2015 Toyota Highlander: engine stalls while driving

Filed Sep 26, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · 193,000 miles · AL

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled, and the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The check engine warning light and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was able to pull into a parking lot. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 45 minutes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and charged a fee for diagnostic testing. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18E107000 (Electrical System, Visibility); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 193,000.

Filed Jul 26, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · IL

I experienced a sudden engine failure while driving my 2015 Toyota Highlander on Interstate 294 outside Chicago. I was driving about 75 mph in the far left lane. A warning message "Check AWD" came on the screen, followed by the Engine icon lighting up, then a "TRAC off" message appeared on the screen. I began to merge to the right across four lanes of traffic to get to the shoulder. As I was doing so, a beep sounded, and the message "Engine Stopping" appeared on the screen. The accelerator stopped working. I reached the shoulder and the car came to a stop just as I made it to the shoulder. The whole incident, from the time the first warning light came on until the car completely stopped, lasted about three minutes. Prior to this, there were no warning lights, and I had been driving the car without incident. The car had received all regular maintenance at proper intervals. Mileage was 86,100 at the time. There were five people in the car, including myself, my teenage daughter, her friend, and her friend's parents. We were driving the girls home from a summer camp. We are unharmed -- and possibly alive -- only because I was able to merge across four lanes of traffic and reach the shoulder before the engine completely failed. Just behind us and just ahead of us on this stretch of interstate, there is no shoulder. Semi trucks populate this very busy road. We had to sit on the shoulder for two hours waiting for a tow truck. We are all truly fortunate to be alive and unharmed. The vehicle is in the possession of [XXX] Toyota, [XXX] . The service department has diagnosed as follows: "Performed diagnostic and found codes P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0306 engine misfire codes. Code P1603 Engine stalls out. P1604 Stability malfunction. Code P1605 Rough idle. Spark plug number 6 is damaged. Check piston with borescope, piston is also damaged." I am being advised to replace the engine at a cost of $8820. Toyota US has been notified. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Electrical, Fuel system · 100,000 miles · MO

This vehicle has a really bad electrical issue with the steering wheel,it feels like it wonders from time to time.then the motor will stall out almost completely while driving down the road. Taken to dealer to only have them not replicate the same problems as when we have it. I know it's not me because my spouse has discussed it with me too. I see there's recalls for similar problems within the same production on this vehicle but somehow it didn't get any notifications but clearly it describes the same problems.

Filed Nov 26, 2020 · Fuel system · 102,541 miles · IL

Vehicle stalled while driving in traffic, with more then 1/2 full on fuel. Vehicle would not start again until fuel assembly replaced.

Filed Feb 6, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 32,673 miles · SC

For two years now, my vehicle will randomly have an engine stall while operating the vehicle. It happens at different speeds and while going straight ahead or turning. The entire instrument panel and navigation screens shuts off and turns back on. I have taken the car in to toyota twice and was told they couldn't find anything wrong or get the the vehicle to malfunction again. Today, the engine didn't immediately come back on after stalling, and I had to pull over and turn the car off and back on again. My car has less than 33000 miles on it and has had regular maintenance. This is truly a safety concern at this point and it seems I'm not the only one with this issue according to those reported to the federal safety agency.

Filed Dec 1, 2017 · Electrical · 7,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. A police officer helped the contact coast the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle restarted after it was coasted to the side of the road and driven to the contact's residence. The contact took the vehicle to darcars toyota frederick (5293 buckeystown pike, frederick, md 21704, (301) 696-6300), but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000.

Filed Aug 11, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 91,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 toyota highlander. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated. The contact removed the key from the ignition switch and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle worked normally. The vehicle was taken to hartford toyota superstore in hartford, connecticut for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer sent an evaluator to diagnose the vehicle. According to the report, the vehicle was working to manufacturer standards. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: 16001120892. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.