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Toyota Highlander Wheels Problems

39
Owner complaint records in our dataset
17
Years with records
2002–2018
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 39 stored complaint records:

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

Complaints by year

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi13
30–60k mi8
100–150k mi5
150–400k mi3
60–100k mi3

Complaint evidence

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

  • September 5, 2019 · 38,500 miles

    Wheels

    On thursday, september 5th i hit a piece of wood on the highway while driving about 72 mph. The wood was the size of a typical piece of firewood. My tire instantly went flat and i pulled over immediately. Upon inspection, i saw that the rim broke into two pieces. Essentially, while i was pulling over, i was driving on a 1/4" lip of broken wheel rim. I was shocked that this could even happen. This is remarkably…

    ODI 11254003

    2017 records in this system

  • March 16, 2019 · 96,000 miles

    Body · Steering · Wheels

    I got hit by a drunk driver while i was at an intersection stationary. I was waiting to make a left turn and an oncoming car going 35 mph crossed lanes and crashed into me. It was a bad accident, both cars involved totalled.i had 4 other passengers in the car, and no airbags went off. I received head injuries (a lot of dizziness), neck and back injuries. *dt*jb

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11187259

    2013 records in this system

  • February 28, 2019

    Wheels

    Michelin tires defective traction. Toyota and michelin refuses to help with defective tires. Monro muffler deemed tires unsafe.

    ODI 11183683

    2018 records in this system

  • February 9, 2019 · 300 miles

    Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Wheels

    Car vibration at 40mph and up and brake vibration too .

    ODI 11183795

    2018 records in this system

  • January 25, 2019 · 200,000 miles

    Steering · Wheels

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota highlander. While driving 40 mph on ice, the power steering seized and the rear driver's side wheel locked up. As a result, the vehicle spun out and crashed into a snow mound. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The cause of the…

    Crash reported

    ODI 11172554

    2003 records in this system

  • December 1, 2018 · 105,000 miles

    Wheels

    Goodyear fortera hl tires purchased at sams club in wv in november 2018. Tires are 245/65/r17 with dot code m71tja2r1918. Tires appeared to have some cracking on the sides of treads shortly after purchase and installation by sams club. By approximately 20k miles with even treadwear and proper maintenance tires became more cracked on the sides of the treads and small cuts began appearing on surfaces and in tread…

    ODI 11256545

    2008 records in this system

  • September 1, 2018 · 28,500 miles

    Tires · Wheels

    2016 toyota highlander with oem toyo 245/55r19 open country m&s 103t tires at about 70 mph on i95 south board near brunswick ga (exit 38?) , a loud bang was heard and then the bumping made it obvious a tire had failed so the vehicle was stopped well of the road near an exit. The local state highway assistance truck (champ) stopped after about 20 minutes and the toyota response service truck showed up about 20…

    ODI 11124033

    2016 records in this system

  • August 20, 2018 · 35,000 miles

    Tires · Wheels

    Spare tire was found to be cracked and unusable when needed. It was never used before. Technician changing tire said it was unsafe.

    ODI 11121013

    2014 records in this system