2006 Toyota Highlander Exterior Lighting Problems
- 7
- 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 7 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
I have a 2006 toyota highlander limited v6. The car is 66.000miles, i noticed that the day lights has been overheated as a result 1 white spot melted in each headlight lense. It might be a hazard fire issue and do not feel safe driving this car. Toyota should resolve this issue and replace the headlights.
ODI 10823207
Exterior Lighting
I am in the military and had my car in storage from 2008-2012 while stationed overseas. I just took my car in for the 60,000 mile service and was told my headlight cover was foggy. When i got home after picking up my car i had noticed there where two burn marks that had melted the plastic headlight covers where the high-beam lights are. I had called toyota headquarters and they referred me to the hawaii dealership…
ODI 10660556
Exterior Lighting
Day running lights are burning through the lenses of both headlights. The lenses have large white spots on the area in front of the running light bulbs. The bulbs of the running lights are bulging . There may be a fire hazard. *tr
ODI 10487719
Exterior Lighting
Overheating of drl/high beam headlamp bulbs, causing melting/ distortion of clear headlamp housings and opaque white areas to form in housings directly in front of inboard bulbs. The involved bulbs are also observed to be deformed and bulging. First noted at 65k miles. This issue is seen to be commonly reported for highlander 2001-2007, and thus represents a consistent design defect and possible fire hazard. Toyota…
ODI 10480932
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that the headlight became excessively hot and melted the cover. The dealer notified the manufacturer and the manufacturer agreed to cover the cost of the parts needed for repairs but not the labor costs. No repairs were performed. The current and the failure mileages were 86,900.
Fire reported
ODI 10434925
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the headlights burned through the lens and both the lens and bulbs were burned. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the failure was caused by the high beams. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current mileage was approximately 92,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10402028
Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Vehicle has original headlights that were in it when i bought the car.the bulbs are burning the lens over the lights.i "do not" drive with the high beams on as the dealership tried to insinuate.no dumbass drives with the high beams on all the time. Toyota claims bulbs are an exclusion on the warranty.this is a factory defect and should be a recall item.they want to charge the purchaser to replace the bulbs which…
ODI 10403437
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2006 Toyota Highlander.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.