Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2019 Toyota Highlander has 3 recalls, 502 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
3
Recalls
502
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated October 23, 2026
20V682000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highland...
20V012000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tun...
19V244000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, S...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2019 Toyota Highlander SUV FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My husband was driving my car out of town, and while driving approximately 70 mph, my car stopped go... |
| Oct 19, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Car experiences pulling, squealing, and eventually just completely stopped in the middle of the road... |
| Oct 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission is making a whining noise, took it to the dealer and they confirmed the transmission ne... |
| Oct 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I started hearing a faint sound and initially thought it was odd, but certainly sounded different an... |
| Oct 12, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | While traveling east on [XXX] in [XXX] on Monday, XXX, the sunroof of my Toyota Highlander 2019 spon... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car is stalling and stopping while driving both slow speeds and high speeds and all displays are ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Catastrophic mechanical transmission failure in 2019 Toyota Highlander. Diagnosed by Toyota dealersh... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I was driving on the highway and the car stopped allowing me to accelerate which almost caused major... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The vehicle has a loud whining noise coming from the front of the car. The noise is only heard when ... |
| Sep 26, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | While driving along, the car suddenly begun not too shift in the middle of an intersection. Fortuna... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that driving the vehicle lost power an... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | I am filing this complaint regarding a transmission failure in my 2019 Toyota Highlander at approxim... |
| Sep 18, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Stated hearing a whining noise when accelerating. Research shows this is a known issue witg 8 speed ... |
| Sep 5, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while attempting to depress the b... |
| Sep 3, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission developed a faint whining noise, first noticed September 2026 around 84,000 miles, ... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Vehicle engine is running rough and threatened to stall in traffic due to a failed low-pressure fuel... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | UA80 Transmission failure. Was driving on highway when the transmission failed and lost power to the... |
| Aug 29, 2026 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | About two weeks ago I was driving and the car made a whinny noise and felt like it was shaking and ... |
| Aug 25, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission (power train) in this vehicle shows symptoms of a known defect in Toyota's UA80 8-s... |
| Aug 24, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My 2019 Highlander was driving totally normal, when all of a sudden the transmission started slippin... |