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5TDEBRCH6MS••••••2021 Toyota HIGHLANDER
This build draws 3.0× more complaints than the average 2021 Toyota HIGHLANDER build (8 vs 3).
8on this build
532on the model
202builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedFuel/propulsion System 5Service Brakes 2Engine 2Structure 1
What owners of this build wrote
Service BrakescrashJun 2025
Yesterday, as I do a couple times a month, I went to switch parking places, putting my 2021 Toyota Highlander where my 2007 Mazda was parked, in order to drive it and keep the battery from dying. After starting both cars I first moved the Mazda to make room for the Toyota. As I…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJul 2026
On July 25, 2026, while driving my 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid at high speeds on the freeway, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of drive power accompanied by a check engine light and a severe hybrid system error warning. The failure occurred without any prior warning or…
Power TrainAug 2025
Entering the freeway a mile from home the car would not properly excellerate, only reachind 40 mph before exiting the freeway in favor backroads to my appointment. Shaking back and forth while driving, exacerbated when braking and coming to stop, I needed to put the car into…
StructureApr 2025
Windshield side beveled trim driver’s side snapped and flew off on the highway into oncoming traffic and the passenger side is also loss and almost coming off
Unknown Or OtherApr 2024
We were driving across the Texas panhandle at the posted speed limit of 75 mph. It was about noon, the outside temperature was about 60 fahrenheit & there was a cross wind of about 30 mph. There were no vehicles in front of me & the closest approaching vehicle was a good half…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5TDEBRCH6MS022237 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.