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2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 79 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander, most often about the other or unspecified (27% of complaints). It is the 2nd most complained-about Grand Highlander model year since 2000 and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander problems
Other or unspecified
21 complaints · 27%Transmission
17 complaints · 22%Engine
16 complaints · 20%Parts named most often: cooling system.
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, another vehicle struck a rock, and the rock went through the front grille of the vehicle and punctured the inverter radiator, causing a coolant leak and a loss of motive power. The message "hybrid system…
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the air conditioner failed to operate. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the condenser had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer…
Fuel system
12 complaints · 15%Body and structure
10 complaints · 13%Parts named most often: body.
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH on the highway with a three-year-old child in the vehicle, the message "pull over immediately and shut off the vehicle" was displayed. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road and waited for a tow truck in…
Electrical
6 complaints · 8%Parts named most often: instrument cluster/panel.
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention system failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the image was visible; however, there was no tone alert. Additionally, there was a message indicating that the adaptive cruise control was…
Speed control
6 complaints · 8%Driver assistance
5 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: assist, adaptive cruise control, warnings, blind spot detection.
The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention system failed to function as intended. The contact stated that the image was visible; however, there was no tone alert. Additionally, there was a message indicating that the adaptive cruise control was…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2025 Toyota Grand Highlander recalls
Equipment: labels
Risk: A vehicle with an incorrect maximum capacity weight value may be overloaded, which can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the load carrying capacity modification label, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed may 26, 2026. Owners may contact toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 26lb04, 26la04, 26tb07, and 26ta07.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2024-2025 toyota tundra, tacoma hybrid, tacoma, rav4 hybrid, land cruiser hybrid, lexus gx550, 2024-2026 tundra hybrid, 2025 sequoia hybrid, crown signia, grand highlander, lexus tx500 hybrid, lexus nx350 hybrid, 2025-2026 grand highlander hybrid, and lexus tx350 vehicles. The load carrying capacity modification label may display inaccurate added weight values. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 110, "tire selection and rims."
Backup camera: display function
Risk: A rearview camera that fails to display an image can reduce the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the parking assist software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed january 2, 2026. Owners may contact toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25tb13 and 25lb06. Subaru's number for this recall is wre25.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2022-2026 toyota, lexus, and subaru solterra vehicles equipped with a panoramic view monitor (pvm) system. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may cause the rearview camera to freeze or display a blank screen when the vehicle is in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, "rear visibility."
Electrical: instrument cluster/panel
Risk: An instrument panel display that does not show critical information can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will update the instrument panel software over-the-air (OTA) for non-phev vehicles, free of charge. For phev vehicles, dealers will inspect the instrument panel assembly, and either replace it, or update the software, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed december 5, 2025. Additional letters will be sent, anticipated in may 2026. This is a phased recall. Owners may contact toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25tb08 and 25ta08. Lexus' numbers for this recall are 25lb05 and 25la05.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2023-2024 toyota venza, 2023-2025 rav4 prime, rav4, highlander, gr corolla, crown, 2024-2025 lexus tx, ls, toyota tacoma, grand highlander, and 2025 lexus rx, toyota crown signia, camry, rav 4 plug-in hybrid (phev), and 4 runner vehicles. Due to an error in the instrument panel software at vehicle startup, the instrument panel may fail to display vehicle speed, brake system, and tire pressure warning lights.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Road debris/rocks damaging the heat exchangers
Summary
The office of defects investigation (odi) received a petition dated july 20, 2026. The petition requests an investigation of road debris / rocks damaging the heat exchangers in model year (my) 2024-2026 toyota grand highlander vehicles. The petition contends that the grand highlanderâs front-end grill has large, open apertures and no protective screen between the grill and the vehicleâs heat exchangers. The petition further alleges that as a result, during normal driving, the damage to heat exchangers results in coolant leakage and sudden loss of propulsion. The petitioner cites thirteen (13) complaints received by odi alleging this failure, which, when added to the petitionerâs own co
Questions about the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander
- What are the most common problems with the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: other or unspecified (21 complaints); transmission (17 complaints); engine (16 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from March 24, 2026 (equipment). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2025 a bad year for the Toyota Grand Highlander?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about Grand Highlander model year since 2000, with 79 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.