Toyota Highlander

"at approximately 90k miles my Highlander started losing large areas of its maroon paint to expose a white primer. It looks like they painted a dirty car leaving a maroon color with large white spotted areas. If the primer would have been darker"

"Some areas where the paint has some marks like it faded in a specific spot, not over a larger area"

"chips in paint and dull finish"

"On one of the side view mirrors, the paint chipped off"

"paint peeling in chunks around drivers side door mirror"

"Paint on exterior door mirrors has peeled off"

"front of car has several chips from stones, presumably, but I've never had another car chip this easily and we wax several times a year"

"paint on front hood starting to crack and come off, but with 10 yr old car that is not in a garage, what can you expect"

"paint peeled of both mirror housings. Cost of repair approximately $350"

"paint started peeling off the mirrors"

"More than 30% of the paint on the exterior mirror housings has peeled off"

"Paint is cracking on the hood of the car. Dealer says it is a problem bug not covered under any recall"

"Paint fading, cracking. Typical for non-garaged vehicle in FL sun"

"pAINT FADING CCHALKING AND PEELING ON ROOF, HOOD AND AROUND WINDOWS"

"Within the last 2 years the paint has begun peeling off of the drivers side mirror first and now the passenger one. The paint has now entirely peeled away and is unsitely. We did notice this on another similar aged highlander so indicates some type of flaw. Though we do recognize the car is over 12 years old, this is a concern for a car we intend to keep longer based on historic reliability"

"Paint has steadily been fading, pitting, cracking, and peeling on the top, hood, and the sides of the Highlander since 2010 or so. In some places on the hood, it's beginning to rust as a result of the paint deterioration"

"Paint on the front of the car in the grill area has faded and appears to be very thin, also on area on the valence has peeled"

"Grille paint fading"

"Paint peeling, cracking around side mirrors"

"Clear coat peeling off on horizontal surfaces exposed to hot Arizona sun"

"paint on side mirrors chips and flakes off"

"This is a pre-owned, Toyota certified car. The paint all around the passenger-side mirror has chipped off. Toyota must have replaced the mirror and did not use primer. The car is Olive Green and the passenger side mirror base body attachment area is chipped and mostly white"

"The area around the outside mirrors (both sides) has turned white; the blue paint has just disappeared"

"Nose of car is chipped and fading. Bumper is so faded it looks terrible. Rust is taking over paint at door edges for windows."

"Years of peeling paint. Much fading"

"maroon paint started pealing off around 50,000 miles revealing a patch work of a white primers under the paint resulting in a maroon and white zebra effect."

"Paint is fading out.Also have chipping on the hood."

"paint chipping on hood"

"Paint chipping on the exterior driver's side mirror."

"tailgate started to break out in rust"

"paint chipping off. Noticable only close up"

"Some rust on front of rear right wheel well"

"I had a cracked window, when safelight came to repair, they removed the window and there was a huge rust area in the window track that must be repaired before they put the new window in. It is completely invisible if window is not removed."

"Rust on hood of car due to bugs and rocks hitting the hood of car and roif of car"

"Small rust spots caused when stone chips struck hood of vehicle and caused specks of paint loss"

"Passenger side electric windows, door locks, brake lights and both sides rear lights."

"DLR relay went bad"

"Both rear turn indicators intermittently stop working (rapid blinking inside the car signals it's not working). I have to manually undo the light and replace in the socket. Toyota says no other report of this problem. Says i have to replace the sockets - too expensive. Not happy."

"Tire pressure gauge continually lit"

"Surprised at the cost of replacing high beams and also 'rediscovered' that the always-on running lights were in the same module and had burned out so long ago that I forgot they were even there"

"Bulbs consistently burning ou"

"headlight lenses clouded over"

"connector to 1 headlight burned out and needed replacement"

"one bulb went out"

"blown bulb on center console. hard to get to and replace"

"The stock factory stereo lights are no longer clear. At night, you can't see the channels"

"Automatic keyless door lock failed on one of the four doors"

"Remote entry/lock quit working on driver's door"

"The driver's side door lock does not work with remote entry. It has to be unlocked with the key to get in & I have to manually flip the inside switch to lock or unlock from the inside. The other 3 doors & hatch still work with the remote. A 2nd prob"

"Driver side door actuator motor has become weak and will not unlock driver door. Works using key cylinder though"

"The keyless remote no longer locks or unlocks the car on the first try, must be pressed several times. And the passenger side door lock likewise cannot be locked or unlocked on the first try using the power door lock control within the car. Have not had a chance to have the dealer look at it yet, since I am still able to lock/unlock the car manually"

"Automatic door lock failed on one door costing $1,000 to replace"

"There is a problem with the passenger side electric window and door locks. This problem does not allow me to put down this window and it renders the keyless entry unusable"

"Electronic door lock no longer works on the driver's door. Remote will lock/unlock the other 3 doors."

