2003 Toyota Highlander body & structure problems
18 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Highlander, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
On april 15, 2013 while parking my 2003 toyota highlander all of a sudden my car accelerated while shifting from reverse to drive while I was parking. Suddenly my car took off with the engine full speed to red line on the tachometer in a space of four feet it jumped the parking block and smashed into the center block wall with my foot on the brake. The damage to my car was $2000.00. This was the second time this has happened. I consider myself lucky, because I could have been hurt and other people.
2003 toyota highlander 4.0 loud vibrating noise when either back window is rolled down rolling down front window slightly helps alleviate the noise but it is still deafening to everyone in the vehicle. Design flaw.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Toyota Highlander
- Engine 86 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 34 complaints
- Brakes 33 complaints
- Cruise control 28 complaints
- Lighting 16 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints