2017 Toyota Highlander brakes problems
29 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2017 Toyota Highlander, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 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 | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 toyota highlander. While the contact was seated in the front passenger seat, the driver fell asleep behind the wheel. Upon waking up, the driver attempted to depress the brake pedal, but the vehicle failed to stop. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a light pole and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained injuries to the stomach, head, and neck. The contact sustained foot, chest, tongue, and neck injuries.
Purchased the highlander august 2017. September 2017 (8 weeks later) we returned home from an 35 mile trip and parked. I had to go back out about 30 minutes later. When I tried to start the vehicle I could not get the vehicle to start. Received a "brake power low, stop in a safe place" light. It took my husband 15 minutes to get the brake to release and be able to manually pull it to the up position so we could try to start it. The dealership was unable to recreate this incident.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Toyota Highlander
- Drivetrain & axles 77 complaints
- Engine 49 complaints
- Electrical system 46 complaints
- Fuel system 37 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints