2021 Toyota Highlander: recalls and problems

Exterior Lighting2026-09-27

Head lights for newer vehicles are coming very bright and are pointing higher than normal safety levels causing on coming traffic feels like these lights are on high beam, which causes blinding issues for on coming traffic.

Steering,Unknown Or Other,Engine2026-09-24

I bought a vehicle in cash three weeks ago at universal toyota located at [xxx] . two days later, i called the sellers [xxx] and [xxx] to have a noise fix /checked. it turns out the transmission is bad/damaged and of course it's not safe to drive. universal toyota don’t want to fix it (expensive) information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)

Power Train2026-09-23

Toyota refuses to issue a recall for a well known issue with the ua80 transmission that fails around 5 years on many highlanders. i follow [xxx] and there are countless posts about this issue. mine failed at one month before my warranty was up and replacement was covered but it was replaced with the same transmission which i assume will also fail after 5 years or another 50,000 miles. there is a service bulletin for

Power Train2026-09-23

Transmission developed a whine at 61k miles. needed to be replaced.