2005 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Steering	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal11V112000

Filed Feb 24, 2011769,379 vehiclesToyota Motor North America, Inc.

Defect. TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 LEXUS RX330, RX350, AND RX400H VEHICLES. IF THE FORWARD RETENTION CLIP USED TO SECURE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE, IS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM.

Risk. IF THIS OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY TEMPORARILY BECOME STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN UNINTENDED AND SUSTAINED VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE FREE OR CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Steering

Filed Mar 11, 2015131,000 milesFL

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO PARK IN SAFE PLACE. CAR RUNS BUT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2025	0	3	0	0	Routine
2024	0	4	0	0	Routine
2023	9	6	0	0	Routine
2022	6	4	0	0	Routine
2021	15	4	0	0	Routine
2020	9	4	0	0	Routine
2019	6	0	0	0	Routine
2018	5	0	1	0	Routine
2017	3	2	0	0	Routine
2016	6	0	0	0	Routine
2015	4	0	0	0	Routine
2014	2	1	0	0	Routine
2013	5	0	0	0	Routine
2012	9	0	0	0	Routine
2011	5	1	0	0	Routine
2010	22	4	0	0	Routine
2009	40	4	0	0	Routine
2008	197	8	4	0	Routine
2007	110	2	2	0	Routine
2006	370	6	7	2	Fatalities reported
2005 — this page	1	1	0	0	Routine
2004	0	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 24, 2011. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.