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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2001 Spartan Highlander

SUV, gasoline, 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4, built in Japan. Owner complaints on file from Jul 17, 2001 to Sep 18, 2001.

Recalls (0)Complaints (5)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year
Owner complaints5Below the median 2001 suv
Severity index20.02001 suvs average 12.2
First 24 months5Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2001 Spartan Highlander peaked in 2001, with 5 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

02462001520042007201020132016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

20% of complaints about the 2001 Spartan Highlander name child seats

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Child seats
1
Powertrain
1
Seat belts
1
Brakes
1
Structure
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 2001 Spartan Highlander

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2001 Spartan Highlander

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

5 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Sep 18, 2001Failure Jun 15, 2001Dickens, IAPower window devices and controls

    WHEN DRIVING MY NEW 2001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE AND IF YOU ROLL DOWN ONE OF THE REAR WINDOWS OR BOTH OF THE REAR WINDOWS THE AIR PRESSURE VIOLENTLY THUMPS YOUR EAR DRUMS AND BODY - SO BAD IT'S LIKE A HELICOPTER IS RIGHT NEXT TO YOU. THE TRUCK SHAKES SO HARD IT MAKES YOU ILL. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS FLAW WAS NOT CATCHED IN THE DESIGN. THIS IS SO SEVERE I'M WORRIED THAT IF MY CHILD WAS IN THE TRUCK WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN THAT IS WOULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE. THIS IS A MAJOR, MAJOR DESIGN FLAW.... YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW BAD IT IS UNLESS YOU EXPERIENCE IT YOURSELF.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 752330
  2. Filed Aug 26, 2001Failure Aug 25, 2001Brooklyn, NYWebbing, Service brakes, Master cylinderCrash1 injured

    I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN I HEARD THIS AWFUL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE APPEAR TO TAKE ON A MIND OF ITS OWN, NOT RESPONDING EVEN THOUGH I FLOORED THE BRAKE PEDAL. FORTUNATELY I WAS PARKING AND WAS STOPPED BY THE PROTECTIVE POSTS OF A FIRE-HYDRANT. I HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE EMERGENY ROOM FOR ATTENTION. WHILE I DID NOT SUSTATIN ANY BROKEN LIMBS, I SUFFERED EXTREME LOWER BACK AND KNEE PAIN; MY LEFT SIDE ESPECIALLY SHOULDER SIDE AND BASE OF NECK IN ADDITION TO PAIN IN THE BRAKING FOOT AND LEG AND BURNS FROM THE SEATBELT.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 751135
  3. Filed Aug 5, 2001Newton, NHChild seat

    CHILD SEAT WILL NOT PROPERLY SECURE IN REAR SEAT. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 749860
  4. Filed Jul 17, 2001Fairfield, OHPower train

    SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO WITH CAR AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEED. DEFECTIVE COMPUTER??*AK

    NHTSA complaint 748601
  5. Filed Jul 17, 2001Fairfield, OHBody

    AIR NOISE (COKE BOTTLE EFFECT) AT HIGH SPEEDS. ACCEPTABLE TO DEALER, BUT NOT OWNER. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 748599
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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