There are 14 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2010 Toyota Highlander in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)The engine failed and locked up. Maintenance is completed every 3-4 months on schedule. There was no oil or water. Car was towed to a mechanic.
Driving with small child daughter in suv, after getting car wash and ice cream, got on highway then got off…never any oil or engine lights illuminating ever. Smoke coming from front and tire areas. Other people in cars staring and pointing at our suv! Very scary! Oil leaking from front passenger area all over ground trailing. Pulled over! Pulled dip stick it was bone dry. Still no oil light! No engine light! Conrad’s shop looked at it got estimate it is the Toyota oil cooler line that failed that soooo many ppl have had but there’s no recall yet from Toyota seriously dangerous and horrible! Suv only has 86000 miles on it!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE DETECTED. A MESSAGE INDICATING TO PULL OVER WAS FLASHING. THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FOLSOM LAKE HONDA (12505 AUTOMALL PKWY, RANCHO CORDOVA, CA 95742, (916) 367-4178) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL COOLER HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILLAGE WAS 129,000.
MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND MASSIVE OIL LOSS WHILE BEING DRIVEN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE OIL COOLER LINE WHILE DRIVING ON PA 291 IN PHILADELPHIA. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE HIGHLANDER AND THE LEXUS RX350.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,297.
WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER ABOUT A 7 HOUR DRIVE AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING DISPLAY WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF BUT NEVER STAYED ON CONSISTENTLY. I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, I MEAN IT WAS BONE DRY. I'M TRULY SURPRISED THE CAR WAS STILL OPERATING. WHEN OIL WAS PUT IN, IT POURED, AND I MEAN POURED, RIGHT BACK OUT. WE HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE WAS LEAKING.
STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV UNCONTROLLED AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS THE CAR AHEAD OF US, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. TO STOP THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED TO PARK AND IGNITION TURNED OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP, WHICH WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,973.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD WITHOUT WARNING ONE OF THE IGNITION COILS FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE AND THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY STOP IN TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ON A RURAL ROAD AND GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH, BUT ON A FREEWAY AT SPEED WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE HIGHLANDER HYBRID UNLIKE MOST CARS WILL NOT RUN AT ALL WITH AN IGNITION COIL FAILURE. THUS, THERE IS A RISK OF A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE TOYOTA DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY EXPLANATION OTHER THAN THEE THINGS HAPPEN. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 80,000 MILES, HAD BEEN MAINTAINED BY TOYOTA DEALERS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IS FIVE YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 58 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AN IGNITION COIL FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST SHOWED A DEFECTIVE COIL PACK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL AS WELL AS THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,400.
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP...IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4 CYLINDER THAT HAS AN ENGINE WHICH IS ACCELERATING AND SURGING DESPITE THAT IT HAS RECEIVED THE RECALL "FIX" FOR THE RECENT GAS PEDAL RECALL. EVEN AFTER THE RECALL MODIFICATION TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE'S TACHOMETER JUMPS (OFTEN UP TO 5000 RPM) WHILE TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED OR NOT ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN AND IS EASILY DUPLICATED. MY LOCAL DEALER SERVICE HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 3 WEEKS AND WAS WORKING CLOSELY WITH TOYOTA CORP TECHNICIANS. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE AND OBSERVE THE PROBLEM AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT. BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY DIAGNOSTIC "ERROR CODES" AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THIS VEHICLE. IN A STRANGE TWIST THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME AND "CHANGED THEIR TUNE". THE DEALER THEN SAID TOYOTA TECH'S STATED IT WAS A NORMAL GEAR CHANGE FUNCTION AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SURGING. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I AM ABOUT TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND GO ANOTHER ROUND. PROBLEM OCCURS AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, WITH AND WITHOUT USE OF CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD AND THE ENGINE BEHAVIOR IS QUITE SCARY. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GET INVOLVED. IN MY OPINION, THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROLS. A.S.I. *TR
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