Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2018 Toyota Highlander has 45 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
45
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
18V211000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Camry and Highlander vehicles, 2017 Toyota Sienna and Tacoma vehicl...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | Car will not start due to message that says "Braking Power Low. Stop in a Safe Place" There have be... |
| Jan 17, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | The brakes are very soft and unreliable. There is a recall #18V-211 dated April 2,2018. This recal... |
| Nov 24, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | My husband took my car from the carport and parked it in the driveway near the water hose to wash th... |
| Sep 2, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Out of nowhere, I couldn’t get the car to start. It keeps saying “Low Braking Power”. I had someone ... |
| Aug 19, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | Brake Booster did not work. We were almost in 2 wrecks due to it taking longer to stop the vehicle. ... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES | My vehicle has codes C1253 and C1256. These codes are associated with faulty brake actuators, a well... |
| Jul 25, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | As I was returning to my house and about to pull into our garage I was driving very slowly, riding t... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the Brake warnin... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN AN ALARM WENT OFF STATING "BRAKING POWER LOW" AND TO "STOP IMMEDIATELY"... |
| Dec 2, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I’ve always had issues with my breaks since I purchased my car. Today when I tried to turn on my car... |
| Oct 19, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed,... |
| Jul 24, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the "Brake Power... |
| Jun 22, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | While traveling down the Rocky Mountains, we experienced a gradual loss of braking. It took extreme... |
| Jun 19, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | 2018 Toyota Highlander braking power low warning light came on twice. Mechanic determined it is the ... |
| May 24, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | I was driving about to merge onto the highway and a warning low brake power light started beeping an... |
| May 4, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | Braking to stop at a traffic light then all of the sudden the car stalls with Braking Power Low mess... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an ... |
| Aug 18, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle will not start. "brake pressure low" message appears on instrument panel. The truck will be ... |
| Jul 6, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I am having an issue with my brake assist in my 2018 Toyota Highlander. This car was purchased new ... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | Low brake fluid pull over immediately warning ?,vehicle engine shut off would not restart was on hig... |