Toyota Highlander

"not cooling"

"Compressor broke & needed replacing"

"After 111,000 miles, it needed to be replaced"

"AC needed recharging. AC made a noisy rattling when operating. Dealership (which I find quite reliable) said compressor was going but still operational. We recharged the AC, and 10 months later the AC still cools fine even though compressor is still noisy. We will not fix it until it stops working"

"It started with a squealing noise that got progressively worse, only when the engine and components were cold in the morning. Videod my wife starting her highlander with the squealing occuring.Took the vehicle to our local garage and played the video for the owner. He diagnosed it being the a/c compressor and replaced it."

"Hottest week of the year and warm air is all that comes out of the air conditioner. Took 2+ weeks total to get appointment and get parts. Same thing happened 2 years prior but was condenser and same symptoms and exactly on the hottest week of the summer as well."

"The air conditioner was working but on hot days we felt that the air wasn't as cold as it should be. We took it to the dealer to have it checked when we had the oil changed. When they recharged the A/C system they found that the compressor needed replacing. They ordered a new compressor from Toyota and put it in. When they recharged the system the new compressor "blew up". We are waiting at this time for the second compressor to be installed."

"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"

"When it gets hot outside (above about 85 degrees), the LCD display for the climate control gets dimmer and harder to read, until it fades away entirely at outside temperatures above 100. Also the button to close the outside vent for recycling the inside air doesn't actually close the vent, so exhaust and other smells don't get blocked from coming inside the car."

"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"

"Leaking condenser required replacement."

"Leaked coolant. Condenser developed holes. required new condenser."

"AT 164000 MILES needed to replace air conditioner's condenser."

"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"

"I had to refill refrigerant every other summer"

"Replaced the radiator/ refrigerant leak"

"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"

"leaks out in two weeks if car is running or parked. assume it to be a compressor shaft seal, an o=ring, or a rubber hose. They will soon be replaced."

"I had the rear tail lights replaced in October, and had to have the same bulb replace in February. They didn't know why there was a problem with the same outlet."

"this was in conjunction with the leaking tailight assembly."

"Tire inflation gauge stays on, engine check light stays on and CSV gauge stays on"

"When the outside temperature gets 85+ degrees, the LCD screen displaying the temperature and climate mode starts fading away. The higher the temperature the lighter it gets, until it totally disappears. Once it cools off, it reappears."

"Headlight on passenger side needed to be replaced as the halogen high beam melted the plastic lens. This diminished the effectiveness of the high beams. This is a known problem and should have been part of a recall. Also replace the slightly glazed driver side for balance."

"The high beams control malfunctioning. No high beams, the high-beam position just shuts off the fog lights."

"Changed bulbs every year the last two. Low beam"

"The plug in for the high beam on the left side, which also made our running lights not work. Had the plug in fixed by replacing the plug in"

"The headlights would burn out regularly. I ended up replacing the headlight assemblies on both sides - partly because the lenses get foggy and polishing them doesn't help for long."

"the headlight lens have become cloudy with poor light visibility"

"Seat heaters failed, cost $1300 per seat to fix"

"The system is intermediate by itself"

"Dash lights for climate control panel and dash lights for heated seats burned out and had to be replaced by dealer."

"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"

"Remote will not open driver or passenger doors"

"The tire pressure monitor began lighting up randomly causing me to constantly check my tire pressure. The majority of the time, it was a false alarm. It drove me crazy!"

"The tire pressure monitor had to be disabled the same year I bought the vehicle because the dealer could not determine why the light would not go off even when supposedly all of the tires had the correct pressure. I stopped going back for them to check it when they supposedly found a nail in a brand new tire..."

"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"

"Continuous problems with the tire pressure notification system"

"Tires replaced and gauge stays on even after taking car to shop three times"

"The tire pressure monitor never worked for a long period of time, even when the car was brand new. I was excited about the feature when I purchased the highlander so I wanted it to work properly. After several trips to the dealer and too many hours in the waiting room, I just gave up. Especially after the last trip when the mechanic found a nail in one of the tires after they had my car for over 3 hours."

"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"

"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"

"Had to replace alternator"

"Engine made a new humming sound after driving it hard over the Appalachian Mts between NC and Tennessee on 2-lane overpasses. Hum went away the next day. Took it to dealer thinking maybe it was the transmission, with 206,000 miles. Mechanic said alternator was going and actually humming some. Replaced it today. Engine actually sounds a a lot quieter"

"needed it's second battery"

"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$"

"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"

"Engine running rough, bad #6 coil, replaced 7/22/2019, fixed problem. 3 other bad coils were replaced previous year (2018)."

