2004 Toyota Highlander electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 18 complaints for the 2004 Toyota Highlander, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the electrical system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
I bought a 2004 toyota highlander in november of 2003 because my husband and I found out we were pregnant and needed a bigger car. Three months and 5000 miles later I had to be towed to the dealership because of a defect in a chip in the "motherboard." (some sensor defect that caused the asc mechanism to foul up.) anyway, on monday, the same thing happened again at 50500 miles, but this time the cause was a steering sensor actuator. Of course, the car is no longer under warranty.
A 2004 toyota highlander signal light (safety item) is malfunctioning and when I took it to toyota dealer (darcars), I was told I have to change the navigation system (luxury item) which currently is working. I have no idea why they had to integrate these two functions when one is a safety and the other one is luxury items. Besides, it costs $6000 + labor + tax to change the navigation system.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Toyota Highlander
- Transmission 52 complaints
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Steering 36 complaints
- Engine 34 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 29 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Stability control 17 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints