Toyota Highlander

"At times the car would shut down completely after a stop like for a stop sign. Noticed that the battery terminal was loose. Took it to the dealer and they recognized that during the Pre-Owned Certification process they placed the wrong battery for the vehicle. The car has auto on/off and requires a specific battery with different size terminals. It took two trips to the dealer for them to recognize the problem and they replaced the battery and the terminal for the correct versions. The dealer covered all the work."

""Battery dies all the time, some sort of phantom drain. Have replaced multiple times. I have to carry a jumper pack because its fully drained randomly.""

""Battery doesn't last long. Besides, it is extremely expensive""

"The 2017 Toyota Highlander loses its alignment after a few months. It loses the alignment in less than six months."

"Cracked bushings noticed during regular maintenance. Covered under extended warranty by dealer."

"100000 miles service noticed cracks on control arm, torn bushings, replaced both"

"Third replacement transmission installed by Toyota due to defects"

""It failed, but Toyota paid for replacement. However, it was a known issue that I was not advised of. Were it not for the internet I would not have known about the issue n""

"Transmission went 6 months after purchase. Replacement was $9000."

"No Apple Play available"

"Heater/AC smells funky when running"

"Running over a piece of metal damaged the refrigerant line, which had to be replaced."

""as stopping began, car dropped to very low idle and sounded warning then idle picked back up. Problem fixed when throttle body and air intake replaced and""

""At 50,000 miles the check engine light came on. After several trips to the dealership, they recommended replacing all six fuel injectors and fuel rail assembly at a cost of $3,700. At 70,000 miles the check engine light came on again, we traded the vehicle in.""

"I will be able to tell you more after 05/27/2025"

""The windshield replacement for this vehicle, requires "recalibration" of the sensors. I'm not sure what sensors those are, and I certainly can't see any, but it'll add at least $300 to the replacement cost. Meaning it's nearly $1000 to replace the windshield all in. For a part that you can expect to need repairs or replacement regularly in a country that puts sand and gravel on the roads in the winter this seems like a money grab""

"Noticed drivers seat leather stress marks appearing 1 year ago and in last year progressed to leather splitting. Inquired about seat failure under our warranty and was Toyota is not covered and to replace was very expat. Weve owned Toyotas for over 30 years and never had that happen in our prior vehicles. Thought it should covered under our warranty."

""The panoramic sunroof isn't a smart choice, but you don't get to opt out of it when you want the other options in the Limited trim. Mine recently exploded while driving the car. Apparently it's tempered glass only. For something that's part of the vehicle and can't be driven if it's broken you'd expect either a 3M type of coating like they offer with the hood/door cup etc. or laminated glass like a windshield has so it can be repaired. The cost to replace this is nearly 3x the cost of a new windshield for the vehicle. With only 39,000 km on this vehicle, it's unacceptable to have to replace something like this.""

"Leaks from front and rear driveshafts"

"Rear main seal gasket leaked oil and needed to be replaced. This simple part replacement requires engine removal and was quite expensive - I paid 2500 out of my pocket. Rear main seal gasket is not supposed to fail at 126000 km."

""Water pump broke and required replacement. No advance warning the pump if failing. If not caught in time, it would have destroyed the engine. Toyota didn't help""

"The leak was detected at the 11000 service. It was repaired"

"Seat Motor glides have molded plastic covers that are broken and loose. Approximately 2 years ago. Drivers seat is cracking and leather split"

"during a heavy rain it leaked onto the headliner and soaked the front seats and half filled the center console"