2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE, ASC, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL AND THE WHEELS WOULD SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS FAILED. THE OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER EACH FAILURE THE OXYGEN SENSORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4.0 HEATER HAS GONE OUT IN THIS VEHICLE AND ONLY THE A/C NOW WORKS THIS HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE COST TO FIX THIS IS VERY HIGH AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH PER TOYOTA SINCE IT SEEMS ALOT OF OTHERS ARE ALSO HAVING THE PROBLEM DUE TO A FAULTY KNOB BECOMING LOOSE AND BREAKING A TINY WIRE. *TR

2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4.0 SUN VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE FALLS DOWN ON ITS OWN AND WILL NOT STAY WHERE YOU PUT IT, WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PUSH IS MORE TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD IT FALLS BACK DOWN WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PUT IT UP IN ITS NORMAL POSITION IT FALLS BACK DOWN AND HAS A TENDENCY TO OBSCURE ONES VISION WHILE DRIVING AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS MANY HERE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS AND ALL THE THINGS I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH. *TR

2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4.0 HAVE HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT DUE TO TOYOTA ORIGINALLY INSTALLING BRAKES THAT ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE SIZE OF THIS VEHICLE. TRYING TO GET IT TO A STOP IS A PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES FAIL ALOT AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT THEY DESTROY THE OEM ROTORS AND PADS AND I HAVE REPLACED THE PADS SEVERAL TIMES AS WELL AS HAD THE ROTORS TURNED TWICE AND NOW NEED TO REPLACE ALL 4 ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO THIS SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE PER TOYOTA. *TR

2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4.0 LOUD VIBRATING NOISE WHEN EITHER BACK WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN ROLLING DOWN FRONT WINDOW SLIGHTLY HELPS ALLEVIATE THE NOISE BUT IT IS STILL DEAFENING TO EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE. DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE VEHICLE HAD A HEAD GASKET WATER LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND IT WOULD COST $2500 TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 126,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A DRUMMING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE VACUUM HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. ANOTHER DEALER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE WORN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.

MY 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER'S TEMP GAUGE STARTED GOING TOWARD THE H WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH. I TURNED THE HEAT ON IN THE CAR AND THAT MADE THE GAUGE GO BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE FOR ABOUT $8000! I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THE ENGINE ITSELF WAS FINE BUT 3 BOLTS ON THE HEAD GASKET WERE STRIPPED. THE REPAIR IS COSTING AN APPROXIMATE $2500 TO RETAP THE HOLES AND USE DIFFERENT BOLTS. I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH AND I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 HIGHLANDERS AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT (I HAVE THE WEBSITE INFO AND COMPLAINTS IF NEEDED). MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPAIRING THIS DEFECT THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT BUT WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF. I CALLED TOYOTA NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY GAVE ME THIS WEBSITE INFORMATION TO FILE A COMPLAINT (I HAVE A CLAIM NUMBER IF YOU NEED IT). I AM VERY UPSET, ACTUALLY OUTRAGED, THAT HERE WE ARE AGAIN FINDING OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS MORE ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT TOYOTAS WERE RELIABLE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND HELP ALL OF US WHO BOUGHT THE 2003 HIGHLANDERS RECOVER THE MONEY WE HAVE SPENT ON REPAIRS TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE PART USAGE. THANK YOU! *TR

AUTO WAS STOPPED THREE FEET FROM ANOTHER AUTO. SUDDEN NON INITIATED ACCELERATION (FULL THROTTLE) WITH DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE SEVERE, MINIMAL TO HIGHLANDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON SHE NOTICED HOT AIR BEGAN TO FLOW FROM THE VENTS. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF WHILE SHE ADDED COOLANT TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE LEAK AND SOME OF THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,171. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.