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2011 Toyota Highlander repairs by problem area
Engine (11%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (3%)
Brakes and Traction Control (7%)
Suspension and Steering (15%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (24%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (22%)
Other (17%)
Chart based on 87 repairs.
2011 Toyota Highlander repair cost distribution
$2500+ (5%)
$1000 - $2499 (7%)
$500 - $999 (9%)
$100 - $499 (29%)
< $100 (49%)
Chart based on 75 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Toyota Highlander in Florida, United States Jun 2014 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Nov 201538000 mi | Left tailgate hinge bent by automatic lift. Apparently well known, but ignored defect by Toyota. | ||
| Dec 201538000 mi | Dealer replaced two bent hinges[at my expense] Then said it was the motor. Cost of motor $1200 plus labor. Opted to go to manual operation. Well known Toyota problem that should be a recall item. Toyota no help. | ||
| Feb 201750000 mi | Entire rear tailgate and motor replaced. Dealer did repair after persistence. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in California, United States Feb 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jul 201239000 miUS $250 | Moulding coming loose around driver's door and rear hatch windows. | ||
| Apr 201575300 miUS $1 | Battery had gotten super weak, would require jumpstarting after leaving lights on for <1 min. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Ohio, United States Nov 2015 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Sep 201884000 miUS $1 | Muffler heat shield rotted out by bolt holes. Repaired by adding larger washer to secure shield in place. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Kentucky, United States Apr 2014 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Jun 202099000 miUS $200 | Battery was corroding | ||
| Jun 2021102000 mi | Oil cooler pipe burst | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States Sep 2013 - Apr 2022 | |||
| Sep 2021168000 miUS $720 | Replaced the worn springs and struts with KYB StrutPlus Complete Assembly at all four corners. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States Dec 2010 - Apr 2012 | |||
| Mar 201216000 mi | Clunking noise with sharp turn | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States Aug 2012 - Jan 2022 | |||
| Dec 201590000 mi | Liftgate piston was squealing and not lifting rear gate to 100%. Replaced piston. | ||
| Jul 2016101000 mi | Clicking noise coming from the steering system when turning. Thought it might be CV joints, but Toyota replaced the intermediate steering shaft and problem was fixed. Hinges for rear liftgate have been slightly bent such that a feeler gauge between the hinge and body exceeds 0.005'. Hinges were replaced per Toyota TSB. | ||
| Jan 2018121000 miUS $100 | Replaced TPMS sensors in wheels. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States Feb 2011 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Oct 201634000 mi | Driver side visor hinge mechanism broke, will not flip up | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States Dec 2010 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jul 201244200 miUS $500 | driver side locking mechanism/electrical motor quit working. Was covered under warranty. | ||
| Jul 2018176000 mi | Door lock actuators replaced. Toyota Corp agreed to pay for repair. This was the fifth time they have gone out. | ||
2011 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Toyota Highlander in New Jersey, United States Aug 2015 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 201674000 miUS $130 | Alarm system -- would go off by itself. Dealer disabled the alarm (cost to repair the system would have been much higher). | ||
| Jan 201890000 mi | Routine oil change/tire rotation Car would not start once. Started the next morning - took into dealer, who said battery and systems were fine. No charge for the visit and no problem since. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States Aug 2014 - Oct 2019 | |||
| Apr 201782000 miUS $800 | Pads and rotors replaced | ||
| Apr 201887000 miUS $25 | Loose heat shield | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Sep 2014 - Jun 2023 | |||
| Jul 201530000 mi | Worn bearing replaced | ||
| Dec 2021123000 miUS $2000 | New shocks/struts installed. | ||
| Dec 2022139000 miUS $100 | Looking for issue with decreased fuel economy. Exact problem area unknown. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Aug 2011 - Jul 2022 | |||
| Feb 201363400 miUS $669 | Vehicle made a 'whump whump whump' sound that paced the speed the vehicle was at, started at 30mph and continued through highway speeds. Drivers side wheel bearing hub assembly was replaced. | ||
