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2020 Toyota Highlander brakes problems

41 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2020 Toyota Highlander, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
41 11% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was at a stop sign in my 2020 highlander waiting to turn left onto a busy road. Upon turning left onto pa state highway 999, the highlander engine turned off and the steering wheel was "locked" into a left position. This caused the car to continue turning into the opposing left lane resulting in a head-on collision with an on-coming car. With the engine turned off there was no power steering, no brakes, and no way to unlock the steering wheel.

Reported at 15,592 miles, April 2021 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling or parked, the engine would suddenly seize. The failure occurred intermittently. The check engine warning light illuminated with a message that the brakes were enabled. The contact restarted the vehicle several times before the vehicle operated as needed. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer 3 times however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 45,600 miles, January 2023

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