Toyota introduced its Hybrid Synergy Drive technology to the Highlander SUV for the 2006 model year, making it the first seven-seat passenger vehicle in North America.
The Highlander Hybrid has 3 generations. Generations are groups of model years where the vehicles are continuously produced, using similar engineering and shared features. Generation data isn't always cut-and-dry and is often different for different countries. When in doubt, we use North American generation data.
This generation ranks 56th in reliability out of 102 generations.
This generation ranks 96th in reliability out of 102 generations.
This generation ranks 95th in reliability out of 102 generations.
Toyota says the power steering circuit board in 110,000 vehicles might have damaged on arrival, prompting a recall. The circuit board was probably messed up during assembly and can cause a sudden loss of power steering. If you’re traveling at slow speeds and your power steering suddenly goes away, pulling over to the side of the road is going to feel like you’re steering through a vat of caramel.
That sounds delicious, by the way.
Your vehicle may soon enter limp home mode and that's if you're lucky. Toyota recently announced they're recalling 235,000 vehicles because they could have trouble operating or, in some cases, just stop working in the middle of the road altogether.
