Brakes
Antilock system (ABS), parking brake, master cylinder, calipers, rotors, pulsation or vibration, squeaking, brake failure or wear.
What Owners Say
"System failure that required entire system to be replaced. Toyota claimed it was not a recall issue even though it has been a frequent problem"
Fred W., PA (2007 Toyota Highlander 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"The caliper was bent and had to be replaced"
Kevin H., NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"one side locked up"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Right front caliper seized up and ruined the rotor and brake pads"
Michael W., PA (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"The right front caliper froze up and it was a costly repair. i haven't seen that on my american truck with more mileage"
Anonymous, MO (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Right-front caliper seized"
Anonymous, PA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Freezing up quite regularly after 20000 miles"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"rear seized up, even though car is garaged"
Anonymous, MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"The right front caliper and the both rear calipers were sticking"
Anonymous, OH (2007 Toyota Highlander 3.3-L V6)"Calipers became misaligned and there was uneven wear on the rotors"
Anonymous, IL (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"all calipers frozen due to corrosion. All replaced"
Anonymous, OH (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Just recently, May 2015, the front left caliper froze up and was replaced"
Robert M., CT (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"seized calliper damaged lines and had to repair both sides"
Jack D., ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Sport 3.3-L V6)"leaking fluid"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Sport 3.3-L V6)"4 frozen calipers despite changing brake fluid per manual"
John G., MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Sport 3.3-L V6)"Needed to be replaced"
Anonymous, NC (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Rear calipers on passenger side locked up and froze the brake pads to the rotors causing excessive wear and both had to be replaced."
Anonymous, PA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Standard replacement"
Anonymous, (2007 Toyota Highlander Unsure 3.3-L V6)"I have had a number of problems with the calipers over the years. They tend to seize. It was only 1 1/2 years since I had replaced them previously"
Anonymous, (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Calipers rusted and froze. This caused premature brake wear."
Brian N., NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"worn pads"
Anonymous, OK (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Air diaphragm in power brake master cylinder failed precipitously making vehicle virtually undriveable. Entire unit replaced and was very expensive"
Anonymous, FL (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"leaking brake fluid from housing"
Robert W., AZ (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"pads wear quickly causing rotor repairs"
Patrick F., MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Normal wear/tear due to mostly urban travel"
Anonymous, GA (2007 Toyota Highlander 3.3-L V6)"Normal wear, had to replace front brakes"
Anonymous, MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"simply needed front andrear brakes"
William B., AZ (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"normal wear on brakes"
Anonymous, WV (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Had been 4 years since front brakes had been replaced and I consider this to be normal"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Front end shimmy when braking. A dealer and an independent shop failed to correct problem - 2nd dealer finally solved it"
Anonymous, CA (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Replaced brake rotors and pads"
Michael A., NC (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Replaced front and rear brake pads only"
Daniel A., ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Nothing special. Normal brake wear"
Robert M., CT (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Replaced brake pads and turned rotors at 65000 miles. routine maintenance"
Anonymous, TN (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Had to have brakes done completely"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Routine brake maintenance"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"New brakes after many miles driven."
Anonymous, CT (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"I had over 30000 miles on this vehicle and this is the first time I have needed maintenance on the brakes. The brakes needed replacing from normal wear."
Anonymous, ND (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Parking Brake frozen from lack of use. Requirement of NYS inspection"
P M., NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"After years of non-use, my son used the brake for two weeks. The system corroded and crumbled away. I must replace it at inspection time"
Robert K., NH (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"Parking brake would not engage. Had to replace it"
Brian N., NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"replaced parking/emergency brake"
Anonymous, MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Needed two rotors, grinding and new pads all around at about 28000 miles"
Anonymous, MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"I just replaced the pad,s they had only 118.000 miles on them On two previous owned Camry,s I had well over 249000 on one and 219000 on the other and still did not need pad replacement"
Anonymous, WI (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Advanced rusting caused the "freezing" of the rear brakes (replacement of pads and rotors and free up of the caliper pins)"
Anonymous, MA (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"The rear brakes of the car seemed to abnormally rusty and I feel that the brakes and rear wheel bearing needed to be replaced earlier than they should"
Vance N., MI (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"One pad wearing prematurely"
Loiry A., MN (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"Had the brakes done last July. needed to be done but the mechanic did a poor job and did not clean the pins that hold the pads. The result was that one of the rear bads wore out this winter. Work was guaranteed for a year but I was in California and"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"The calipers must have locked up just before a state inspection was due, so they were locked for about 500 miles and three months. I am assuming that my repair shop would have seen the problem when they rotated the tires, since the caliper was discolored and hard to miss."
Anonymous, PA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Premature brake pad failure due to frozen caliper"
Anonymous, PA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"leaking break fluid"
Robert W., AZ (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"Rotors have been turned and new pads put on, but breaking still generates a grinding sound"
Paul A., CA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Hub and Bering replaced in 2014 then same one replaced again in 2015. Rear"
Anonymous, ON (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Rotors wore out. Had to replaced"
Brian N., NY (2007 Toyota Highlander Base 3.3-L V6)"Didn't change brake pads on time. My fault"
Anonymous, (2007 Toyota Highlander Unsure 3.3-L V6)"The breaking system routinely makes a grinding noise even after new pads and rotor work"
Paul A., CA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Brakes chirp. It's a know TSB, but not covered under warranty. Apparently, brakes need to be bled and this is a few hrs of labor"
Anonymous, CO (2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 3.3-L V6 hybrid)"noisy wheel bearing. replaced ok now"
Anonymous, CA (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)"Brakes were squeaking. The brake pads needed to be replaced"
Anonymous, FL (2007 Toyota Highlander 2.4-L 4 Cyl)"Periodically brakes squeak, especially after a rain. Sometimes for no reason at all.. Then, for no reason, the squeaking stops!"
Anonymous, VA (2007 Toyota Highlander 3.3-L V6)
"Vibration during normal stopping"
Ted C., NM (2007 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.3-L V6)