1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2004
  4. Body

2004 Toyota Highlander Body Problems

5
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 5 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • 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

  • March 1, 2007 · 30,000 miles

    Body

    My highlander was involved in a total loss crash back in 2007, and the insurance company paid out a total loss claim and took the salvage. I have repeatedly updated toyota that the vehicle was destroyed, yet they have continued to send recall notices for the psat 4 years. Please make them stop !! *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10501099

  • August 29, 2004 · 1,000 miles

    Body

    Owner stated that while at the dealership he test drove a toyota highlander. The owner found that the measurements from the steering wheel to the accelerator pedal were not the same in each vehicle that was test driven. *ak

    ODI 10111786

  • July 31, 2004 · 7 miles

    Body

    The 1994 toyota highlander has a structural defect the can be very dangerous and at the very least unacceptable from a quality consumer standpoint. When the rear window is put down it creates a wind noise and vibration that is dangerous to the passengers and driver. It is hard to imagine that toyota could let this go on without a recall or at the very least a warning and a better solution than "open up the front…

    ODI 10083154

  • March 6, 2004 · 250 miles

    Body

    I have a 2004 toyota highlander. On my way to georgia on interstate 75, while going 70 miles per hour, i rolled down the back windows.the vehicle violently shook and the pressure inside was piercing to my ears, i felt like the back rear window was going to blow out. The vheicle shook so violenty, i had a very hard time keeping under control while i rolled up the windows it scared me so bad, i almost lost control of…

    ODI 10062206