2005 Toyota Highlander drivetrain & axles problems
22 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2005 Toyota Highlander, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 22 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 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 18 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
When I was trying to park my toyota highlander 2005 in front of the building where I work, backing up, the engine iddle went extremely high and I tried to stop, but I could not do it because the steering wheel and the brakes locked. I tried to put the gear in neutral, but instead, it went straigh to drive, so it causes major damages to 2 vehicles behind mine, and other 3 in front of mine too.
Transaxle vent is leaking transmission fluid onto exhaust, potential of catastraphic transmission failure due to total sudden loss of transmission fliud. Leak is cause by a defective seal
Other problems reported for the 2005 Toyota Highlander
- Cruise control 40 complaints
- Transmission 32 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 29 complaints
- Steering 26 complaints
- Electrical system 25 complaints
- Brakes 24 complaints