2008 Toyota Highlander Electrical System Problems
- 31
- 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 31 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- spiral cable · 7 records
- back door · 4 records
- airbag light · 4 records
- emergency brake · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2008 toyota highlander has had one incident where the accelerator got stuck. I brought the vehicle to bernardi toyota in framingham, ma on 3/2/2010 and they advised that my vehicle is not part of the recall and they also conducted diagnostics on the vehicle and reported that all systems are normal. I am concerned about all of the confusing information pertaining to this problem offered by toyota and the fact it…
ODI 10322088
Electrical System
I was driving in traffic and all of a sudden the information screen indicated there had been a brake malfunction and that i should pull over and call the dealer. I noticed the emergency brake light was lit so i thought i had somehow been driving with the emergency brake on. In kind of a panic i then pushed down the emergency brake about half way in an effort to turn it off. This caused the car to slow down…
ODI 10307495
Electrical System
All the sensor lights, including abs, emergency brake, and trac, for the brake system have gone on and off intermittently on my 2008 toyota highlander. Sometimes the brakes engaged the skid control and one time i heard the back left brake make a clunking noise when i pressed the brake pedal. The brakes were inspected twice, once by toyota mechanic and another time by a local sears mechanic. The toyota mechanic…
ODI 10310539
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
Driving my new 2008 toyota highlander leased dec. 2008. On 4-5 separate occasions while driving with the cruise control on i accelerated and the vehicle immediately went to full race. Pedal was not stuck. Could not turn off the cruise control. Shifting into neutral caused uncontrolled maximum rpms. Turning the key off and back on numerous times did not fix the problem. Eventually after about 20-30 seconds the…
ODI 10307434
Electrical System
Using a highlander's power-adapter to power my iphone, a significant amount of noise is added to the music output. Toyota dealer has corrected my problem by installing some filters in line before the power adapter socket. *tr
ODI 10252531
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. The contact stated the electrical system failed to work. When the vehicle was turned on none of the electrical components would work. The failure occurred intermittently over a period of six years. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the diagnoses was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10592653