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Toyota Highlander Electronic Stability Control Problems

74
Owner complaint records in our dataset
18
Years with records
2002–2019
Stored years

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 74 stored complaint records:

  • 5 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • stability control · 12 records
  • check engine · 12 records
  • traction control · 11 records
  • lights came · 8 records
  • steering wheel · 7 records
  • brake system · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi19
30–60k mi18
60–100k mi12
150–400k mi10
100–150k mi8

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • February 3, 2020 · 165,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Abs, traction control, brake malfunction light on in dash due to the abs brake pump and actuator not having enough power and a abnormal leak. The lights stay on for a day or 2 and go off for about the same time first time lights came on i hit pounding water on interstate on my way home from work at around 7pm an lost control of the vehicle. Luckily i didnt hit anything. The traction control, abs is not working. I…

    ODI 11308266

    2009 records in this system

  • February 1, 2020 · 128,250 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Recently we've got a bunch of warning lights on the dashboard of our car indicating a brake system malfunction and urging us to stop the vehicle in a safe location. The brakes were still working and we were able to carefully and safely drive home. After scanning the car for abs error codes and doing a quick online search, i realized that the brake booster pump assembly and actuator assembly failed in our car.

    ODI 11307403

    2008 records in this system

  • January 12, 2020 · 41,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering

    Our 2015 highlander steering intermittently locks up and has a complete loss of power. First happened when starting the vehicle and had to sit and start and stop over 15 times and the steering finally came back. We immediately contacted toyota and they said this vehicle had no recalled parts and there is no problem. When it happened the second time we took it in and they said it had a bad battery and the problem was…

    ODI 11299797

    2015 records in this system

  • December 28, 2019 · 189,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering

    Brake actuator assembly and brake booster pump assembly (problem known to toyota for this and other models,) failed, leading to dash messages: master warning, abs warning, brake system warning (brake malfunction: stop the vehicle in a safe place immediately and contact a dealer), slip indicator. Brake pedal function seems limited, and dangerous. All warnings come back upon shutting off and restarting vehicle.

    ODI 11291811

    2008 records in this system

  • December 16, 2019 · 177,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    Ongoing issue with generation 1 highlander hybrids and prius from same date ranges. A warranty adjustment has already been issued and ended. The abs brake accumulator gets an internal leak code c1391. Reduced braking, esc, brake and other lights come on. Many of those repaired under warranty are already failing a second time. Vehicle is dangerous to drive since it can be driving perfectly and fail while in motion…

    ODI 11297471

    2006 records in this system

  • December 5, 2019 · 18,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System

    First incident occurred in dec 2019 and then again in jan 2020. While driving engine lost power and vehicle began lurching forward and back uncontrollably. After pulling over engine shut down. Thankfully we did not cause an accident. Check engine light came on, also said reduced engine power and traction control off. First time dealer said it was bad gas. Second time they tested fuel pump and it was producing…

    ODI 11301691

    2019 records in this system

  • November 21, 2019 · 9,444 miles

    Electronic Stability Control

    I used the hands free device when talking on the phone while driving, view incoming email mail, the navigation system on the highway. I incurred this problem for several months since purchasing the vehicle in february 2019.on thursday, november 21, 2019 i had another appointment with dick dyer toyota in columbia, sc due to my audio seems to have a shortage in it. The audio system keeps turning off. An employee at…

    ODI 11281860

    2019 records in this system

  • October 30, 2019 · 260,000 miles

    Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes

    I sent a letter to toyota motor sales usa after being refused service at a local dealer to resolve a safety issue, with no reply. While pressing brake when starting i got a couple of error messages that said to contact a toyota dealer. I did some very detailed research into this problem and what others had encountered. I found the errors would only show when the 12 volt battery was getting low on charge. The brake…

    ODI 11282336

    2008 records in this system