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2017 Toyota Highlander · symptom sheet

Brakes grind, pulse or wear early

  • 29owner reports
  • 22,000median miles
  • 5involved a crash

Newest report Mar 25, 2026 · checked Sep 9, 2026

29 of the 264 complaints on this car describe brake wear. Only stalling is reported more often on this car.

Tick what matches of 29 reports

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What got replaced

Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the brakes covers the 2017 model year as of Sep 9, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 9,800 and 40,000 miles, from the 14 reports that gave a mileage.

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What owners wrote

“With 22k miles on vehicle, car won’t start due to Brake power low fault. Battery was replaced in attempt to rectify problem with no success, vehicle will need to be towed in for repair.”

Filed Feb 25, 2025 · 22,000 miles

“Brake system malfunctioned and failed. Our safety was put at risk with no braking ability. The car was inspected and serviced by Toyota. One light showed braking power low on one occasion While driving car listed above, on five different occasions the brake pedal went to the floor with out stopping the vehicle. Our safety was put at risk on each occasion.”

Filed Oct 2, 2023

“Vehicle displays “Low braking power” although breaking was fine just earlier in the day and no known issues. Vehicle refuses to start even though it was operating normally just a few minutes ago.”

Filed Apr 9, 2022

“I was driving home and a warning brake light came on which said breaking power low stop in a safe place, BSM not available. Car won’t start again, ABS light, traction control light, all wheel drive system, engine brake light, antilock brake system. All of these alerts are on the dashboard.”

Filed Nov 3, 2021

Should you keep driving it?

This page can't tell you that. 5 of 29 reports involved a crash and 7 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.

File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation.

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