2010 Toyota Highlander Electrical System

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that the gear shifter had been stuck on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the fuses were replaced on several occasions; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the rearview mirror wiring had failed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power and started to drift to the right side of the road. The brake pedal was depressed, and the vehicle was able to come to a complete stop. The contact mentioned she waited for AAA for roadside assistance. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 185,420.

DOOR AJAR RADOMLY COMES ON FOR BACK REAR DOOR LIFTGATE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING

THE REAR HATCH GIVES A CHIME AND SAYS IT IS OPEN WHEN IT IS CLOSED. THIS IS A 2010 HIGHLANDER AND I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT IS ACTUALLY OPEN OR IF IT ACTUALLY CLOSED BUT JUST CHIMING FOR NO REASON. IT HAPPENS VERY INTERMITTENTLY, BUT OFTEN WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP BUT OTHER TIMES THERE IS NO PATTERN, IT JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHERS. IT HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY AND WHEN MOVING. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AT LEAST.

DOOR SENSOR BROKEN. GOES ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE IN MOTION ON STREET AND HIGHWAY SPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS REGARDLESS OF SPEED. HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY ON HOT DAYS. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TERM PROBLEM AND WOULD COST TOO MUCH MONEY TO FIX. THIS SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY. I'VE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE INCLUDING VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATING THE PARTICULAR 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER ISSUE. *TR

REAR HATCH SENSOR / DOOR AJAR DEFECT REAR DOOR (HATCH) AJAR WARNING LIGHT, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND WARNING SOUND (BING!) COME ON (OFTEN SEVERAL TIMES PER SECOND, AS IF FLASHING) WHENEVER BRAKING, TURNING, OR ON UNEVEN SURFACE. NOT ONLY IS IT ANNOYING, THE LEVEL OF DISTURBANCE IS SEVERELY DISTRACTING AND NECESSITATES TAKING EYES OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE ALARM. ON A LONG TRIP THIS CAUSES DANGEROUS LEVELS OF AGGRAVATION. MULTIPLE USERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. I REQUEST THAT A RECALL BE ISSUED REQUIRING TOYOTA TO REMEDY THIS, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY STATUS, BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES DUE TO THE HIGH LEVELS OF AGGRAVATION EXPERIENCED BY THE USERS.

THE REAR LATCH ON THIS VEHICLE FAILED. IT COST $600 TO REPAIR

THE TRUNK DOOR SENSOR CONSTANTLY GOES OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING, SO SAYS THAT THE TRUNK DOOR IS AJAR WHEN IT IS NOT. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS WARMER, THE CAR TURNS TO THE RIGHT OR THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN. IT IS A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING.

OPEN DOOR CHIME AND INTERIOR LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS OR BUMPS

WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING OR GOING OVER A BUMP THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR BEEPS AND THE DOME LIGHTS TURN ON. BROUGHT TO AUTO SERVICE REPAIR SHOP AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR AND THE REAR GATE SENSOR/ACTUATOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. $1100!!

WHEN WE OPEN A WINDOW OR THE SUNROOF THE DOOR AJAR SIGN COMES ON AND STARTS TO BEEP ALSO THE INTERIOR LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS WHEN WE TURN A CORNER OR HIT A BUMP JUST RIGHT. I AM AFRAID OF SOMETHING SHORTING OUT AND STARTING A FIRE! ALSO THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THEM AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. THE HIGHLANDER RUNS GREAT BUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SCARE ME. TOYOTA REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR OPEN ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING. THE PROBLELM HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR.

REAR HATCH SENSOR AJAR WHENEVER THE WINDOWS ARE OPEN AND CAR EXCEEDS 30 MPH. WINDOWS MUST REMAIN CLOSE FOR THE SENSOR CHIME AND ACTIVATION TO CEASE. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR HATCH SENSOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED FOR 8 YEARS AND HAS 77000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. NO ACCIDENTS.

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE RED DOOR INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP,THE CAR CHIMES AND THE INTERIOR CEILING LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF.

WHILE DRIVING (IN MOTION), FREQUENT WARNING MESSAGE COMES ON THE DISPLAY PANEL THAT SAYS THE BACK (REAR) DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT'S NOT. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, AND THERE IS THE WARNING / BEEP THAT KEEPS FLASHING. SOMETIMES, WHEN THE BACK GATE ALERT COMES ON, DOORS GET UNLOCKED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE SEPTEMBER 2017.

THE DOOR SENSOR IS FAULTY. ITS COMES ON, THE WARNING SOUND DINGS AND LIGHT ON CONTROL PANEL LIGHTS UP SAYING THAT A DOOR IS AJAR. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING, AND NONE OF THE DOORS ARE OPEN. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY THAT IF THE DOOR IS ACTUALLY OPENED YOU WOULD NOT KNOW SINCE IT GIVES FALSE ALARMS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT, AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL.

IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, MY DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND DOOR CHIME HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON WHEN TURNING EITHER DIRECTION. ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED, AND STILL THE LIGHTS COME ON AND CHIME. THIS IS CAUSING ME CONCERN AS I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD AND AM UNAWARE OF WHETHER DOORS ARE TRULY CLOSED PROPERLY. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION AS THIS IS NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS MATTER.

THE BACK DOOR AJAR, INTERIOR LIGHT AND A BING SOUND COMES ON WHEN I TURN LEFT OR OPEN ANY WINDOW? SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY RELATED COMPLAINTS. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL.

BACK DOOR AJAR, INTERIOR LIGHT AND A BING SOUND COME ON WHEN I TURN LEFT

I HAVE A BACK DOOR ON ALL THE TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOOR NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY ,I TRY TO FIX , BUT DID NOT HELP .FINALLY I HAD TO REMOVE THE ELECTRICAL SW .AND I COULD NOT OPEN THE BACK DOOR ,BUT I DO HAVE PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE A FLAT TIRE

THE REAR LIFTGATE DOOR AJAR KEEPS GOING OF EVERY TIME I TURN OR HIT A BUMP. WHEN THIS WARNING KEEPS GOING OF I DO NOT KNOW IF ANY OTHER DOOR IS OPEN AND RISK ONE OF MY CHILDREN FALLING OUT OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING AND RISKING DEATH OR INJURY. THE ONLY REASON I KNOW IT IS THE REAR LIFTGATE IS THAT I FOUND THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND FOUND YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON THE ISSUE

BACK DOOR STATES THAT IT IS AJAR EVEN WHEN IT IS COMPLETELY CLOSED. THIS SEEMS TO BE SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND TOYOTA SHOULD CHECK AND ISSUE AN RECALL.

THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR ON THE DASH IS LIT UP 100% OF THE TIME EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS THAT ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED APPROX. 2 YEARS AGO. IN ADDITION IF THE CAR SITS FOR MORE THAN 1 DAY, IT DRAINS THE BATTERY AND THE CAR HAS TO BE JUMPED. WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR START FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE WARNING SOUND DINGS. AND THE KEY FOB CANNOT BE USED TO LOCK THE CAR. MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE REAR HATCH SENSOR THAT IS FAULTY. MAYBE THE SENSOR IS FAULTY OR MAYBE I THINK THE HATCH IS CLOSED AND LATCHED AND IT REALLY ISN'T OR IT IS BUT AT ANY MOMENT, THE LATCH COULD RELEASE AND THE HATCH FLY OPEN. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR HIGHLANDER....I HAVE ATTACHED A FILE THAT CONTAINS SCREEN SHOTS OF OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE. I STOPPED CUTTING AND PASTING AFTER 17 PAGES. THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COMPROMISES THE QUALITY OF THE BATTERY AND THERE REALLY COULD BE A DOOR AJAR WHEN YOU THINK THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH IS JUST FROM THE FAULTY HATCH SENSOR. (HEAVEN FORBID A CHILD SHOULD FALL OUT OF THE BACK SEAT WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD). I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TOYOTA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL.

WHILE IN MOTION THE HEADS UP DISPLAY INDICATES THAT THE REAR DOOR IS OPEN. THIS COMES ON PERIODICALLY WHEN WINDOWS ARE DOWN OR WHEN MAKING TURNS OR ACCELERATION. THE DOME LIGHTS COME ON AND THE DOOR OPEN CHIME DINGS. THE COMPUTER THINKS THE REAR DOOR IS OPEN. I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS ONE SOURCE WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/HIGHLANDER/2010/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRICAL_SYSTEM.SHTML.

BACK DOOR "OPEN" LIGHTS FLASH NON STOP IN WARM WEATHER. IT'S SO ANNOYING. WHY IS THEIR NO RECALL ON THIS? I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITHOUT KNOWING THIS ANNOYING ISSUE

SAFETY HAZARD - BEGINNING IN MID 2014, MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS NOT LOCKING WITH THE REMOTE. I CHANGED THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. SOON, THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING ONE BY ONE. EVENTUALLY, NONE OF THE LOCKS WORKED WITH THE REMOTE OR BY PRESSING THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS ON THE DOORS. WHEN THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY STARTED, I NOTICED MY RADIO STATION INFORMATION WOULD ALSO DISAPPEAR OR BE ILLEGIBLE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS OVER $1,000 TO HAVE THE ACTUATORS REPAIRED, SINCE THEY HAD "GONE BAD". AFTER RESEARCHING A BIT, I NOTICED SEVERAL MAKES, MODELS AND YEARS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES ARE ALSO HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAD $50,000 MILES AT MOST WHEN ALL THIS STARTED, AND I MAINTAIN THE SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE. I THINK TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF THE FAULTY PARTS THEY HAVE INSTALLED BUT DON'T WANT TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS DUE TO THE COST. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE THINKS THEY HAVE LOCKED THEIR VEHICLE AND COULD BE A VICTIM OF A SERIOUS CRIME OR OTHER SAFETY HAZARD.