2005 Toyota Highlander Exterior Lighting Problems
- 6
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Rear break lights keep going out with fuse blowing. No rear lights at all when this happens. I keep replacing the 10a fuse but can't find cause of failure. Vehicle is in motion on highway. Cause of lights suddenly going out is unknown.
ODI 11171040
Exterior Lighting
When driving on the country side, we used the high beam lights and noticed when we stop smoke from the head lamps. It was so hot that melted the lens covers. This represent a hazard and liability. It can cause a severe burn skin damage to a person and probably if left more time a fire. Toyota has a service technical bulletin t-sb-0036-08 (nhtsa id number: 10024893) that address a "discoloration on the lens". My vin…
ODI 10783330
Exterior Lighting
As noted on multiple websites from users having the same issue as i am, there needs to be a recall on this issue; the rear passenger brakelight is faulty. It does not illuminate when pressed. There are hundreds and hundreds of other highlander owners experiencing this exact same issue. Dealer has been no help unless i give them every penny i have to my name of course. This is an issue that i am not experiencing…
ODI 10573531
Exterior Lighting
I am approaching 50,000 miles on the car. I just recently noticed that the headlight lens on both headlights has an opaque spot about one inch in diameter directly in front of the highbeam light bulb. Toyota has recognized this problem since april 15, 2008 as evidenced by toyota technical service bulletin #t-sb-0036-08 dated april 15, 2008. When you google the bulletin it will become apparent that this problem…
ODI 10357396
Exterior Lighting
2005 toyota highlander would not pass 2010 massachusetts state inspection due to faulty headlight assembly. There is fog in the lens and night time light is impaired???? Toyota will not cover the $900 expense to replace both headlights. The extended warranty does not cover this expense as well. *tr
ODI 10347069
Exterior Lighting · Parking Brake · Tires · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility
2005 toyota highlander hybrid. Driving to work in a blizzard on 12/11/09 all dash board lights went on. Dealership found that the sunroof housing failed causing $3,977.16 worth of damage. Being out of warranty the dealer agreed to pay 2,000.00. Toyota customer service another 1,500 and we paid 477.16. We picked up the car on 12/24/09. On 2/2/10 we returned it after noticing a burn spot on each of the plastic head…
ODI 10312516
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2005 Toyota Highlander.
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