https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Toyota Grand Highlander. en-us Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:40:55 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#recall-26V437000-toyota-toyota-grand-highlander-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2026 Lexus TX Plug-In Hybrid, TX Hybrid, TX, Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Grand Highlander vehicles. The rear axle carriers may have been manufactured with insufficient material strength and could break. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#recall-26V179000-toyota-toyota-grand-highlander-2025 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra, Tacoma Hybrid, Tacoma, RAV4 Hybrid, Land Cruiser Hybrid, Lexus GX550, 2024-2026 Tundra Hybrid, 2025 Sequoia Hybrid, Crown Signia, Grand Highlander, Lexus TX500 Hybrid, Lexus NX350 Hybrid, 2025-2026 Grand Highlander Hybrid, and Lexus TX350 vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label may displ https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2177905 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The front panel of the sunroof shattered while the vehicle was parked in our garage. Glass shards are inside the car. The dealership submitted a claim to Toyota who denied any material defect and refused to repair under warranty. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2177629 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I own a 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid and am experiencing an intermittent knocking/clicking noise that appears to come from the drivetrain area. The noise occurs most often during low-speed driving and while turning left or right, particularly on the first drive of the day after the vehicle has been sitting overnight, but it has also occurred at other times while driving. The condition is in https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2177180 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Dear National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I am submitting this complaint to formally report a serious safety issue involving the left front axle of my Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid XLE. The vehicle was first diagnosed by my local Toyota dealer on January 14, 2026, at which time the left front axle issue was identified. I contacted **Toyota Motor Corporation**, and I was initially inf https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2177396 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT We were going down the highway in our brand new Grand Highlander yesterday (3500 miles, 3 months old) and it was like a bomb had gone off. The panoramic sunroof exploded up and out. Glass started falling on my daughter whom was in the middle seat. My husband had to quickly pull off the highway to safety. I have never experienced anything like this and it was extremely scary. Obviously there is a https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2176463 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT outside temperature reading is 2 to 7 degrees high, which is not good when it makes the difference between freezing temps and not freezing temps https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2176228 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT I had my front axle assemblies replace under T-SB-0082-24 around 20,000 to 25,000 due to rotational clicking noise per bulletin. The tsb uses the old part number which was the defective original part. The axles are failing agin at 50,000 and the dealer and toyota are refusing to fix it as they can’t replicate in shop. There is a new part number that was updated and supposedly fixed the issue https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2175692 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT At low speeds under 40 mph, there is a very pronounced and uncomfortable cabin boom noise when going over bumps. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2175459 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2024 toyota grand highlander had TSB 0082-24 repair done around 20,0000 to 25,000 miles due to rotational clicking noise and vibration when turning under power. Both front axles replaced. Car now has 50,000 miles on it and clicking noise is present every day in cold conditions until it warms up. It is at the dealer for the third time and they are unable to replicate the clicking and vibration https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2174165 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT The car was running perfect, 9 months after I bought this car, before 20,000 miles Front Left Axle become defective, and therefore, the dealer promised to reemplaced it, but I am still waiting from the dealer. It is a big risk to runs the car like that. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2173844 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT clicking noises from front of engine area/tire area whenever steeing wheel turned left or right turned out to be cv axels and replaced feb 2. 2026 -so far will monitor for recurrence - grand highlander forum with numerous such complaints https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2172905 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT At a complete stop my car started shaking violently back and forth. It felt like we were in an earthquake. It has happened before but not as violently and not as long. No warning lights or anything. It has had problems with lurching and stuttering since we bought it. The dealership said they fixed it once (the stuttering) but it’s still happening. They cannot duplicate it and it’s not throwing any https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2172906 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT At a complete stop my car started shaking violently back and forth. It felt like we were in an earthquake. It has happened before but not as violently and not as long. No warning lights or anything. It has had problems with lurching and stuttering since we bought it. The dealership said they fixed it once (the stuttering) but it’s still happening. They cannot duplicate it and it’s not throwing any https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2171164 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT In the middle where the car chargers are – the one in the center isn’t working but the one to the right is. When doing maps, the visual map disappeared and just showed where to turn – happened about 2-3 time. Today the entire screen went black – no radio, phone, maps, nothing. No way to operate it at all. This is unrelated to the current recall that addresses the speedometer / display right beh https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2171160 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The entire life of the car from initial purchase the fuel gauge is incorrect. The car has a 17 gallon gas tank and the fuel gauge is calibrated to around 13 gallons. The car thinks it is out of gas around 13 gallons when there is actually 4 more gallons left. