2019 Toyota Highlander problems and complaints
Owners have filed 480 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Highlander. The most-reported areas: Power Train (194), Fuel/Propulsion System (86), Unknown Or Other (79).
Key takeaways
- 480 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
- 22 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 18 reported injuries.
- Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 194 | 40% |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 86 | 18% |
| Unknown Or Other | 79 | 16% |
| Engine | 69 | 14% |
| Electrical System | 56 | 12% |
| Fuel System | 21 | 4% |
| Service Brakes | 20 | 4% |
| Gasoline | 19 | 4% |
| Air Bags | 14 | 3% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 13 | 3% |
| Structure | 12 | 3% |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 11 | 2% |
One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Toyota Highlander SUV FWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
| 2019 Toyota Highlander SUV AWD | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Latest complaints, as filed
Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.
Power Train,electrical System - filed 2026-09-14
My 2019 Highlander was driving totally normal, when all of a sudden the transmission started slipping and then would no longer accelerate. I was on a windy back road in Alaska with no service, so after letting it sit for a bit I tried to drive it again. It then drove maybe 1/2 more miles before slipping completely and ...
Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-09-11
About two weeks ago I was driving and the car made a whinny noise and felt like it was shaking and slipping out of no where so I stop in a complex to check it out when I went to reverse the car wouldn’t move forward or backwards I had to turn off and on only to have the car not go pass 20 miles havnt been able to driv...
Power Train - filed 2026-09-08
UA80 Transmission failure. Was driving on highway when the transmission failed and lost power to the vehicle. Car was taken to Sunshine Toyota (Batte Creek MI) in 2022 and the transmission was recommended to be replaced due to a defect at 67,000 miles. The car was then sold off, and I acquired it through another dealer...
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More for the 2019 Toyota Highlander
Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.