"cant lock or unlock driver door"

"Warning light is stuck "on". But the tires are properly inflated. Told it was probably a sensor problem. No one certified to fix it in my small town"

"The warning light for low tire pressure is constantly on"

"Rear windows do not work, keep coming out of the tracks. Had repaired three times. Heater /air conditioner works off & on. Checking on line there is a wire in the dash that needs to be resoldered. $600 to $1,000 to repair"

"Tire pressure monitor light flashes and in addition to vsc, check engine and trac off lights come on when it is cold below 32 degrees and conditions are wet. Mechanic thinks it is a sensor malfunction requiring a very expensive part $1k and many hours to install. Part is also back ordered."

"these devices simply dont work"

"Tire pressure monitor came on, but pressure on all tires is good. You can reset it but it comes right back on. I think one of the sensors is out. After getting a quote on the replacement cost, I decided to ignore it considering the car's age and mileage. But it would be nice to have this feature working."

"Engine & VSC lights stays on. Dealership has tried 4 times but failed to cure problem"

"There is a problem with the a sensor. This causes numerous warning lights to remain on at all times while driving"

"Brake lights when stepped on"

"Radiator failure, probably normal for age of car"

"Drain was clogged around sealing on moon roof"

"Antenna seal broke and water was leaking into interior of the car...all carpets had to be ripped out and replaced"

"The seal around the high rear brake light leaked water when it rained {or carwash}"

"When driving, car had pulsating noise and didn't handle well. Needed all new struts - all were "dead." Expensive and took two days. Unrelated, the activators are dead in both front doors. Will cost $500 per door to fix. Ridiculous"

"no one can figure out what makes a funny noise when we turn the corner!"

"Something in the rear of the car, rattles"

"Have noise of something rubbing or possibly a wheel bearing that is evident when the vehicle is moving above 40 mph"

"Loud scraunching noise in back...turned out the spare tire holder was loose. Dealer fixed it"

"Dash is loose, there by rattling"

"There is a very annoying rattle when going over rough roads. The car has been to a private mechanic and the dealer and the problem has not been diagnosed or repaired"

"steering and exhaust system"

"while I LOVE my highlanders, the road noise on this 4 cylinder 2005 is TERRIBLE. Very noisy, always has been"

"this car has terrible road noise-unable to have anyone tell me why"

"Vehicle occassionally squeaks and rattles if not properly lubricated. I believe my mechanic has addressed the issue; but I will know in the near future."

"Do not know where the wind and road noise is coming from"

"The car is now 10 years old; our guess is that seals are dry (Colorado). Not much other recently in routine repair; in the shop right now for a "checkup" and other than a belt adjustment, all is well. Car does not "auto-adjust" and dealer maintenan"

"Slight increase in wind noise apparent as the car has aged. Unable to identify exact source of noise"

"can't drive with one window down due to excessive vibrating noise"

"Right sided wind noise at speed"

"Wind and road noise. Seems to have little or no undercoating"

"Very drafty. Poor fitting components"

"The front passenger window leaks air when fully closed."

"Heater would blow cold air and the a/c would blow hot air"

"motor on automatic windows failed leaving a large expense for a new motor"

"Driver side door lock actuator went bad while being serviced by a dealer"

"Driver door lock actuator no longer works so now must open and lock door manually"

"The driver side electric door locks do not work - they won't close or open. They can be operated manually"

"Rearview has fallen off twice.Have had to reglue it both times."

"When moving from 'roof open' to 'vent position', the control does not stop at 'shut'. Have to watch the roof position to make sure it is closed. Decided not to spend money getting this fixed"

"The sunroof would not close after opening. There is a rubber track band that broke & got stuck & would not close. Had to pull out the broken track band & manually close the sunroof"

"air lifts failed has to order new ones over $100 each"

"Rear windows tend to fall off their tracks -- with the result that once a window has been opened, it can't be closed. This problem was repaired once (after great effort by the dealership) but has recently returned"

"Rear power window on passenger side lowered by itself with no-one in the vehicle. Used the control to raise the window and removed the fuse. Did not want to spend money on troubleshooting the problem"

"3 of the 4 doors have problems with windows going up and down. Usually, they go down a little slow and then they may not go back up all the way. They do this intermittently"

"rear left window motor and regulator were replaced"

"Rear windows come off tracks and wont go up or down"

"REAR WINDOWS ELECTRIC DO NOT COME UP FROM DRIVERS POSITION"

"Can't power up read passanger side window from driver side!"

"Both passenger windows stopped responding to the switch on the driver's door."

"two car windows, at different times fell into the door and would not go up"

"some of the windows will go down, but only barely go up. i bump them up a fraction of an inch at a time."

