2015 Toyota Highlander Brakes Problems

“When the car had 20k miles the brakes would shake when going down hill, took it in but they found nothing wrong. I have since had the rotars turned brakes replaced and when braking the brakes shake really bad its scary. I have also had too many electrical problems with the door locks one goes out then next week another, the outlets have never worked and now the stereo is going to be replaced because it blacks out and restarts constantly.”

“We were driving during heavy rains at freeway speeds. Traffic was slowed ahead. The system signals an alarm that traffic ahead is slowing, a very nice feature. However, while the alarm was going off, I depressed the brake pedal with zero response, likely due to the ABS not wanting me to slide on the wet roads. However as I got closer and closer to the slowed traffic ahead, I needed to press the brake harder and harder. The brakes simply stopped decelerating the Highlander and we smashed into the back of a smaller vehicle. …”

“Had a problem with a 13 mo. Old Highlander(still under warranty). Was backing into my garage when the brake pedal suddenly broke(rubber piece fell off). It caused my foot to slip off the brake and consequently backed into a refrigerator we had in the garage. It ruined the refrigerator and damaged the back of the Highlander($1000+) worth of damage. Filed a claim with Toyota(corporate) and cooperated fully with their investigation. After 4 mos. Of getting nothing but a run around from Toyota finally got their answer to the problem. …”

“On 10/30/16 I took my 2015 Highlander to a local Toyota dealer for warped rotors. They agreed the rotors were warped and since it was at 35,000 miles they replaced all 4 rotors under warranty plus 2 new brake pads which I had to pay for. I noticed the same issue in late may of 2017 and called to ask about this. They said we don't warranty warranty work and suggested I called Toyota headquarters. On june 21, 2017 I called Toyota and filed a complaint. I was told to take the car to a different local dealer, closer to my home, and they would inspect the rotors for a charge. …”

“Popping sound coming from right front side when breaking to a stop at all speeds. The problem was first noticed at around 2500 miles and the car was taken to the dealer at around 2900 miles. Dealer inspected it and couldn't find what the problem was. Then as instructed by Toyota replaced the right front strut assembly but that didn't fix the problem. The car was returned to me and I was told there were no safety concerns and that Toyota was sending one of their techs to troubleshoot, but that may take a couple of weeks. In the mean time the problem seems to be getting worse.”