2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 227 complaints · 6 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (63 complaints · 27.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 25
  • Fires 3
  • Injuries 10
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 63 of 227 owner complaints (27.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 63 complaints, 27.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 63 · 27.8% · 7 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 28 complaints, 12.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 28 · 12.3% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 23 complaints, 10.1% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 23 · 10.1% · 13 crash reports VISIBILITY: 18 complaints, 7.9% of reports VISIBILITY 18 · 7.9% ENGINE: 15 complaints, 6.6% of reports ENGINE 15 · 6.6% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 9 complaints, 4.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 9 · 4.0% · 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 3.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 8 · 3.5% · 2 crash reports STEERING: 7 complaints, 3.1% of reports STEERING 7 · 3.1% STRUCTURE: 5 complaints, 2.2% of reports STRUCTURE 5 · 2.2% · 1 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 81 complaints, 35.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 81 · 35.7% · 7 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 63 27.8% 7 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 28 12.3% 1 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 23 10.1% 13 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 18 7.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 15 6.6% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 9 4.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 8 3.5% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 7 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 5 2.2% 1 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 81 35.7% 7 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2006; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2010. 2006-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q1: 31 owner reports 31 2010-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2012-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2012-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2013-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2013-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2016-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2018-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Oct 2006 Jul 2025 Recall campaign 10V035000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V035000 Recall campaign 10V036000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V036000 Recall campaign 11V342000 ◆ Recall campaign 11V342000 Recall campaign 13V396000 ◆ Recall campaign 13V396000 Recall campaign 14V743000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V743000 Recall campaign 16V396000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V396000 Investigation PE11005 ● Investigation PE11005 Investigation DP22005 ● Investigation DP22005
  • Campaign 10V035000 was reported 1,148 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 10V036000 was reported 1,148 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 13V396000 was reported 2,457 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 14V743000 was reported 2,898 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 16V396000 was reported 3,459 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2006-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 3
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 4
2009-Q4 Owner reports 5
2010-Q1 Owner reports 31
2010-Q2 Owner reports 4
2010-Q3 Owner reports 4
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 4
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 4
2011-Q4 Owner reports 3
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 6
2012-Q3 Owner reports 7
2012-Q4 Owner reports 3
2013-Q1 Owner reports 8
2013-Q2 Owner reports 6
2013-Q3 Owner reports 10
2013-Q4 Owner reports 5
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 3
2014-Q4 Owner reports 8
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 4
2015-Q4 Owner reports 4
2016-Q1 Owner reports 4
2016-Q2 Owner reports 3
2016-Q3 Owner reports 5
2016-Q4 Owner reports 3
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 5
2018-Q3 Owner reports 3
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 4
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2019-Q4 Owner reports 3
2020-Q1 Owner reports 4
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
2020-Q3 Owner reports 3
2020-Q4 Owner reports 3
2021-Q1 Owner reports 3
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 2
2022-Q2 Owner reports 2
2022-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 2
2023-Q1 Owner reports 2
2024-Q2 Owner reports 2
2025-Q2 Owner reports 2
2025-Q3 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 10V035000
Recall campaign 1 10V036000
Recall campaign 1 11V342000
Recall campaign 1 13V396000
Recall campaign 1 14V743000
Recall campaign 1 16V396000
Defect investigation 1 PE11005
Defect investigation 1 DP22005
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Safety Recalls (6)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V035000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    THIS DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. DEALERS WILL ALSO CORRECT THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GULF STATES TOYOTA AT 713-580-3300.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 10V036000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 11V342000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THE VEHICLE MAY ENTER A FAIL-SAFE/LIMP-HOME MODE THAT LIMITS THE DRIVABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE HYBRID SYSTEM WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    TOYOTA/LEXUS MAILED AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION ON JULY 19, 2011 TO ADVISE OWNERS OF THIS RECALL AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL RECEIVE A FUTURE NOTICE WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. TOYOTA DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE HYBRID INVERTER PRODUCTION NUMBER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INVERTER CONTAINS SUSPECT TRANSISTORS AND REPLACE THE MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 13V396000

    Report date
    Component:
    HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    The vehicle may enter a fail-safe/limp-home mode that limits the drivability of the vehicle. It is possible that the hybrid system will shut down while the vehicle is being driven, causing the vehicle to stall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the IPM free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicles that had their IPM replaced under recall 11V-342 are not affected by this campaign.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 14V743000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEATS
    Consequence:
    Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 16V396000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEATS
    Consequence:
    If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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