| Jun 2014101000 mi | Drivers side window was opening at an angle and not closing correctly. Bolt holding the window clamp had come loose and vibrated out inside the door. New coat of loc-tite and 20 minutes of work fixed the issue. | ||
| Nov 2015127600 miUS $115 | Replaced the battery, had a couple of rough starts, had battery tested and was showing ready to replace | ||
| Aug 2017162000 miUS $474 | Vehicle wouldnt start, just heard a click and then nothing. Started was replaced. | ||
| Feb 2018176000 miUS $740 | Vehicle was making a loud noise when driving above 35 MPH. Shop replaced the passenger side rear wheel hub. | ||
| Jul 2022246000 miUS $80 | headlight replacement - driver side out | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Connecticut, United States Jan 2015 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Dec 201565000 miUS $200 | Check engine light and traction control lights were on. Mechanics trouble shot the evap system for leaks and determined that the problem must exist in a very difficult and expensive to reach area in the exhaust system. We elected not to fix. | ||
| Jun 2022135000 miUS $400 | Rubber oil cooler line burst while driving. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Quebec, Canada Dec 2010 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Jul 201437820 mi | some paint bubble up and some rust. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Jul 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 2021208000 miUS $100 | Oil drip | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Feb 2016 - Feb 2022 | |||
| Jan 201986000 miUS $70 | The sun visor on the driver side broke. You could not lift it up or pull it down. Husband bought a new one offline and replaced it. | ||
| Jun 202086000 miUS $40 | The arm that controls the power liftgate snapped. Husband bought a new part from the dealer and repaired it. | ||
| Sep 202187000 miUS $60 | A part inside the door panel broke, and the window would not roll up. Husband bought the part online. He had to take the panel off the door. He took out the broken part, installed the new, and the window works fine. | ||
| Jan 202288000 mi | The arm that connects the power liftgate broke again, about a year after it was repaired the first time. This time we need other parts, as the part we replaced is stripped and the part needs to be welded on this time. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in California, United States Dec 2014 - Apr 2017 | |||
| Dec 201629000 miUS $300 | car alarm keeps going off once/ twice a week; could not identify problem nor knew about issue, by the way this model is a 2011 highlander AWD | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Colorado, United States Jul 2017 - Jan 2022 | |||
| May 201870000 miUS $130 | Battery Replaced $129.95 | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada Mar 2014 - Oct 2016 | |||
| Aug 201447560 miC $3500 | front end, rack and pinion, intermediate steering shaft | ||
| Jan 201668200 miC $4200 | rack and pinion , intermediate shaft | ||
| Sep 201676260 miC $2600 | 2nd time problems with the transfer case. This time seals, and transmission seal | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States Mar 2011 - Dec 2012 | |||
| Jul 201223500 mi | bolt which holds drivers side window track fell out | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Alaska, United States Sep 2012 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Feb 201313400 mi | rubber molding that forms part of the rain gutter system blew out, again. | ||
| Dec 201538000 miUS $100 | One lift strut for rear hatch has developed some sort of defect. Unsuccessful attempt to repair it. Repairable only by replacing the strut, a cost of over $500 with part and labor. Not worth this. | ||
| Jul 201641000 miUS $180 | Drivers side window glass became separated from mounting and fell into door cavity. Dealer stated bolts had fallen out of mechanism. | ||
| Sep 201649000 miUS $300 | Power lift strut for rear hatch failed | ||
| Feb 201867000 mi | Entire rear hatch replaced under some kind of unpublicized recall. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New Jersey, United States Jun 2011 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Jan 201326700 mi | Headlight failure | ||
| May 201331400 mi | Rear hatch automatic opener/closer failed & dislodged from mounting point resulting in part replacement & body work | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Jun 2011 - Oct 2011 | |||
| Oct 20112000 mi | Loud clicking noise in left front wheel area when shifting from park to reverse and accelerating. Was told that because of the torque, the calipers may shift a little and that it is common in the newer highlanders and tacomas. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada Feb 2011 - Dec 2015 | |||