"3 out of 4 power windows do not function."

"3 of 4 of the power windows do not operate."

"Upon deceleration and at about 40-45 mph, the transmission will shift relatively hard, perhaps 2 or 3 times in quick sequence, acting as though it can't make up its mind which gear it wants! But then, it always settles into the best choice and, other than being a little jerky, continues on just fine"

"Especially when cold, shifts will hesitate. Did a transmission flush and seems to have improved"

"Please refer to previous description under "gear selection and linkage.""

"I have complained to Toyota about rough low speed shifting, since the month I got the car. It still does it. They tell me they can't recreate it. I just live with it but it is annoying. It's like the car can't figure if it should shift or not, so it bucks if under 30mph, occasionally"

"Keeps shifting gears and shudders when it does."

"Car had trouble starting to move in first gear when cold."

"The automatic transmission has a big delay shifting from first gear into second gear."

"Transmission fluid on the bottom of the case noticed by dealer about two years ago. No drips but may require new gasket/seal eventually"

"Dealership had to replace seals and springs in the transmission. $1500.00 repair. Mechanic said it was a common problem with that year"

"At this point, the leak is very minor ... you can see on the transmission pan that there is a leak. It's a very expensive repair, but we were told just to wait until the problem got worse before investing in the expense"

"leaked all transmission fluid and had to replace all the hoses. just avoided having to replace the entire transmission"

"I noticed fluid dripping under the car and it was pink, Drove it directly to my service garage. Also noticed transmission was shifting slowly. It was a rusted transmission cooler that was replaced and new transmission fluid."

"There was a small leak when I had the vehicle serviced 6 months prior however it became an even bigger problem which resulted in a need to replace a part."

"Also replaced solenoid and still no luck....."

"oil pan seeping oil"

"There is a small oil leak left when the car is parked. It is about the size of a dime. Not a big deal, just annoying"

"Oil pan seal leak costing about $500 to repair"

"an oil seal in engine has failed due to age"

"drops of oil on garage floor. It is not serious but some is leaking around seals, perhaps gaskets"

"after the engine was fixed, i have had some other issues with engine leaking. I had to replace some other parts that i am not sure what they are.,"

"Oil drips on driveway said to need new valve cover and intake manifold gaskets, cost over $1100."

"seals and gaskets are starting to give way. Vehicle needs engine front seals and valve cover gasket seals."

"Valve cover oil leak."

"Oil leaking from valve gasket area"

"The engine front oil seal is leaky and leaks about one quart per 1000 miles. I am not repairing it due to cost and age of the vehicle."

"Rocker arm cover gaskets leaked. Expensive repair $1500 just for oil leak and new spark plugs."

"valve cover leak"

"Valve cover, intake manifold, front crank shaft seal, rear crankshaft seal = $3500"

"fuel pump sender unit gave false readings to the gas gauge. the sender unit is a part of the fuel pump. Considering the miles and age of the vehicle, decided to replace the whole unit, though the pump itself was still working."

"Got an engine warning light and the mechanic put it on the computer and was told the problem. Alternator was not generating enough to keep the battery charged"

"Had to replace it - very expensive"

"Had to replace the O2 sensors and the catalytic converter"

"Catalytic converter O2 sensor failed and was replaced"

"I get a constant VSC & Check Engine light on my dash. I was yold that I would have to replace my O2 sensors which is about the same amount the car is worth"

"Engin check light - One of the oxygen sensors needed to be replaced"

"Cost of replacement was extremely high and parts were back ordered causing me to wait over 3 months...The check engine light would come on...while waiting for the part the computer would reset itself...work okay for a while the go on again."

"I am not the principal driver of the Toyota and don't know the details. Problem comes and goes and changing gas caps doesn't help."

"Check engine light illuminated. Diagnostic scanning showed oxygen sensor needed replacing."

"Cat.converters going out. Replace one, other on schedule. O2 replaced."

"My dashboard warning lights come on regularly. My mechanic, whom I trust a great deal, told me it's from the catalytic converter or the o2 sensor. The warning light also, spontaneously goes off. I have not done anything to repair the system and I do pass the CA biennial smog checks."

"Drive shaft making noise and advised to replace for safety reasons"

"replaced driveshaft"

"Replaced rear axle and rear hub assembly"

""U" joint went bad in the "propeller shaft" assembly, so the whole shave assembly needed to be replaced"

"Had to replace the front axle bearings"

"Bearings failed"

"A wire connection on the temperature control module breaks. This causes the temperature to randomly go from maximum cold to maximum hot. This is a design defect that costs about $1000 to fix"

"The dash control system for the air conditioner failed to adjust the amount of cold or heat. The whole panel on the dash had to be replaced at the price of about $1,000.00. It works good now."

