Toyota Highlander Change Vehicle

“Bearings”

“No longer cooling, had to make expensive repairs to fix”

“not cooling”

“A very good time for the system to perform before we had a very minor leak. Recharged and a tightening of one hose and no leaks in the past four months”

“I had to refill refrigerant every other summer”

“Replaced the radiator/ refrigerant leak”

“The knob for selecting inside temp is loose and does not reliably make adjustments”

“electronic temp control on climate control went out. able to have repaired on ebay for $100”

“The climate system gets "stuck" on and cannot be turned off. It may be stuck for 2 or 3 weeks and then mysteriously turn off. No dealer or mechanic has been able to fix it and we were told the cost to replace the whole system is close to $3500. We c”

“Maximum heat regardless of setting. The problem disappeared when the mechanic started investigating”

“LCD display is unreadable now. Probably a bad connector, but the contrast is off and it can't be read”

“Sometimes the a/c does not blow cold air. I think it is when it is in the battery mode. Kicks on when the gas mode is activated”

“The temperature dial does not reliably adjust the setting”

“the dial that controls the temperature is stripped and will not change the temperature. In order to fix it they need me to remove and send away or bring to dealer and spend too much money. I feel this is a flaw in the original manufacturing. I've own”

“Control on dash stopped selecting functions. New control board suggested by dealer, very expensive. had local mechanic solder loose wire, problem solved”

“fan died...burned out something cost 900.00”

“The fan only worked at the highest setting. The resistor needed to operate the fan at lower settings failed and had to be replaced”

“Blower has been replaced three times since 2006”

“Was driving on expressway when dashboard flashed a few times and electrical system failed.. lost power steering, dashboard lights, headlights and more. Cost $2200 to fix”

“Thermostat must be failing, heater blows cold air/a/c blows warm air intermittently”

“Car has manual temperature control.....while driving with temp set at "comfortable" and vent air is warm, the system will start blowing cold air and won't recover until the system is turned off and back on again”

“Alternator began making noise and smelled like an electrical short. It was replaced at my expense”

“no symptoms til routine oil chng recently; they found alternator and drive belt in bad shape & I will have them repaired/replaced tomorrow”

“My wife and her sister had gone shopping. At some time while they were gone the alternator quit working.when they returned she came in the house ant told me the car was smoking. i went out and lift the hood and the smoke was cumming from the alternat”

“The alternator died at the expected time based on normal wear and standard alternator life expectancy”

“the alternator went bad and I had to replace it”

“The alternator quit charging and I had to replace it”

“needed it's second battery”

“One ignition coil failed in the 6-cylinder engine. All 6 coils were replaced. One of the replacement coils failed after 3 weeks requiring its replacement”

“A coil suddenly rusted out, stranding me in the city waiting for a AAA tow, because the engine bucked like a bronco”

“The engine ran poorly and the engine check light was on but at least the car was able to be driven to the dealer who diagnosed and repaired the coil”

“Needed to replace all six coils and all six spark plugs”

“Had to change all the ignition coils and clean the gaz tank for contaminations at a cost of over 2000$”

“Hybrid oil pump was replaced”

“After 125000 miles new spark plugs were required”

“what should have been a minor repair turned into a rather expensive repair because rear cylinders could not be accessed”

“Needed to replace all six spark plugs and all six coils”

“cylinder #2 was misfiring, replaced spark plugs reset check engine light”

“the car doesn't always start when I turn the key on. I need to restart once or twice sometimes”

“The rear hatch door leaks in rain or snow since we were rear-ended. The car wasn't properly prepared. It's not the car's fault”

“Car had been holding water since 2010. Shorted out the lights and trailer hitch and caused fire in 2010. Still had issues in 2012 had checked found one leak in a seal, repaired. Still smelled and took back in 2013 found another leak in the seal, r”

“Sunroof/moonroof leaks intermittently”

“Water pump leak. Had to replace along with timing belt”

“Replaced Radiator”

“Radiator sprung a leak and had to be replaced”

“Found towel in back of car wet after a rain”

“wind noise”

“I believe the seals failure caused problem #1”

“It's an old car”

“Driver's seat squeaks when road is not perfectly smooth; minor rattling in the suspension, of no importance”

“rear end noise especially when turning. not a big deal”

“Loud noise when driving. Coming from right side of car. Mechanic diagnosed and fixed problem Can't recall the problem, but he easily fixed it”

“Rattle in dashboard. I can't find it. Very annoying. Mechanics can't find it. On highway, not there, just on city or rough streets”

“Rattle up front and low. No one can identify--it happens over 45mph. Might be loose bumper and plastic coverings”

“Car is noisy to drive, with rough suspension”

“I had to replace the driveshaft at about 115000miles. I have never replaced a driveshaft on any other car. Over $1000 at Toyota Dealership repair shop”

“Needed replacing”

“seized joints”

“Replaced rear wheel bearing at a cost of $700”

“Front and rear wheelbearings were bad”

“replace alternator”

“recall on inverter”

“Circuit board failure causing lack of hybrid acceleration”

“Hybrid Inverrter failure. Known issue with 05-06 Highlander Hybrids. NOT covered by warranty. Would cost $10K, but dealer covered”

“Seals leaking very expensive to repair”

“CV joint broke while pulling out into highway traffic, rendering car incapable of moving”

“Replace both CV joints and axles”

“needed replacing”

“Driver's side door actuator has failed, remote key fob can't lock or unlock door. Again, a problem discussed by many Toyota owners on the Internet - the door actuator motor tends to fail, usually just outside the warranty period”

“Right Rear Brake light, though replaced bulbs several times, continue to burn out in less than 2 months...only Right Rear !!!”

