10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,697 miles

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2014 Toyota Highlander miscellaneous problems

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2014 Toyota Highlander Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #11

Nov 122017

Highlander

  • 84,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My Toyota Highlander 2014 has a huge security and safety issue. Its steering wheel jammed and it become completely disabled while I was driving and the engine wont start again. It has the following messages in the dashboard. 1- 'eps failure. Steering wheel is harder to turn'. 2- 'the engine has stopped. Please put the shift lever to P'. 3- 'trac off' 4- 'brake override system failure'. my car had same issue back Aug 2017 but the Toyota dealership claimed that they didn't see such issue and the car started normal. I don't know what kind of diagnostics they performed because I am having the same issue which has similar symptom as the recall issue (NHTSA campaign # 15V14000) for Toyota Highlander 2015 models. It is a very dangerous security fault because my car was idol while I was driving and the steering wheel jammed. On both occasion the vehicle was stationary.

- Glen Allen, VA, USA

problem #10

Apr 102017

Highlander

  • 27,000 miles
Sunroof exploded spontaneously while driving on state highway 19 in Florida. The Toyota company denied defect and I had to have repair done using my insurance. If the sunroof cover had not been closed, passenger compartment could have had lots of glass causing injury or an accident

- Trinity, FL, USA

problem #9

Apr 092014

Highlander

  • 33,000 miles
The navigation system has so many issues it hard to list them in this small space. It will reboot many times a day, sometimes just turns it self off and have to pull to the side turn off engine and it will come back on. Communication is extremely poor, it lags being where I am, it poor at finding addresses that have been around for years. Toyota needs to totally redo the software and offer it for free its so bad

- El Dorado Hills, CA, USA

problem #8

Aug 252016

Highlander

  • 50,182 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Rear lift door (hatchback) does not stop if an arm or body part is in the way once the button to close is pushed. My hair got caught in the lock and the door was closing so I tried to stop it with my arm and it kept closing on my arm with my hair caught and my arm is severely bruised. The vehicle was in park and shut off in my driveway

- Red Hook, NY, USA

problem #7

Feb 012016

Highlander

  • 25,000 miles
When the A/C or heater is on, there is a very foul almost rotten type of smell coming into the cabin. I notice it as soon as I start the car. It used to go away after driving it several miles, but lately it seems to continue with the bad smell for a longer time. We have noticed it for several months now. It has 28,000 miles on it as of 4-25-16.

- Pasco, WA, USA

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problem #6

Mar 102016

Highlander

  • 14,860 miles
Navigation system. Will not set to go to specific addresses, will not operate much like a navigation system should.

- Amarillo, TX, USA

problem #5

Jul 152015

Highlander

  • 7,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The HVAC system does not drain completely in hot climates, causing a build up of mold/mildew in the ac system, blowing it into the car. The odor is foul and damaging to customers respiratory systems. This occurs in the summer, in hot months with the ac is used on a daily basis. It does not occur in the winter.

- Aledo, TX, USA

problem #4

Sep 132015

Highlander

  • miles
I noticed a bad smell for months and could not figure out where it was coming from. Recently I noticed water coming in from the rear passenger seatbelt. I called the dealership and they had me bring it in immediately. They found mold and said it was due to the moon roof leaking. The carpeting was replaced by professionals since their employees could not be exposed to the mold. I had the car for over a year and drove it with my asthmatic child daily. No one has yet to address the health hazard this is. Not to mention the molding around the doors and several guards and pieces no longer fit properly and are sliding all over the floor as I drive.

- Highland, NY, USA

problem #3

Nov 282014

Highlander

  • 4,000 miles
When the air conditioner or heater is on there is a horrible smell that comes out. Mold or body odor type of smell.

- Sheridan, WY, USA

problem #2

May 012015

Highlander

  • 12,000 miles
When driving on the highway there is loud wind noise with window shut. Also if one window is down there is a awful noise that hurts the ears.

- Sheridan, WY, USA

problem #1

Jun 232014

Highlander

  • 3,000 miles
Purchased new 2014 Toyota Highlander in May 2014, after approximately 30 days of ownership a foul odor began to emit from A/C unit whenever vehicle was started. After 3 trips to selling dealer to correct the problem I was given Toyota T-sb-0142-13 which informs me that there are 23 Toyota vehicles which may experience this problem. Dealership attempted to place blame on various items but, since toyoya published a tsb it leads me to believe that Toyota knows about the problem but is not wanting it to become known as it might impact their selling vehicles. My A/C experience leads me to believe the problem is caused by an improperrly designed A/C system which is failing to drain all the moisture from the A/C system thereby allowing mold, mildew, algae to grown in the undrained left over water in A/C system.

- Seffner, FL, USA

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