Problems with 2002 Toyota Highlander STRUCTURE

Driver side visor will not stay in place, drops down due to vibration. appears to be a design flaw. visor too heavy for armiture, dealership cost to replace approximately 800.00. *tr

2002 toyota highlander. both sunvisors faulty. hit a bump and they will fall down in front of vision. crash hazard in certain driving situations, especially driving uphill or trying to look at a traffic light. they suddenly fall and obscure upward vision. *tr

Safety issue with toyota highlander (02 model)...sun visor on drivers side keeps falling down and obstructing view. *tr

The driver side sun visor (w/ lighted mirror and homelink) on my 2002 toyota highlander will not stay up and drops down when driving which is a serious hazard. i understand that this is a very common problem with this vehicle and the cost for only the replacement part is over $700.00. it is obviously a design issue and serious hazard that toyota will not address. *tr

2002 toyota highlander drivers side sun visor fell down when hitting a small pothole, obscuring driver vision...narrowly averting a collision with oncoming vehicle before i could get it pushed back up into place, whereupon it fell again and i had to swing it out of the way to drive home...no friction to hold it up out of the way....called dealership...sorry...600 dollar replacement w/ homelink..no other fix available...definite design, absolute safety flaw...went online to research and noted thousands of responses to this exact problem for 2002 vehicle. i truly believe a recall is warranted. *tr

2002 toyota highlander driver's side visor falls down and blocks the vision of the driver. toyota's solution to this problem is to replace the visor at a cost of $600 plus labor. there have been many reports of this problem according to the toyota dealer, yet toyota has not issued a recall. *tr

2002 toyota highlander. driver side sun visor does not stay up, drops down while driving due to any small bumps. often drops and temporarily blocks view while driving. from web searches sounds like a common issue with the 02 highlanders. *tr

The sun visor on the driver side of our 2002 toyota highlander falls down when you are driving along. it is extremely dangerous since you never know when the visor will drop down and obstruct your view. there have been a few occasions when i have been driving along and reach to put the turn signal on. at that moment the visor drops down and before i can recover i am close to hitting a car from the rear. i have tried simple solutions but the dealer indicates that nothing is wrong and it will cost over $700 to fix. *tr

Drivers side sun visor in '02 toyota highlander will not stay up. the passenger side is starting to fail as well. this is a consistent problem. *tr

The sun visor on the driver side will not stay in place. this is a major safety hazard as it falls into the driver's line of site while the vehicle is in motion. *tr

Safety issue with toyota 2002 highlander. the driver's side sun visor repeatedly falls down obscuring vision of the road leading to potential accidents. *tr

I have a 2002 toyota highlander. the sun visors on the driver and passenger sides no longer stay up. this started nine months ago. if the sun visor does stay up, it drops down when the vehicle hits a mild bump. *tr

Sun visors on 2002 toyota highlanders did not stay in position and interfered with driver visibility- the sun visors will not stay in the up position and will drop down into the driver's eyes while driving. furthermore, the sun visors were rendered useless as they will not stay in position when in use. the driver is forced to either not use the visor, a hazard when driving into the sun, or must slump down in the seat and use the visor in the completely down position. both the passenger and driver's visors are affected. this was a known issue with 2002 highlanders as documented on owner's web forums. *ak

1. plastic tension coil holding up visor failed all of the sudden. 2. plastic tension coil holding up visor failed causing the visor to fall down obstructing my vision while driving. this occurs anytime i hit a bump in the road while driving. 3. i went to toyota to have it fixed and they told me it would cost a significant amount of money since there hadn't been any recall notices involving the described failure. *tr

I purchased a used 2002 toyota highlander 3 years ago, last year, the visor on the drivers side started flipping down (will not stay up). i have been quoted approx $700 to replace the visor which seems excessive especially since it is not even lighted. *tr