2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Complaints

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - BRANSON, MO

    ENGINE IS MAKING A AUDIBLE KNOCKING SOUND THAT INCREASES WITH ENGINE RPM. THE SOUND IS EMITTING FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE (UNDERNEATH/TO THE RIGHT OF THE OIL PAN ON THE SIDE NEAREST TO THE PULLEYS AND SERPENTINE BELT). I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO RELIABLE TOYOTA IN SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI. DEALER CLAIMS THE SOUND IS NORMAL EVEN AFTER VIDEO EVIDENCE WAS PROVIDED. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM OTHER HIGHLANDERS. A NON DEALER MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED AND HE HEARD TO NOISE AND ADVISED MY TO RETURN TO THE DEALER SO THEY MAY SOLVE THE ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY,

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - PONTOTOC, MS

    MONDAY 2, 2020 AND ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE AND 2 OTHER TIMES ,THE STEERING WHEEL ICON WOULD SHOW ON DASH. AND ON AT LEAST TWICE WHILE DRIVEING STEERING WOULD LOCK UP SO BAD ,IT REQUIRED YOUR WHOLE BODY WEIGHT TO TURN A SMALL AMOUNT . THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE KILLED! PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED ENGINE AND THAT PUTS SEERING BACK TO NORMAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP 11/02/2020 THEY SAID NOT UNDER WARRANTY, { 56125 MILES} BY THE WAY! TOLD ME 1400.00 PLUS TAX! THEY SAID THEY NEVER SEEN THIS BAD TOLD I SHOULDN'T DRIVE IT HOME, HAD TO FIND A RIDE HOME. THE Y WILL REPLACE THE ECU WHICH IS 700.00 BY ITSELF ON 11/03/2020. IM NOT SURE TOYOTA IS WHAT THEY USED TO BE. AND WE HAVE OWNED 5 TOYOTA'S!

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - BAYSIDE, NY

    2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 30,000 MILES EPS FAILURE STEP ON THE BREAK IN THE MORNING EPS FAILURE WITH THE FLASHING LIGHT SHUT IT OFF STEP ON THE BREAK AGAIN START IT AND SOMETIMES IT'S BACK TO NORMAL READ ABOUT THE 2015 HAVING THIS PROBLEM TRULY THING THIS TRUCK WAS BUILT TOWARDS 2015 MORE THAN INTO 2016 THINK IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO I KNOW THEY HAD PROBLEMS IN 2015 WITH IT FOR A 2016 WITH 30,000 MILES YOU SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. TRULY WOULD LIKE TO RESPOND IN SOME SORT INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF IT WAS BUILT TOWARDS THE TAIL END OF 2015. STATIONARY ALWAYS HAPPENED STARTING IT UP HAPPENED TWICE IN DECEMBER2019 DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT STARTED HAPPENING FREQUENTLY SEPTEMBER 2020

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

    HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS IN MY VEHICLE THAT I HAVEN'T ADDRESSED OR TAKEN CARE OF? I AM ON THE ROAD QUITE A BIT AND WAS NOTED OF SEVERAL PAST RECALLS. THANK YOU . [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - SAINT CHARLES, IL

    MY SUV S SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON A SUBURBAN STREET WITH TWO KIDS IN CAR SEATS BEHIND ME . IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION . GLASS IS ALL OVER THE CAR , IT HAS TO BE TOWED AND I NEED A RENTAL CAR AND I HAVE TO FILE A CLAIM FOR MY INSURANCE NOW.

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - NORTH AUGUSTA, SC

    WATER INSIDE LEFT TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY AS PURCHASED USED FROM DAVE EDWARDS TOYOTA, AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID
    - WASHINGTON, DC

    WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 5/16/20. WE WERE DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH STRAIGHT. WE WERE DRIVING ON BLACK ASPHALT AND THEN WHEN WE DROVE OVER A BRIDGE WITH WHITE/GRAYISH CONCRETE, THE CAR'S EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND APPLIED SUDDEN BRAKING EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NORMALLY DRIVING. THE CAR JOLTED AND SLOWED DOWN AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE STOPPED BY AUTO-LOCKING SEATBELTS. *TR

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - ALPHARETTA, GA

    THE IPHONE 11 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WHICH CAUSES YOU NOT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE HANDS FREE. EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY CAR AND CONTEXT MY PHONE MY CAR AUDIO DISCONNECTS. I CONFIRMED ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE THAT THE IPHONE 11 IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TOYOTA CARS WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE HANDS FREE. *TR

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - KNOXVILLE, TN

    THE LIFTGATE HIT MY 73 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN THE HEAD KNOCKING HER BACKWARDS WITHOUT ANY SAFETY FEATURE STOPPING OR REVERSING THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED.

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  • 2016 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
    - WATERFORD, NY

    INTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND OFF; WARNINGS E.G .HOOD OPEN WHEN NOT; DID NOT (LIGHT) ALERT CARS ALONG SIDE OR PASSING; MODULE CRACKED BY TAPPING TO DELETE PHONE #S PUT INTO SYSTEM BY TOYOTA TECH, NAVIGATION STARTED ON ITS OWN AND IT WAS INCORRECT!; MAPS INCORRECT TO LOCATION; MAP SHOWING NORTH AS SOUTH AND EAST AS WEST ALL WHEN CAR IN MOTION

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