2010 Toyota Highlander Body Problems
- 9
- 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 9 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Faulty rear door ajar sensor reports rear door open intermittently while door is closed causing interior lights, warning lights, and chimes. Started with only turns, acceleration, deceleration, but rapidly deteriorated to near constant failure, particularly in warm weather. Initially started near 2 years ago (25k miles), but was only mildly irritating. Now vehicle cannot be locked with this condition.
ODI 11204192
Body
Power lift hatchback door not cosed all the way. Very dangerous.
ODI 10937552
Body · Unknown Or Other
In late 2012, toyota issued a tsb related to the rear power lift gate. Instructions were to replace the hinges, motor unit, etc... If evidence of failure. Limitations were 3 yr 36,000 mile warranty. Explanations from the dealer were that the hinges for the back hatch were under manufactured for the weight of the door causing them to twist/warp and pull away from the door and/or frame. This also created undue stress…
ODI 10908892
Body
When the service manager from copeland toyota in brockton, ma and i looked at the trunk hinges together it was clear that the trunk not closing was a direct result of the way that the highlander was manufactured versus due to any fault of our own. This issue has left my children and i with a drained battery on more than one occasion, which is not only inconvenient but a safety issue given the risks involved with…
ODI 10889150
Body
The tailgate hatch was unable to open by electronic push bottom or manually. Seeing the toyota dealership the cause was a faulty engineering design to the tailgate bytoyota. The hinge mechanics to open the rear hatch due to the weight of the door and use cause aligment issues and therefore, the gate or window cannot open properly. To fix properly a new door and hinge system were put on with no guarantees that it…
ODI 10692491
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts
Accident occurred in southbound lane of i-95 at the dillon, sc exit on 6/14/14. Northbound trailer lost a tire/rim due to mechanical failure and it crossed the medium and impacted our vehicle blowing three (3) airbags. This model and year did not initially have takata airbags installed during production. It is unknown, to date, whether the replacement air bags installed by griffin toyota at rockingham, nc where…
Crash reported
ODI 10703045
Body · Visibility/Wiper
The drivers sun visor has 2 stop points. One is supposed to be fully upright in the recess of the head liner. The stop point has moved so that the upper most point the visor will go is about 10% below level and right in the line of sight of the driver. This causes an unsafe condition in that the driver can not see the road or stop lights. I have run a red light because i can not see it. I have looked on all the…
ODI 10610104
Air Bags · Body · Engine
While driving on the interstate at 70 mph, a deer hit my car. Airbags did not deploy, damaged front end, minor damage to the bumper, major damage to engine compartment and windshield was cracked why did the airbag not deploy our major concern concern that will the airbag work after repairs?? *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10566585
Body · Electrical System
2010 highlander 4wd: system check panel indicating the rear door is open, when it's not. Sometimes the indicator only chimes (& overhead light blinks) when we take a left or right turn. Sometimes it chimes continuously as soon as we get the car into gear. The back door is most definitely closed each time; the back door indicator is malfunctioning. *tr
ODI 10516122