“Seat heaters failed, cost $1300 per seat to fix”

“Had trouble turning off warning light after front tires were replaced”

“It wears out(?) and then shows an ! warning light on the dash. I have to replace the unit ($100 part and $100 install) at a dealer. Instead I just ignore the ! warning light on the dash”

“Just stopped working even after resetting and inflating tires”

“Sensor has failed and needs to be replaced. It has also been faulty since the start, needing to be recalibrated after every tire rotation”

“just won't stay off even when tires are fine”

“check engine but problem solved with new gas cap”

“There are tire pressure sensors that routinely (8 or 9 times) register as having pressure problems and there has never been a problem. Just a crappy system that is overly sensitive to cold weather and is absurdly difficult to reset”

“All or some warning lights come on. Dealer has to reset as apparently there is no mechanical problem”

“Water pump began seeping coolant, and very gradually (over six months) started leaking coolant, at which point we replaced the water pump”

“Dealer service department claimed water pump started leaking and needs replacement. I suspect shenanigans since I never see a leak,”

“Leakage”

“Again, I was told by Toyota dealer that I needed to replace it”

“Took for major (90,000 mile) service and they found water leak”

“Car was overheating, found out that the water pump bearings were going bad causing the overheating. Replaced the pump”

“Replaced with timing belt”

“developed radiator leak at 100,000 miles; apparent rubbing of unsecured radiator or other hose against plastic radiator wore through bottom tank. NOT covered under warranty”

“Radiator develop a leak in a side weld on the top”

“Car was running hot for sometime. Replaced radiator and thermostat. A few months later, had to replace water pump”

“The right rear passenger window bottom track that holds the window to the window control structure slid too far to the right on the glass and thus you couldn't raise the window. Using the internet, I fixed it myself”

“The left rear window never worked from it was new and never fixed by the dealer”

“Rear electric windows both worked sporadically, and would sometimes get stuck down”

“driver door seal came loose and had to be re-glued to car frame. Did work myself vs. taking it to the dealer, who would have recommended a complete new door seal vs. just using silicon chalking to fix”

“bearing or motor problem. makes loud noise when moving driver seat back for forward”

“Heat control knob broken with normal use”

“Sunroof motor failure, with replacement cost of $3500 for motor, linkage and labor at the dealership only”

“Needed to replace main computer board”

“Catalytic Converter had replaced”

“The mechanic said there are several different fuel caps specified for the Highlander. Two guesses were wrong but the third cap was the charm”

“Check engine light appeard. Had an emissions part replaced. Worked fine for 6 months but appeared again. added a can of fuel additive and reset the sensor. Refilled the tank with a higher octane fuel. Has been working fine for the past 6 weeks”

“Check Engine light is on and would require $1200 repair but car runs fine”

“The dealer told me that I could drive the car and it might be fine or it could seize at any time because it thought enough fuel was coming in. Took 6 days to get it fixed which was a pain”

“Over a 1 month time frame the truck spent 3 trips in the shop over check engine light with at least 3 issues over $1,500”

“Check engine light led to a diagnosis of faulty/leaking catalytic converter. Replacement was covered by the warranty but we were within 3 weeks of warranty expiration. Very lucky to avoid $1500 repair!!”

“Converter failed and needed to be replaced I felt $1,900.00 was very high”

“There was a leak that prevent the vehicle from passing emission inspection in Maryland. It was easily discovered and fixed”

“experienced a hole where one of the exhaust pipe hangers connected to the exhaust pipe - weld failured”

“The exhaust joint with springs (about mid-way to the muffler) broke inside and started leaking and making noises at low rpm”

“The shield corroded around the bolts holding it in place and had to be thrown away”

“transmision fluid leaking out rt front axel...there is a service bulitin for 4 wheel drive. Fixed the transmission leak only to have the transfer case then leak it's oil .Dam good thing I bought extended warantee.Repairs done in Clearwater toyota”

“Replaced the transmission cooling assembly. 12/1/2014”

“The gear selector was binding and would be difficult to get into gear”

“Still to this day the shift issue has not been resolved. The shift computer has been rest numerous times but still needs to go in to have it reset when it gets to harsh”

“I was stranded 600 miles from home when I could not shift into park. It took the dealership 4 days to get the transmission/stick shift body, mostly because they did not order all the parts”

“This was done as preventative maintenance by an independent maintenance shop”

“Suggested replacement at 95K miles. Water pump leak made it happen in this time frame since both are normally replaced at same time”

“I was told I needed to replace it. Car was definitely not driving as well as usual”

“Replaced timing belt since water pump was being replaced”

“Due to rattling noise I had the timing beld/chain and pulleys relaced which was probley due anyways. After getting the vehicle back rattling noise was worse than ever and was told that it was a bad cam shaft pully and gear teeth. Still rattling and n”

“Having dashboard problems with things like, phone charger and radio speakers intermittently going out”

“radio reception is poor unless in the city. window antennae is poor”

“Speaker noise”

“Intermittent oil leaks in engine compartment and onto pavement. Problem has been observed and cleaned up by mechanics, but we have been told that it could cost a few thoUSnd to fix, so we've done nothing”

“Oil pan gasket has a slow leak and will eventually need to be replaced”

“I replace the transfer case and transmission because of a howling sound”