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2170334 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V744000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted and diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the camera had failed https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2169676 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Electronic Park Brake (EPB) fails to release when the car is shifted into gear. The park brake dashboard light remains on, and the brake does not release. The problem is intermittent but has occurred multiple times in the first 2 months and 2,000 miles of owning the newly purchased vehicle. The vehicle was purchased in Nov 2025, and in Jan 2026 it was taken to the authorized Toyota service https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2169677 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Electronic Park Brake (EPB) fails to release when the car is shifted into gear. The park brake dashboard light remains on, and the brake does not release. The problem is intermittent but has occurred multiple times in the first 2 months and 2,000 miles of owning the newly purchased vehicle. The vehicle was purchased in Nov 2025, and in Jan 2026 it was taken to the authorized Toyota service https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2164773 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT UNKNOWN, vehicle dash warnings advising front sensors were not working causing error messages. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for a recall and they advised the Right front Ultra Sonic Sensor also needed to be replaced. They alleged this was potentially caused by an unknown impact such as small rocks or bugs. The faulty sensor causes error messages on the dash and needed to be replaced. Th https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2164884 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid AWD, with about 16000 miles. While driving, the brakes failed. The brakes would only work if the pedal was pushed all the way to the floor. A "Low Brake Power" warning light came on the dash. The following warnings came on at the same time. Parking Brake System, Advanced Ultrasonic Detection, Vehicle Stability Control, Check Engine, Smart Stop System, Brake https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2164351 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V595000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel failed to show critical information as intended. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local d https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2164548 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT When I turn to the left or right I hear a clicking/popping noise. Took it to the dealer and they said it was the CV axle. So they replaced the driver side. After the repair, it would make the same sound from time to time so I took it back in to the dealer(Northside Toyota in San Antonio, TX) they couldn't recreate the sound and notated my account. This was all when the car had less than 30k miles. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2164549 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT When I turn to the left or right I hear a clicking/popping noise. Took it to the dealer and they said it was the CV axle. So they replaced the driver side. After the repair, it would make the same sound from time to time so I took it back in to the dealer(Northside Toyota in San Antonio, TX) they couldn't recreate the sound and notated my account. This was all when the car had less than 30k miles. https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2164510 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The vehicle takes an excessively long time to make heat, I know NHTSA only has requirements related to defrosting the windshield and it's clear Toyota is aware of the heating issue because they added an electronic defrost to be able to pass the defrost test. The vehicle when it is less than 20f outside takes 40+minutes to warm the cabin to a reasonable temperature. The dealership let the vehicle w https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2163558 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The defroster on the vehicle does not work properly. When starting the car and the window is frosting, the drivers side of the front window defrosts normally but the right side does not defrost properly and it lags by 15-20 minutes. You cannot operate the vehicle safely with your entire passenger side frosted over. I reported this to Toyota as well as dealer and they are advising that it is workin https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2163764 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT While driving under normal conditions, the air conditioning system in my Toyota Grand Highlander suddenly stopped working. The vehicle was inspected by a Toyota dealership, which determined that the AC condenser had a hole/puncture that caused a refrigerant leak and complete AC failure. Toyota denied warranty coverage, classifying the damage as “road hazard,” despite acknowledging that this is a https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2162940 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT My vehicle has been out of service since October 7, 2025 due to a complete failure of the instrument cluster (combination meter). This issue is related to SAFETY RECALL 25TA08. The instrument panel is fully non-functional, making the vehicle unsafe and inoperable. The vehicle has been at Toyota dealership for approximately three months, with no repair completed and no clear timeline provided. Th https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2162941 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT My vehicle has been out of service since October 7, 2025 due to a complete failure of the instrument cluster (combination meter). This issue is related to SAFETY RECALL 25TA08. The instrument panel is fully non-functional, making the vehicle unsafe and inoperable. The vehicle has been at Toyota dealership for approximately three months, with no repair completed and no clear timeline provided. Th https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander https://plaincars.com/make/toyota-grand-highlander#complaint-2161189 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT I have taken my vehicle to Wilde Toyota (2 time) for the same issue . The car either moves/slids to the left or right. They adjusted the wheel alignment in November and now again I am having the same issue. Took the car again to Wilde Toyota and they are asking me for 185 USD for the wheel alignment. I told them this looks like a drive train or suspension issue but there were hesitant to check it