8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$7,320
Average Mileage:
80,400 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. toyota recommends replacing the transmission at my cost (2 reports)
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problem #2

Apr 052023

Highlander SE/XLE

  • Automatic transmission
  • 89,050 miles

We bought our Highlander used with 43k miles in April 2021. The extended warranty we purchased expired at 80k miles. Now, at 89k miles there is a whining noise when accelerating and has slow acceleration. Quote from local dealer states "trans has internal problem causing noise. needs trans assemble". Quote for the transmission assembly is $11,741.41 - for a car that is four years old! According to the dealers inspection of the transmission fluid was fine (check in green box). I verbally asked the technician to confirm the transmission fluid had been checked and he stated it was and that it was fine.

- hleblanc74, Baton Rouge, US

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problem #1

Oct 252022

Highlander Limited Platinum

  • Automatic transmission
  • 71,703 miles

I am disappointed both that it happened and that they were unwilling to do anything about it as I am out of the warranty by mileage. My question to Toyota is, why would I want to buy another one?? I bought the car that I believed to have to best track record, and it failed prematurely! I did say this to them and there was no real answer. They basically said, we have you covered until 60K. That's it!

- Michael D., Chalfont, PA, US

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