc, awd and other lights came on. Fyi - the car has been regularly maintained. There are…
ODI 10502572
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
During driving, abruptly without warning - the highlander hybrid during driving, without warning, just went dead - car did not respond to driver control. The dashboard started flashing lights and the vsc check, awd check, skid light, brake lights came on. The car, and power steering stopped responding to control. Upon contacting the dealers, everyone has given us a different reason, some don't even make sense. *tr
ODI 10502569
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that all the warning light illuminated on the instrument panel as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic and the contact was told that the intelligent power module (ipm) needed to be replaced. The mechanic advised the contact of a recall associated with nhtsa recall campaign id number: 11v342000 (electrical system), but the…
ODI 10459894
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact was driving 65 mph when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle did not restart and was towed to the dealer for diagnosis where the contact was advised that the power inverter would need replacing. The manufacturer was contacted, but the vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 123,000.
ODI 10423974
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
This is in follow-up to my complaint #10306258 filed earlier this morning (feb 5, 2010). I found my previous service order of july 23, 2008, from my toyota dealership, on which i complained about the delayed acceleration when i pressed on the gas pedal. Their response, as documented on my repair order was 'scanned for error codes. None present. Characteristic of this transmission.' on my previous report to you…
ODI 10306385
Electrical System
Tl-while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle jumped the median and hit another vehicle in another parking space. The failure miles are not available. The current miles are 45,000 miles. Aa
Crash reported
ODI 10304405
Electrical System
Was pulling into parking space under 5 mph and there was a sudden surge forward and the brakes did not work. Went over curb through bushes off another curb hitting underneath of car and brakes then worked again. Car was towed to dealer where they drove it put it on a machine and found nothing wrong with the car! *jb
ODI 10204479
Electrical System
When traveling down hill for extended periods of time the batteries charge and then start to emit noxious fumes into the cab of the vehicle. (ozone i think.) on several occasions we have had to roll the windows down or stop and exit the vehicle to allow the fumes to clear. The local dealer says that there is nothing wrong with the vehicle, and that there is nothing they can do about our complaints. *tr
ODI 10210128
Electrical System
HYBRID INVERTER FAILURE. *NM
ODI 10176219