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2004 Toyota Highlander brakes problems

25 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Highlander, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
25 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2004 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 35% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota highlander limited. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the vehicle abnormally began to veer off the road. The contact applied the brakes and the vehicle then suddenly spun around and crashed into a ravine. The vehicle rolled over twice. The contact sustained injuries to the neck and back and was admitted to the hospital for two days. A police report was available. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was towed by the contacts insurance company.

Reported at 73,000 miles, October 2010 CrashInjury

One week ago, when I stepped on the brake, a loud grinding noise would happen. I scheduled a appointment with goodyear to have my brakes checked. 2 days before my appointment date, I also had to press the brake pedal all the way down to the floor to get the car to stop. I freaked out and went straight to goodyear for the repair. They told me that the rubber on the master cylinder had been eaten away by the brake fluid and had to be replaced. The was a recall in 2001 for the toyota highlander for the same problem.

Reported at 64,840 miles, January 2008

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