My EPB malfunction light goes off for no reason and kicks my cruise control off . My transmission is now making a crazy noise. Has happened MULTIPLE times since ownership.
2018 Toyota C-HR: adaptive cruise control problems
7 of the 328 complaints about the 2018 Toyota C-HR describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
- 20194
- 20187
What owners say
I bought the car in May of 2021 with roughly 40,000 miles. It is now June of 2026 and I have roughly 111,000. Regularly maintenanced. My front sensor system went out last year, so I cannot use cruise control, auto brights, lane assist, emergency braking system, etc. It is a pretty penny to replace that. My transmission is now going out and I am faced with replacing the transmission or replacing the vehicle that I still owe money on- roughly $8,500. There are no warning signs other than the signs for my front sensor system not working. I have seen other complaints with the exact problems I am facing and I believe a recall is appropriate.
I was driving down the high way with my cruise control set. When all of a sudden my dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree and the engine revs up. As I slow I can hear a grinding sound. The CVT transmission in my car went, it's the only 5 years old I've had every service done on time by Toyota. 90% of the miles on the car are highway miles, lots of straight line driving. I have seen Toyota has already made a recall on their Corolla that also has the CVT transmission. Other manufacturers that use the CVT transmission have also had it recalled.
On 2/13/2023, an object hit my windshield & it cracked. I filed a claim with my insurance & took it to Safelite. Safelite replaced my windshield on 2/27/2023, however, they were not able to recalibrate the sensors within the windshield. This means 3 safety components in my car no longer work, which are; lane departure, cruise control, & pre-collision. I now have a flashing warning in my dash constantly because the sensors embedded in the windshield aren’t calibrated, which is a hazard. I filed complaint #11448934 on 1/26/2022 with the federal safety agency explaining how my pre-collision system was giving me problems. Safelite is going to try a different glass and then try to recalibrate on 3/4/2023. My car is available upon request. My & others safety are put at risk because Toyota opted to put important safety features in one of the most exposed & vulnerable places on a car, that I quite frankly wasn’t aware of until it cracked. I have not had it evaluated by the manufacturer, independent dealer/service center and it has not been inspected. There haven’t been any accidents.. yet. I will upload a picture of the Safelite work order. You will see it says, “Recal failed”
The pre-collision system malfunction warning appeared on my dash. It turned off the pre-collision warning, cruise control and lane assist alerts. I took it to the dealer for diagnostics and they told me it was mice on the wiring harness. The picture they provided did not show any bite marks.
When driving there after using the cruise control there is a warning about the epb malfunction. It appears certain ch-r models have been recalled for this, but my VIN does not appear to be one recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 toyota c-hr. While driving with the cruise control activated, the cruise control deactivated and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted and was able to drive normally. In addition, the contact stated that the master warning indicator illuminated and all the other warning indicators began to flicker. The vehicle was towed to findlay toyota (located at 7733 eastgate rd, henderson, vn 89011, (702) 566-2573), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was contacted twice and provided case numbers: 1904052602 and 1810091666. The approximate failure mileage was 9,307.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2018 Toyota C-HR adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 2018 Toyota C-HR?
7 of 328 owner complaints about the 2018 Toyota C-HR (2%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 2018.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2018 Toyota C-HR?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2018 Toyota C-HR
Transmission failure 106CVT failure 78Whining noise 62Grinding brakes 20Loss of power 12Check engine light 10Stalling 9Slipping 8Collision warning 7Jerking 6No deployment 5Hesitation 5
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