2001 Toyota Highlander brakes problems
22 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2001 Toyota Highlander, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 14% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
The car accident in which I was involved in had suspicious activities that followed, for example, finance company repossessed my vehicle although my payments were current. Recently, while researching vehicle recalls, I found that my 2001 toyota highlander had a hydraulic brake recall. The accident caused injuries as well as totaling out two vehicles. I was driving on fwy when I had to stop suddenly due to construction traffic. My highlander's brakes went to the floor which made it impossible to stop.
On 11/17/2015 I hit a parking island in an unlit parking lot. When I tried to stop, my brakes failed. This caused me to lose control of the vehicle and it hit 2 parked cars and a tree. I have lost wages and live in pain every day due to injuries from this accident.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Highlander
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26 complaints
- Engine 19 complaints
- Cruise control 15 complaints