2013 Toyota Highlander fuel system problems
16 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2013 Toyota Highlander, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 16 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 11,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
As I was pulling into a parking space (maybe 5 miles per hour) and put my foot on the brake to stop, my 2013 toyota highlander lunged forward so hard that it went over the concrete spacer, a grass median, the curb and into the street beyond the parking lot. I was able to brake and stop the acceleration, but it was so sudden, fast and unexpected that I scraped the passenger side on the vehicle next to me. A by-stander commented "I don't know what happened!
Upon entering into car after it had been parked I smelled gasoline. Wife said she had just filled up before coming home and perhaps spilled some. I got out of vehicle and checked and saw small puddle of gasoline where car had been parked. Moved car away from house and raised hood to vent engine compartment. I removed front skid plate/panel to find leak and allow further air circulation. I power cycled key and saw fuel leak again.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Toyota Highlander
- Steering 46 complaints
- Engine 35 complaints
- Cruise control 31 complaints
- Electrical system 26 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints
- Body & structure 18 complaints
- Brakes 17 complaints