2008 Toyota Highlander Body 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:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body · Wheels
2008 toyota highlander involved in a rear/side crash sitting still; hit by other vehicle at 60 mph; 3 occupants inside vehicle all injured; no airbags deployed in vehicle at time of crash; if airbags only are to deploy on a frontal impact crash what good r they in other crashes to help the occupants of the vehicle?
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10767464
Body
A few months after buying the vehicle new, my husband noticed a mildew smell in my vehicle that would come and go. I thought it was just from living in a humid place. When the smell became constant, my husband lifted up the floor mat in the back seat and discovered that the carpet was soaking wet. We then contacted the dealership to take the highlander in to be looked at and to see what was causing the water leak.…
ODI 10703435
Body · Visibility
I have the sun visor on my toyota highlander that has fallen down and it doesn't stay up at all anymore. I am a single mother with three children and find this very unsafe because it obstructs my vision also when i look to the right or left i constantly hit my forehead on the visor that is constantly on the way. It is a hazard to me and my 3 children. *tr
ODI 10714240
Body
Driver door lock mechanism has stopped working with the remote, that is a nuisance, not a safety issue but, recently i had difficulty manually unlocking the driver's door and for 1 - 2 minutes was not able to unlock the door to exit the vehicle. I was trying to manually unlock the door (the power lock mechanism quit working) but the door lock was jammed such that i could not get the door unlocked. I tried pushing…
ODI 10548644
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
Attempting to park car in a shopping center. Suddenly engine accelerated unintentionally. Hit curb & tree. Damage to car approximately $6000 to repair. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10628611
Air Bags · Body
I was driving north on a divided one way street. A 2006 minivan was traveling south on the other side of the divided street. He made a left hand turn, ran through the yield sign and broadsided me on the driver side. I saw he was not going to stop and turned the wheel to the right, not in time. Took out the left side of the highlander from the front wheel to the rear panel. His front airbag did deploy. My side airbag…
Crash reported
ODI 10598789
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the rear door hatch would lock and unlock intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the hinges and the motor on the rear of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a claim was filed. The failure mileage was 29,917.
ODI 10427216