133 of the 2,062 complaints about the Toyota Highlander (6.5%) concern Electrical, making it the model's #8 problem area. That share is 0.4× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
133Complaints · Electrical
6.5%Share of complaints
0.41×vs. all vehicles
49Last 12 months
8.3%Share involving a crash or fire
4Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2019 model (36, 8% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (1). 49 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 22 in the 12 months before — the pace is rising.
Owners most often describe: “feedback noise”, “noise speakers”, “loud”, “sos” and “intermittently”. 11 of these reports (8.3%) describe a crash or fire, with 9 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 25V744000 (2025-10-30, model years 2023, 2024 and 2025).
I was told by oxmoor dealership I had to talk to toyota corporate before I could get my car touched and that I did not need to talk to a lawyer. I called.
Electrical · 2026-08-10 · ODI 11756049 · Crash
I was backing up the vechial accelerated the steering wheel was turning rapid & a grinding noise causing me too hit another vechial about a month before my husband was driving & the vechial accelerated going toward also we had had some issues with back camera…
Electrical · 2026-07-31 · ODI 11753999 · Crash
I pushed the brake and swerved and the car kept going and a greater speed and surged into a house.
Electrical · 2026-07-16 · ODI 11750781 · Crash
The back hatch of the car has issues closing regularly. Nearly half of the time you push the button to shut the back hatch when it is open it will not close and has to be shut manually.
Electrical · 2026-07-01 · ODI 11747815
While driving my navigation system/screen/radio screen goes completely black! Which is dangerous when I’m using gps on the interstate! It does not come back on until I restart the car.
Electrical · 2026-06-27 · ODI 11746932
Four days after I took delivery of this used vehicle (April 25, 2026), multiple warning lights appeared at once: BRAKE, ABS, PARK, Check Engine, Blind Spot Monitor Unavailable, and RCTA OFF.
Electrical · 2026-06-11 · ODI 11743384
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION Campaign 25V744000 · 2025-10-30 · Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru Solterra vehicles equipped with a Panoramic View Monitor (PVM) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 2, 2026. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB13 and 25LB06. Subaru's number for this recall is WRE25.
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Venza, 2023-2025 RAV4 Prime, RAV4, Highlander, GR Corolla, Crown, 2024-2025 Lexus TX, LS, Toyota Tacoma, Grand Highlander, and 2025 Lexus RX, Toyota Crown Signia, Camry, RAV 4 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV), and 4 Runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights.
Remedy: Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-PHEV vehicles, free of charge. For PHEV vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent, anticipated in May 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TB08 and 25TA08. Lexus' numbers for this recall are 25LB05 and 25LA05.
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE Campaign 22V239000 · 2022-04-13 · Model years: 2020, 2021, 2022
Summary: Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2022 Lexus LX 600, Lexus NX 350h, Lexus NX 450h+, Toytoa RAV4 Hybrid, 2021-2022 Lexus LS 500h, Toyota Mirai, RAV4 PRIME, Sienna, Venza, and 2020-2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid vehicles. The Skid Control ECU software may not turn on the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system when the vehicle is restarted after the driver has disabled the VSC system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems."
Remedy: Dealers will update the Skid Control ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is 22TA03. Lexus' number for this recall is 22LA01.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Campaign 18E107000 · 2018-11-27 · Model years: 2018
Summary: Fujian Wanda Automobile Glass Industry (Wanda) is recalling certain aftermarket Replacement Windshields sold for use in 2014-2018 Toyota Highlander vehicles. The windshields have an attached wire harness that water may leak into, possibly causing damage to the vehicle's Engine Control Module (ECM).
Remedy: Wanda will notify owners, and service centers will replace the windshields, and inspect the ECM for damage, having it replaced, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 29, 2019. Owners may contact Wanda customer service at 1-864-281-2760.
How common are Electrical problems on the Toyota Highlander?
133 of the 2,062 complaints about the Toyota Highlander (6.5%) concern Electrical, making it the model's #8 problem area. That share is 0.4× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Toyota Highlander model years have the most Electrical complaints?
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2019 model (36, 8% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (1).
Is there a recall for Toyota Highlander Electrical problems?
4 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 25V744000 (2025-10-30, model years 2023, 2024 and 2025).