2019 Toyota C-Hr problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (57) · Visibility/Wiper (5) · Vehicle Speed Control (4)
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Safety recalls (3)
Seat Belts: Rear/Other:buckle Assembly 2019-12-11 · campaign 19V877000 · 9,468 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019-2020 C-HR and 2020 Corolla and Corolla Hybrid vehicles equipped with rear seat belt assemblies with a dual-mode locking mechanism. The seat belt webbing sensor locking mechanism may not lock as intended.
Risk: In the event of a crash involving multiple impacts, the seat belt may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear seat belt assembly production dates, and replace the assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 19TB22 and 19TA22.
Equipment:other:labels 2019-03-27 · campaign 19V244000 · 3,634 vehicles
Defect: Gulf States Toyota (GST) is recalling certain 2019 C-HR, 4Runner, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, Camry, Camry Hybrid, Highlander, Land Cruiser, Prius, RAV4, Sequoia, Tacoma, Sienna, Tundra and Yaris vehicles. The text on the load capacity label may become illegible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Risk: If the driver cannot read the label, they may unknowingly overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: GST will notify owners, and dealers will provide corrected load carrying capacity modification labels, free of charge. The recall began May 24, 2019. Owners may contact GST customer service at 1-800-444-1074. GST's number for this recall is 19R1.
Power Train:axle Hubs 2018-10-11 · campaign 18V710000 · 681 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2019 Toyota C-HR vehicles. The rear axle hub bearing bolts may have been insufficiently tightened, causing the bolts to loosen and damage the rear brake components or cause a rear wheel to detach.
Risk: If the bolts loosen and damage the rear brake components, or cause a rear wheel to detach, it would increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear axle hub bearing bolts. If a bolt is found to be loose or detached, the dealer will replace the rear axle hub bearing assembly and rear axle carrier sub-assembly, free of charge. The recall began November 6, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0Y.
Service bulletins (129)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train 2026-09-22 · 26TE06 · Warranty Program/Extension
although the continuously variable transmissions (cvt) is covered by toyota’s new vehicle limited warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to an abnormal whine noise in
Power Train 2026-09-16 · 26TE06 · Warranty Program/Extension
although the continuously variable transmissions (cvt) is covered by toyota’s new vehicle limited warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to an abnormal whine noise in
Power Train 2026-09-15 · 26TE06 · Warranty Program/Extension
although the continuously variable transmissions (cvt) is covered by toyota’s new vehicle limited warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to an abnormal whine noise in
Power Train 2026-09-04 · T-SB-0048-26 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2018 – 2019 model year c-hr vehicles may exhibit a grinding and/or whining noise from the transaxle while accelerating from 15 – 30 mph and/or decelerating from 30 – 15 mph. an updated transaxle is available when the specified noise and serial number requirements are met.
Power Train 2026-08-13 · T-SB-0048-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2018 – 2019 model year c-hr vehicles may exhibit a grinding and/or whining noise from the transaxle while accelerating from 15 – 30 mph and/or decelerating from 30 – 15 mph. an updated transaxle is available when the specified noise and serial number requirements are met.
Power Train 2026-08-13 · 26TE06 · Warranty Program/Extension
although the continuously variable transmissions (cvt) is covered by toyota’s new vehicle limited warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at toyota care about the customers’ ownership experience. toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to an abnormal whine noise in t
Showing the 6 most recent of 129 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-18 · Power Train“subject: formal vehicle safety complaint — premature cvt transmission failure in 2019 toyota c-hr limited vehicle: 2019 toyota c-hr limited component: power train — continuously variable transmission (cvt) mileage at diagnosis: approximately 105,000 miles diagnosing dealership: lodi toyota, california reported symptom: abnormal whining noise from …”
2026-10-18 · Power Train“failure transmission verify by toyota, and toyota has a program for this issues with this certain cars and it's called toyota customer support program (20t006) but they said that my car isn't not covered under this program not giving any reason why. transmission failure puts your safety and the safety of others at risk primarily by causing a sudde…”
2026-10-14 · Power Train“transmission failure that toyota has already recognized in some vehicles. they have not covered all vehicles that are showing the same issues as the ones covered in the service program.…”
2026-09-30 · Power Train“transmission slippage and failure…”
2026-09-23 · Power Train“the transmission has failed twice. it was replaced once in 2020, right after we bought the vehicle in 2019. we have serviced the car as required at the same dealership. we were told in august 2026 by the dealership, after having the transmission serviced in the spring of 2026, that the transmission needed to be replaced. we received a customer …”
2026-09-23 · Power Train“driving home from work on the freeway, the loud droning and whining sound was already present. same issue that i thought had been previously resolved by replacing the transmission from the dealership it was purchased from. though this time it was accompanied by a horrible grinding sound coming from the bearings in the transmission. after much resea…”
2026-09-21 · Power Train“while driving my 2019 toyota c-hr normally on [xxx] in [xxx] at approximately 8:00 pm, traffic began slowing due to congestion. when traffic began moving again, the vehicle accelerated very slowly and did not respond normally to the accelerator. shortly afterward, the dashboard displayed a “pull over safely” warning. the vehicle then completely lo…”
2026-08-25 · Structure:body“hood latch and hood latch cable corroded on a 7 year old vehicle. hood latch coroded and could have let go at any time and caused harm to myself and others on the road. the problem was evaluated by bristol toyota. the latch and cable broke while it was in for service, luckily. there were no warning signs or symptoms of the problem prior to failure.…”
2026-08-15 · Power Train“transmission won’t shift out of manual mode and car won’t move at all even when in drive or reverse. was working completely fine then all of a sudden got drive start malfunction and won’t move. called mechanic they came looked at it and they diagnosed it as a transmission problem. did some research and this is a well known issue that toyota canada …”
2026-08-11 · Unknown Or Other“at 70,000 miles i was just told my transmission id failing. after much research i am finding that this is a common issue with the toyota chr and cvt transmissions. apparently toyota is aware of this issue but has not issued a recall. i waited to buy this car for years and thought it would be my last car ever. i'm [xxx] and thought a toyota would l…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.