2013 Toyota Highlander Air Bags Problems
- 11
- 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 11 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags
The passenger side front airbag sensor has failed on 4 occasions. The dealership has claimed that the airbag system is fine, but it needs to be recalibrated each time. None of the other airbags are affected.
ODI 11184890
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota highlander. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact t-boned another vehicle on the front driver's side. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the right leg, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. Furthermore, while the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11142609
Air Bags · Body · Suspension
Vehicle was proceeding through an intersection under a green light. A vehicle traveling the cross road proceeded through their red light and impacted my vehicle at full speed. The result was a "t-bone" accident into the driver's side door. The force of the collision was such that my vehicle was turned 90 degrees. The driver's head impacted the driver's side window shattering that window. The side curtain air bag did…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10777920
Air Bags · Body · Engine
I rear ended a car in front of me. Damage minimal to his car. My highlander sustained over 10 thousand dollar front damage. My air bags did not deploy. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10673101
Air Bags · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
On september 12 2014 my wife was pulling into a parking space at her doctor's office. The space include a stop curb and it faced a four lane street. As she pulled into the space, she braked to avoid contacting the curb and was about to shift into park when the car suddenly accelerated. The car jumped the parking curb and then another curb and entered a grassy area (approximately 10 ft wide. The car continued to…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10637921
Air Bags
This vehicle has been returned to toyota service department 4 times for message "check srs air bag system". This message deactivates the side airbags from deploying. Toyota service has been unable to resolve this issue. Toyota service has done the following to correct this issue. 1) rest the message "check srs airbag system" 2) checked sensor and wiring under passenger seat 3) consulted toyota engineers. This…
ODI 10705059
Air Bags · Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota highlander. The contact stated that numeros attempts were made to have her vehicle serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v148000 and nhtsa campaign number: 13v014000 (air bags , seats) however, both dealer and manufacturer have not return the contact's phone calls. The vehicle had not exhibited the failure. The vin was not available.
ODI 10598229
Air Bags
My wife was driving the car near the dulles toll road entrance ramp at approximately 10 mph. She suddenly lost control of the vehicle and hit the car ahead of her. No bodily injury to either party. The police officer who came to the scene said that it was not my wife's fault and hence, he did not issue a ticket to my wife. The extent of the damage is $10,000. The air bag did not deploy. The loss of control of the…
Crash reported
ODI 10583038
Air Bags · Service Brakes
I was driving down the street and came upon a red light, there were two cars ahead of me, a lincoln and a chrysler. I started to slow down at a distance, when i applied the brake, my vehicle accelerated, i looked down to make sure that my foot was on the brake, and it sure was, so i hammered down on the brake and my vehicle did not slow down and continued to run at the same speed of approximately 15 mph. The faulty…
Crash reported
ODI 10563582
Air Bags · Body
My vehicle t-boned another vehicle, striking directly into the driver's door of the other vehicle . The front end of my vehicle sustained approximately $8000 worth of front end damage, however the air bags never deployed. (fortunately there were no injuries). In light of current well-publicized air bag issues, i asked my dealership if they would inspect my vehicle to ensure that the air bags were not defective. They…
Crash reported
ODI 10664019
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Pulling into parking space - brakes applied - car lurched forward (unintended acceleration) - brakes did not engage - car jumped the curb, crossed the sidewalk and hit a tree - airbag did not deploy. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10546569