"Climate control system became dysfunctional, heater ran all the time. One tiny solder point became loose deep in the panel, had to replace the whole control panel, expensive."

"Climate control wiring had intermittent contact. Once resolved climate controls work well."

"Stability control light on, but it doesn't effect normal driving."

"It was leaking slightly when I purchased it. at 112,000 miles....during a trip while hauling a single axle open trailer with a ultra classic Harley motorcycle, the seal let go, the fluid blew out, and the transfer case failed"

"The situation that i had was that my highlander overheated and we had to replace the gasket, and some of the interior of the engine"

"The oil was leaking slowly around the engine block so I had to replace the head gasket"

"Soft bolts- supposedly a common problem with 4 cylinder toyotas"

"Required replacement at 106000 miles. Seems too soon."

"I had the timing belt and water pump replaced at the advice of my service agent at my Toyota dealer. It was 10 years old and had never been replaced"

"timing belt needed to be replaced based on mileage"

"Timing belt broke and messed up the valves and heads"

"Belt s[plit and caused car not to run."

"Timing belt needs to be replaced at 90000 miles. Replaced it at 110000 even though no apparent problems."

"It was at the time along with service that if could go out. So I had it replaced"

"The alternator had gone bad, this happens about every two years. then within two months, The battery goes bad. This is been an issue since the car was brand new."

"Had to replace."

"Battery light came on. Check indicated battery being overcharged. Installed new alternator and battery. Battery light came on again shortly after fix. Although analysis showed nothing wrong, alternator replaced again on warranty. Battery light came on again. Electrical system analysis again showed nothing wrong. Best guess was that the engine computer system had a failure and the cost to repair/replace it was to expensive given the age and value of the car. Light now comes on and goes off at random times."

"BATTERY FAILED AT 36 MONTHS"

"About every two years has to be replaced. And then by the five-year battery. This is caused by something in the electrical system. As we end up replacing the alternator every two years"

"One ignition coil failed and had to be replaced"

"It was the first time I replaced the spark plugs. Should have replaced them sooner."

"Over a course of one week Twice engine would not start for a few minutes and then starter did completely"

"The starter failed and had to be replaced. There is a leaky front oil seal that causes about one quart per 1000 miles of leakage. Struts are leaky and the vehicle bounces around. This is probably normal for this age and mileage and doesn't really indicate a defect or malfunction. If only parts would last forever! Other than the starter, I did not repair due to cost and age of the vehicle."

"sporadically stops working. Dealer stats only option is to replace"

"Preset stations will not maintain or will lose its setting, Volume control goes up or down regardless of manual rotation of knob"

"The wiring harness for the AM has problems resulting in very, very poor AM reception. Repair is over $1000"

"Last summer the stereo head unit began intermittently popping and loud static whenever turned on no matter radio/CD/tape playing"

"Since beginning speaker interference from mobile device was occasional. Seems to have dissipated with newer handsets. Now radio seems to tune on its own without being prompted and lose locked in channel."

"No able to control audio output volume."

"Volume control not consistent. Same with temperature control knobs. You get different temperatures at different locations of the know not consistent with hotter clockwise and cooler counter-clockwise. Volume same issue."

"volume control does not function properly."

"Check engine light and VSC lights were on continuously."

"The MIL and VSC lights on the instrument panel first came on intermittently, then came on and stay on. The OBD codes indicate catalyst efficiency. I haven't determined yet whether the cause is a defective sensor or a worn-out catalytic converter, but the exhaust smell is stronger than it used to be. I'm also unsure if this problem has also disabled the VSC but I have heard that it does."

"One of the gaskets failed which leaked and affected the Oxygen sensor. $700"

"Bad gasket"

"Yet to be repaired. Started at about 179000 miles"

"Heat shield above muffler was loose and rattled at slow speeds."

"Transmission failure at 222000 miles. I put in a used trans with 73000 on it"

"The front transfer case began making a whining sound around 40 mph. It got progressively worse over several months - louder and evident at different speeds. Eventually something broke inside it while driving and the car rapidly decelerated and would not move. The front transfer case assembly had to be replaced at a cost of $2,600. A used transfer case assembly was used. The new part would have cost over $3,000. Googling the problem revealed what the service tech told me - Highlanders are notorious for this and Toyota refuses to acknowledge the problem - probably because it would be an expensive recall. This is the last Toyota I'll ever buy."

"It has been to different stations and NO ONE can fix..As I write this it is in another shop already a week....Saying I would have had it back NOT week two....When it rains all lights come on and slows right down....FRUSTRATING NO one can fix.. We never abuse our cars....."

"Transmission started to slip and within a few months it stopped working. Had to park it for 8 months until I had $5K to fix it."

"Transmission shifted with difficulty. transmission was diagnosed by Toyota dealership and replaced under extended warranty"