1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Visibility/Wiper

2004 Toyota Highlander Visibility/Wiper Problems

8
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.

Among these 8 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi5
60–100k mi1
150–400k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 2, 2015 · 118,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Heat doesn't work and a/c intermittently blows cold or hot. Windshield and windows will fog up in bad weather and without heat i can't defog them forcing me to pull over and manually wipe the fog off every few minutes.

    ODI 10808336

  • May 27, 2015 · 127,243 miles

    Body · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper

    Gas station did not close hood completely and it blew open while trying to enter the highway at just over 40 miles per hour.the secondary safety catch did not hold or work ! The hood blew open and shattered the windshield and bent the hood up into the roof.the tops of the fenders near the hinges were also ripped up.

    Crash reported

    ODI 10721835

  • October 11, 2013 · 143,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    As i'm driving the sun visor falls down blocking my vision. This problem can cause an accident. There is a defect in this item and toyota needs to correct this problem. *tr

    ODI 10552733

  • October 2, 2013 · 85,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    The driver sun visor keeps dropping from it's kept position and blocks the drivers view. This almost caused 2 accidents with myself and then my wife. The sudden dropping of the visor is very dangerous. I have talked to other highlander owners and they have similar issues. *tr

    ODI 10554039

  • July 5, 2013 · 160,000 miles

    Air Bags · Visibility/Wiper

    The passenger airbag indicator warning light came on while nobody was even in the passenger seat, while traveling on a california highway. A check of the toyota owner's manual stated that the entire airbag system would not function if this light came on and stayed on for no reason at all. Since we live no where near a dealer, nearest dealer is 100 miles away, i let it stay that way for awhile. There was also a…

    ODI 10653201

  • October 15, 2012 · 135,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Drivers side sun visor will not stay in place in the up position and drops down unexpectedly. *tr

    ODI 10626190

  • September 1, 2011 · 150,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper

    Late last year we noticed that the dayrunning portion of the headlamp cover had melted on the inside, next to the tip of the bulbs on each side. There is no way to turn the dayrunning feature on or off, it is always on. Not only does this wear down the battery, which we've already replaced in one year, but the headlight cover cannot handle the heat generated from constantly being "on". We would like this issue…

    ODI 10482596

  • July 10, 2007

    Visibility/Wiper

    Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota highlander. The contact stated that whenever the weather was hot outside the driver side visor fell down. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the failure was a known issue, but it was considered usage and was not covered under warranty or recall. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage 89,559.

    ODI 10478597

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2004 Toyota Highlander.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.