2010 Toyota Highlander electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 54 complaints for the 2010 Toyota Highlander, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 54 20% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 44 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
When applying the brake slowly all of a sudden the car went full acceleration and crashed 500ft away at high speed. The car is crashed but available for inspection for a short period of time until the insurance company takes full posession. There are not open recalls. The only lights on the dash were for TPMS sensor.
When we are driving our toyota 2010 highlander if you hit a bump the door ajar light comes on even though the doors are not opem. We are not able to use the sunroof or open the windows because the door ajar light comes on and the interior light and the beeping for a door open. This is very disttacting when trying to drive. It is getting worse now every time we make a turn ot go over the slighest bump the light comes on and the dinging for the door starts toyota really needs to fix this!
Other problems reported for the 2010 Toyota Highlander
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 43 complaints
- Brakes 30 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints