2002 Toyota Highlander Exterior Lighting Problems
- 9
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- brake light · 7 records
- brake lights · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Rear-right break light not working. Replace bulb and did not work. Checked socket and all is fine but break light still not working. I have research this for a while and no solution. These seems to be a very common problem and toyota does not have a solution. Definitively a safety issue. I already got a ticket from police for not having these lights in working condition.
ODI 10458694
Exterior Lighting
Passenger right rear brake intermittent. Took the car to my local toyota dealer, they could not find the problem. Bulb, light socket, wiring, fuse all checked good. The issue has not gone away. Today i was stopped by a police officer because of my passenger brake light not working. I told the officer about what i did to resolve the issue and that i took the car to the toyota dealer and they could not find out the…
ODI 10456515
Exterior Lighting
Toyota highlander brake lights. Right side/passenger side brake lights go out often and even with new bulbs don't always work. Faulty design. Due to all the posts on the internet about the same issue i'm assuming this is a common and unsafe problem with highlanders. *tr
ODI 10383409
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Passenger side break light failure on 2002 toyota highlander. This is a safety issue when other drivers cannot see you break particularly from the right angle. This is an issue that has happened to many drivers of the same model year. See the web posts at http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/toyota-highlander/t7h7ld934gsqlc6be i am convinced it is a defect in the 2002 model and as such should be recalled. I have brought…
ODI 10380328
Exterior Lighting
The right brake light on my 2002 highlander keeps going out, despite the number of bulb changes i've done. There is a large number of highlander owners that have filed this same report online via bulletin boards, etc. *tr
ODI 10324962
Exterior Lighting
The right brake light rear passenger side does not work. I have changed all bulbs and checked fuses. All other light in the assembly work just fine tail,backup,right blinker but when your press on the brake pedal the light does not come on. There are many complaints to the nhtsa about this problem. Direct action is needed to fix this problem before an accident or someone is pulled over for a problem that is not…
ODI 10346711
Exterior Lighting
Brake light assembly in toyota highlanders 2001 and beyond fail. Thereby causing the brake lights not to work. The lights and fuses are not broken. There are 16 postings made since 2007 at http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/toyota-highlander/t7h7ld934gsqlc6be that report the exact same problem. *tr
ODI 10296079
Exterior Lighting
Brake light assembly in toyota highlanders 2001 and beyond fail. Thereby causing the brake lights not to work. The lights and fuses are not broken. There are 16 postings made since 2007 at http://www.topix.com/forum/autos/toyota-highlander/t7h7ld934gsqlc6be that report the exact same problem. *tr
ODI 10296892
Exterior Lighting
Right rear brake light connection is bad. I have changed the bulbs and all other lights on that side work. The tail lights, hazards, reverse and turn signal lights all work. The only light that continues to not work is the brake light lighting up when the pedal is pushed down. Obviously, this is a safety hazard. This has been an ongoing issue for a year now and with online searches, i'm not the only one with the…
ODI 10315886
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2002 Toyota Highlander.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.