2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Complaints

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND NOW WON'T STAY UP. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS MY VISIBILITY WAS CUT OFF. NOW I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE UNLESS I SOMEHOW PROP IT UP. THIS CAR IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR MANY HIGHLANDERS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION AND FALLS DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER TOYOTAS AS WELL. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR SPRING SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND THE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN (DOES NOT STAY IN UP POSITION) BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE DEALER TO VERIFY IF THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE BUT NOT ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. THE COST OF REPLACING IS AN ABSURD!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST SHOWED A DEFECTIVE COIL PACK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL AS WELL AS THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,400.

THE SPRING IN THE VISOR NO LONGER WORKS IT IS FALLING DOWN IN THE SIGHTLINE OF THE DRIVER. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE THIS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION OBSTRUCTING MY VISIBILITY. *TR

DRIVING ON I-5 MONDAY AM TO WORK AND DUE TO THE SUN SHINING IN MY EYES PUT THE VISOR DOWN. LATER WHEN THE SUN WENT BEHIND SOME CLOUDS I PUT THE VISOR BACK UP AND I HEARD NOISE FROM THE VISOR THAT APPEARED TO BE LIKE PLASTIC RUBBING TOGETHER. WHEN I LET GO OF THE VISOR IT DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN IN MY LINE OF SIGHT AND WOULD NOT STAY UP OR EVEN FORWARD CLOSE TO THE WINDOW. SEEMS TO BE A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS IT IS RIGHT IN THE LINE OF SIGHT AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. I HAD TO UNINSTALL THE VISOR AND NOW I DON'T HAVE ANY SUNLIGHT PROTECTION. THE VISOR WORKED FINE UP TO THIS POINT. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. HAVE NEVER REPLACED A VISOR BEFORE THIS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TRAFFIC CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD, HOWEVER WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AS PART OF THE NECESSARY VEHICLE REPAIRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, TO GET THE BRAKES TO OPERATE AGAIN PROPERLY, THE BRAKE LOAD SENSOR - AN ELECTRIC SENSOR ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT FEEDS BACK TO THE BRAKING COMPUTER SYSTEM HOW HARD BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED, PRESUMABLY AT THE TIME AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT. THIS MALFUNCTION TRIPS A WARNING IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND AFFECTS OPERABILITY OF THE BRAKES. RECENTLY ON JUNE 18, 2012 WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET AT 25 MPH, A VEHICLE PASSED A STOP SIGN CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME NECESSITATING I BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. WHILE AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS A BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING CAME ON, AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM STOPPED OPERATING NORMALLY. THE DEALER FOUND THAT DUE TO THE HARD BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME MISALIGNED, AND THE BRAKE LOAD SENSOR FAILED AGAIN. THIS PATTERN LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT IN INSTANCES OF HARD BRAKING, DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND/OR LOAD SENSOR CAN OCCUR, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE POWER POSSIBLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2010 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER OPENED IN FRONT OF MY EYES BLOCKING MY VISION FOR A FEW SECONDS. NOW THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. I HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE TO KEEP IT FROM BLOCKING MY VISION. *TR

MULTIPLE BATTERY FAILURES REQUIRING JUMP STARTS: SEVEN (7) TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS SUV IN FEB 2011. THREE TIMES THERE WAS A POSSIBLE KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE BATTERY DRAIN: THE PASSENGER VANITY MIRROR LIGHT WAS LEFT ON FOR 15 MINUTES, 2 HOURS, AND AN UNKNOWN LENGTH OF TIME. NONE OF THESE THREE EPISODES WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A COMPLETELY DEAD BATTERY IN ONE THAT HAS BEEN EVALUATED AS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I DRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS ALL WINTER. GETTING STRANDED IN AN ISOLATED PLACE CAN BE DEADLY DUE TOO EXPOSURE, RISK OF COLLISION ON SINGLE LANE SNOW-OCCLUDED ROADS WITH 2-WAY TRAFFIC AND FAST SNOW PLOWS. OTHER TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. TWICE NOW THE DEALER HAS SAID THERE IS "NO PROBLEM" WITH THE BATTERY. I AM PURSUING CORRECTION THROUGH THE LOCAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER AND WILL FOLLOW THROUGH WITH TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AND THE CALIFORNIA DISPUTE SETTLEMENT CENTER IF A PROMPT LOCAL SOLUTION IS NOT ACHIEVED. HTTP://ANSWERS.EDMUNDS.COM/QUESTION-WE-HAVE-A-2010-TOYOTA-HIGHLANDER-HYBRID-THE-BATTERY-IS-CONSTANTLY-DYING-ON-IT-EXAMPLE-LEAVE-DOOR-OPEN-10-MINUTES-AND-IT-S-DEAD-144840.ASPX *JS