| Apr 201535320 miC $200 | Rear wiper motor, linkage and rear window struts have failed. Despite low mileage and extended warranty only motor will be covered.Dealer has patched as best he could while we wait for parts. Dealer went to bat for me with Toyota to have them honour my warranty on rear wiper. Dealer was helpful but Toyota had an adversarial approach from the start. Powered rear hatch strut came away from car body. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Wisconsin, United States Dec 2010 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Oct 201225000 mi | Driver's side window had developed a rattling noise at speed, so I took it in to get it diagnosed and fixed. | ||
| Nov 201225700 mi | Rattle was still occurring in driver's side window. Took the car back to the dealer, took them with me on a test drive so they could hear the noise for themselves, and then had them fix it. Had a weird metal-on-metal scraping sound at times when braking quickly. Took the car to the dealer, reproduced the noise for them on a test drive, and then had them diagnose and fix it. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Mar 2013 - Jul 2015 | |||
| Apr 201314000 mi | Rubber roof molding strip came loose | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Dec 2010 - Sep 2011 | |||
| Aug 201112700 mi | Alarm system goes off by itself. Dealer said that was due to the sensor on the hood latch. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Colorado, United States Mar 2011 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Sep 201320000 mi | Seal for rear window replaced due to shrinking of original | ||
2011 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
245-horsepower 3.5L V6 Hybrid CVT AWD
| Toyota Highlander in Quebec, Canada Dec 2010 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jan 2014 | Driver side window not closing. | ||
| Mar 201459520 mi | Driver side window previous problem was fixed | ||
| Aug 201585800 miC $90 | Check engine light diagnosis. Exhaust part required for repair was not available. Light went off by itself after 2 days. Rust on the tailgate. Car is less than 5 years but more than 100000 km dealer said nothing can be done. | ||
| Jul 2016104460 miC $1600 | Rear left wheel bearing Some steering rod part was noisy. | ||
| Aug 2016105400 miC $25 | Right headlight replaced | ||
| Dec 2016109740 miC $25 | Left headlight replaced | ||
| Feb 2017111600 miC $1200 | Right Front & Right rear wheel bearings replaced Since leaving dealer shop ABS, AWD Traction Control lights come on and off. | ||
| Sep 2017120590 miC $2500 | EGR VALVE ASSY CHANGE THE EGR VALVE REPLACED EGR VALVE CLEANED PIPES CLEARED CODES CHANGE THE FRONT RIGHT SPEED SENSOR REPLACED RIGHT FRONT ABS SPEED SENSOR CLEARED CODE NEW RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR FAULY OPEN CIRCUIT AT TIMES ABS LIGHT ON PART ON ORDER ABS ACTUATOR ASSY REPLACED SKID CONTROL ECU AND REPROGRAMED ALL ABS SYSTEM | ||
| Mar 2018130200 miC $300 | Paint over 3 big spots of rust on tailgate. Rust came again. Replaced Windshield Wiper Transmission Linkage | ||
| May 2018132060 miC $200 | REPLACE LICENCE PLATE BULBS AND SOCKET SEIZED [parking brake] CABLE WAS REPLACED | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States Mar 2015 - Jan 2022 | |||
| May 201648500 miUS $550 | 12V Battery died. Unable to jumpstart due to Hybrid system. Special Toyota Hybrid 12V battery resulted in $500+ repair | ||
2011 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
187-horsepower 2.7L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Toyota Highlander in Quebec, Canada Oct 2011 - Oct 2021 | |||
| May 201548360 miC $46 | Driver's window not descending properly, sometimes a portion of the window not in the door completely. | ||
| Apr 201661460 miC $120 | Driver Sunvisor broke. Later Toyota issued a recall, apparently wide spread sunvisor problem. | ||
| Sep 201668200 miC $160 | change back sway bar bushings. Rubber deteriorates probably because antirust treatment (oil) and bad roads. | ||
| May 201891760 miC $130 | Right side sunvisor replaced (noise, trepidation, very loose) | ||
| Oct 2021106640 miC $2000 | Torque converter to be changed, shaky transmission and shuddering. Estimate CAD $2,000. Didn't do it, added a bottle of additive and traded at the same dealer i bought it from for a new Camry. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Illinois, United States Dec 2010 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Mar 201326000 mi | Loose roof trim. Long piece of rubber trim under passenger of roof. Under the roof-rack | ||
| Apr 201326500 mi | Loose roof trim. Long piece of rubber trim under passenger of roof. Under the roof-rack | ||
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