Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2002 Toyota highlander has 2 recalls, 328 complaints.
2
Recalls
328
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
04V181000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE A CHILD PROTECTION LOCK (CPL) SYSTEM ON BOTH OF THE REAR SIDE DOORS. WHEN AN OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE CLOSES THE D...
02V208000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
ON SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THERE IS A BREATHER HOSE THAT ATTACHES TO THE NOZZLE OF THE ON-BOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY (ORVR) VALVE, WHICH IS LOCATE...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2002 Toyota Highlander 4-DR.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2020 | AIR BAGS | MY AIR BAG LITE KEEPS POPING ON |
| May 26, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I SAW SOMEONE STEAL MY CAR AND TOLD THEM THEY HACKED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SLOW UP AND DOWN. BURN... |
| Jun 30, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ACCELERATOR STICIKING. VEHICLE ACCELERATES AT 4000 TO 5000 RPMS HAD VEHICE TOWED TO TOYOTA OF BEDFOR... |
| May 24, 2017 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING HOME THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT,S OWN AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP WITHOUT REARENDING ANOTHER... |
| Apr 13, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE AC LIKES TO BLOW HOT AIR WHEN IN THE MAX AC SETTING AND THE TEMP KNOB BEING IN THE COLDEST POSIT... |
| Mar 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE HAD RECURRENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT COST TH OUSANDS TO FIX BUT YET ARE NOT COMPLETELY RE... |
| Aug 29, 2016 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL AND THEN UPHILL. THE WEATHER... |
| Aug 15, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SUN VISORS FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE DRIVING BOTH SUNVISORS WILL FALL COMPLET... |
| May 16, 2016 | AIR BAGS,VISIBILITY/WIPER | THE AIR BAG SENSOR STAY ON WHEN COLD. IT WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR WORMS UP AND ENGINE IS SHUT DOW... |
| Mar 1, 2016 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THIS IS THE FOURTH SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THIS CAR WHICH WILL NO LONGER STAY UP BLOCKING M... |
| Feb 1, 2016 | AIR BAGS | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD DOES NOT TURN OFF IN COLD WEATHER (20 DEGREES F, OR LOWER). THE... |
| Apr 20, 2015 | ENGINE | I DROVE VEHICLE CROWN TOYOTA FOR A MINOR SERVICE AND MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS DRIPPING OF COOLANT NO... |
| Mar 11, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRAS... |
| Aug 14, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN 2002. A YEAR LATER NOTICED THAT THE IDLE CONTROLLER HAD PROBLEM. WHEN STARTED... |
| Jul 11, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | ENGINE ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *TR |
| Jun 2, 2014 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SP... |
| Jun 2, 2014 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN CARTWRIGHT ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA CONCERNS. *SMD 2002 TOYOTA H... |
| Mar 15, 2014 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | DRIVING ON I-26 EAST BOUND WITH KIDS NEAR EXIT 110 IN COLUMBIA, SC. CAR VEERED VIOLENTLY 3 LANES AN... |
| Jan 19, 2014 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4... |
| Nov 1, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN 3RD GEAR, DEALER SAID MUST REPLACE. *TR |