2016 Toyota Highlander Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 4%of 111 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 15,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2016 Toyota Highlander, 4% of the 111 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 15,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When the cruise control is engaged and the vehicle is on a decline the cruise control does not maintain the set speed. I noticed this several times while on the interstate traveling between 65-75 MPH. Each time there was a car ahead of me and I narrowly avoided what could have been tragic accidents. The first time it happened I thought it was a fluke so I continued to use the cruise control as I would normally do. …”
NHTSA complaint #10960097, filed 2017-03, 205 miles“I was in a parking lot trying to park my car I put my foot on the break to stop the car and put into reverse and the car accelerated instead of stopping. The harder I pushed the breaks the faster it accelerated and hit the car parked in front of me.”
NHTSA complaint #11003560, filed 2017-07, 15,000 miles“My wife was driving with our two daughters (ages 12 and 14). It had just started to snow and my wife said the road was slippery she put the car into low gear and traveled slowly. She was right around the corner from our house when she could no longer control the vehicle. She hit a tree, a fence, and then two more trees, traveling more than 600 feet. Even though she was traveling downhill she said the brakes did not engage the ABS and then toward the end of the crash, before hitting the third tree the car accelerated on its own. …”
NHTSA complaint #10949888, filed 2017-02, 28,000 miles“Occasionally, at a stop sign/intersection or entering a highway if I have come to a full stop before proceeding the car will stall. I pressed on the accelerator and nothing happens. My wife and I have found ourselves in this predicament several times now and it is only getting worse. This scenario is very dangerous for several reasons, but the most important one is that my family has been inside the car when this has happened. We have had several scares now, because the car stalled on us as we were entering the highway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10949035, filed 2017-02Related service bulletins
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Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 30% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 9 | 5% |
| 2022 | 8 | 3% |
| 2021 | 9 | 2% |
| 2020 | 10 | 3% |
| 2019 | 13 | 3% |
| 2018 | 9 | 3% |
| 2017 | 13 | 5% |
| 2016 | 4 | 4% |
| 2015 | 11 | 6% |
| 2014 | 5 | 4% |
| 2013 | 31 | 15% |
| 2012 | 14 | 8% |
| 2011 | 12 | 7% |
| 2010 | 22 | 10% |
| 2009 | 14 | 10% |
| 2008 | 45 | 11% |
| 2007 | 16 | 13% |
| 2006 | 43 | 15% |
| 2005 | 39 | 17% |
| 2004 | 40 | 14% |
| 2003 | 28 | 11% |
| 2002 | 31 | 10% |
| 2001 | 15 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2016 Toyota Highlander
21 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
9 complaintsTires
7 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Toyota Highlander
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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