2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE IS A POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEEL CAN BE TURNED SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT AND THE NOISE IS HEARD.

WHEN WE ARE DRIVING OUR TOYOTA 2010 HIGHLANDER IF YOU HIT A BUMP THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON EVEN THOUGH THE DOORS ARE NOT OPEM. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO USE THE SUNROOF OR OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT AND THE BEEPING FOR A DOOR OPEN. THIS IS VERY DISTTACTING WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE. IT IS GETTING WORSE NOW EVERY TIME WE MAKE A TURN OT GO OVER THE SLIGHEST BUMP THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DINGING FOR THE DOOR STARTS TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO FIX THIS! IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN WE DRIVE OUR CAR'

THE HYBRID INVERTER FAILED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT. A LOUD CLUNK WAS HEARD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE ROAD. "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNING FLASHED. CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AT 9 YEARS, 117K MILES (WARRANTY IS 8 YEARS, 110K MILES). THE PREVIOUS RECALLS FOR THE HYBRID INVERTER HAD BEEN COMPLETED ~3 YEARS AGO AND SO THE RECALL ALSO WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE QUOTED COST OF THE REPAIR IS ~$11K.

FAULTY REAR DOOR AJAR SENSOR REPORTS REAR DOOR OPEN INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DOOR IS CLOSED CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS, WARNING LIGHTS, AND CHIMES. STARTED WITH ONLY TURNS, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, BUT RAPIDLY DETERIORATED TO NEAR CONSTANT FAILURE, PARTICULARLY IN WARM WEATHER. INITIALLY STARTED NEAR 2 YEARS AGO (25K MILES), BUT WAS ONLY MILDLY IRRITATING. NOW VEHICLE CANNOT BE LOCKED WITH THIS CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,297.

ALL DOORS AND HATCH DO NOT LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB OR WITH THE POWER LOCKS ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS.

REAR DOOR ACTUATOR/SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING TO READ "DOOR AJAR" CONSTANTLY WHILE IN MOTION ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. INITIALLY STARTED ONLY WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN, AND TAKING TURNS. NOW ITS PROGRESSED TO CONSTANTLY SETTING OFF THE SAFETY FEATURES FOR THE DOOR AJAR WARNING. THIS IS A HUGE DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING! HAVING MY LOCAL DEALER ADDRESS THE ISSUE TOMORROW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING 60 TO 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED THE OTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ULTIMATELY CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND LOWER BACK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARMS, NECK, BACK, AND RIGHT ANKLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

VEHICLE WAS ON CITY STREET COMING TO A STOP BRAKE PEDAL WENT AL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND SKID ICON CAME ON LUCILY I STOPPED JUST IN TIME TO AVOID A WRECK. TOYOTA SAID WAS BRAKE ACTUATOR GOING BAD .SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER TOYOTAS THAT WERE RECALLED,AS MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST TOYOTA WONT FIX IT UNDER RECALL AND WANT ME TO PAY $3000 TO FIX IT .MAYBE THAT WILL FIX IT? WHY CANT A RECALL FIX A PROCLEM WITH ALL BRAKE ACTUATORS AS THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN ACTUATORS. THANKS LARRY

WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER ABOUT A 7 HOUR DRIVE AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF BUT NEVER STAYED ON CONSISTENTLY. I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, I MEAN IT WAS BONE DRY. I'M TRULY SURPRISED THE CAR WAS STILL OPERATING. WHEN OIL WAS PUT IN, IT POURED, AND I MEAN POURED, RIGHT BACK OUT. WE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE WAS LEAKING.