1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Fuel/Propulsion System

2008 Toyota Highlander Fuel/Propulsion System Problems

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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.

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi1
150–400k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • April 14, 2017 · 160,000 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    It was raining and the interior of the car was taking in water. Toyota claimed from cracked tail light but tail light had not been leaking before. Water in back of car ruined hybrid battery and transitors. After looking up issue. Found others who have had same problem. The car just shut off after the dash warning lights came on. Lucky my wife had just pulled into a parking lot.

    ODI 10979143

  • September 29, 2016 · 115,800 miles

    Fuel/Propulsion System

    While my wife was driving the vehicle straight (she believes she was traveling under 25 mph as she came to a red light) on a busy road the vehicle made a beeping alert sound and the display rotated through the following messages: " (!) check brake system- have your vehicle checked by a dealer, brake brake malfunction- stop the vehicle in a safe place immediately and contact dealer, abs check abs- have your vehicle…

    ODI 11072446

  • May 4, 2015 · 90,000 miles

    Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. While attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The technician stated that the fuel pump failing was a known issue. The vehicle was then put through a stress test and the service department kept and…

    ODI 10716697