"replaced 2 injectors"

"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"

"Multiple ignition coils went bad, causes uneven engine running. Gas leakage killed the catalytic converter."

"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"

"This is the second water pump timing belt combination I have fixed"

"Water level and overflow bottle needed constant refill"

"back right tailight assembly has leaked water into car, as well as sunroof. I sealed the sunroof. The right tailight assembly still leaks and shorts out the tailights periodically."

"wind noise"

"I believe the seals failure caused problem #1"

"Found towel in back of car wet after a rain"

"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"

"It's an old car"

"rusted heat sheild"

"considerable rattles from the glove box area as well as the rear seating area"

"Car is noisy to drive, with rough suspension"

"Driver side door fails to lock or unlock unless key or manual movement of lock knob"

"Remote lock/unlock functions don’T work."

"Explained previously, paint flaked, peeled off"

"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"

"The rubber gasket seals around the sunroof glass started breaking down causing water leaks into the car whenever it rained. Went to the dealer to get the rubber replaced and was told that they couldn't just replace the rubber, but instead had to replace the whole sunroof at a cost of $1700.00. Since I didn't use the sunroof very much, I caulked it closed using silicone caulk on the outside seams. No more leaks, but no more using the sunroof. Not worth $1700.00!"

"The driver's side window randomly goes down after I have turned the car off. No rhyme nor reason for this quirkiness."

"both front driver side and passenger side windows' lift systems failed"

"The window became disconnected from the guide and would not stay up"

"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"

"Motor died in front passenger window"

"front passenger window does not roll back up without assistance once it is rolled down."

"Automatic windows have stopped working, causing several hundred dollars to repair each time."

"Replaced rear wheel bearing at a cost of $700"

"Front and rear wheelbearings were bad"

"Noise in driving shaft...due wear...I had it replaced"

"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"

"Needed to replace it"

"We experienced front end vibration when driving back from Florida in early April. When I had my mechanic check as to the problem, he indicated that the universal joint was damaged (worn), and that to repair it would require him to replace the driveshaft also. Apparently the drive components are all in one part"

"Alternator failed. Had to be towed."

"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"

"replace alternator"

"It broke and I haven’t fixed it yet because I don’t know how much it will cost"

"Seals leaking very expensive to repair"

"Needed to replace main computer board"

"Catalytic Converter had replaced"

"Dashboard engine warning light and computer diagnostics indicate one of the four catalytic converters is functioning out of spec"

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

"fuel cap will not get a tight seal even with a new cap installed. the evt light come on and off. but the car runs perfect. best vehicle i ever has today very reliable"

"had to replace fuel cap fumes caused sensor to flash"

"Vehicle was running poorly, immediately took to our mechanic. The Throttle Body Assembly was replaced."

"Over a period of 4 and 1/2 months in the fall of 2017 with about 185000 miles we had all three O2 sensors go out around 5 to 7 weeks apart. The cost for replacement of each sensor was between $800 & $950. i used my own OBD II to evaluate the issues. OBD II error codes for the final sensor failure in December 2017 were C1201, C1223, C1241, P0037 HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low Bank 1 Sensor 2"

"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"

"the thermostat waster heating"

"timing belt replacement identified slow leak in water pump. Dealer recommenended that we replace it"

"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"

"Noise from front of engine (rotational) Turned out to be bad water pump. Did timing belt etc. while changing pump since most of the labor charge is the same for both jobs so it was only the slight additional cost for parts to do both"

"Was original water pump that was replaced. Was leaking coolant"

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

"Check engine light indicates converter is not working properly. I have not done anything about this yet but hope to have converters replaced"

"Continuous Check Engine lights, Found Code P0430 bank two Catalytic Converter found bad, replaced converter and O2 Sensors Bank two, radiator side manifold 2/27/2020, problem fixed."

"REPLACED EXHAUST PIPE GASKET"

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

"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 shield corroded around the bolts holding it in place and had to be thrown away"

"This has happened a lot since i owned the car"

"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"

"very small leakage in center of case"

"Main seal leaked, so they had to take apart and install new seals"

"Seals had to be replaced"

"leaking where case bolts togather"

"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"

"Noticed the transmission was leaking and had to have the seals replaced"

"Small leak replaced gasket"

"Replaced valve cover gasket. Has about 170,000 before replaced"

"Gasket leaks"

"Dealership service personnel noted rear main seal leak; in response, we just strive to keep the oil levels at the proper recommended level. This seems to be prolonging the vehicle's useful life well."

"valve gasket"

"valve cover gasket leak"

"Engine was not running smoothly. Scheduled timing belt replacement was due, so replaced it. Water pump was beginning to leak and was relaced at same time"

"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"

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

"It would not ship into the highest gear"