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

Toyota Highlander Visibility/Wiper Problems

168
Owner complaint records in our dataset
18
Years with records
2001–2018
Stored years

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 168 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 3 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • side visor · 52 records
  • visor stay · 17 records
  • safety hazard · 11 records
  • drivers side · 11 records
  • visor longer · 9 records
  • blocking view · 7 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi51
1–30k mi31
60–100k mi31
100–150k mi28
150–400k mi3

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • December 24, 2019 · 24,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    I was driving home from work and hear a loud exploding sound from my vehicle. I thought something extremely heavy was thrown or fell on my car. When i arrived home, i found a gaping hole on my sunroof. The glass was shattered but the object that "hit" it was nowhere to be found. After closely examining it, it doesn't make sense that an object hit it based off the angle the sunroof metal. The metal looks like the…

    ODI 11291182

    2017 records in this system

  • September 1, 2019

    Visibility/Wiper

    The driver side sunvisor will not stay up out of place when not needed. When driver is driving especially if brakes are used the visor falls blocking view and is quite dangerous. Visor will not stay up.

    ODI 11288651

    2008 records in this system

  • August 24, 2019 · 75,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Rear window exploded inward while driving. Very loud bang sound. Nothing hit it. Temp was 66 degrees, clear skies. I had the front driver's window partially opened when this happened.

    ODI 11246348

    2015 records in this system

  • May 31, 2019 · 6,437 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Spontaneously exploding panoramic sunroof.i was driving on a two-lane highway alone on the road may 31, 2019 at approximately 4:30pm.i had my sunroof cover closed and was traveling the posted speed limit of 65 mph with cruise control turned on.i heard a very loud and sharp noise, i thought it might be a gunshot.it startled me quite a bit, i was lucky to be the only car on the road because if i had been in traffic…

    ODI 11230390

    2018 records in this system

  • February 26, 2019 · 42,350 miles

    Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper

    The windshield cracked by the defroster. From the center of the windshield. The break is on the inside going down to the defroster and then across the drivers side of the windshield. The vehicle was parked, the when it was started, the defroster was put on high fan. After a few minutes the crack appeared in the center going down towards the defroster and then across the lower portion of the windshield on the drivers…

    ODI 11187509

    2016 records in this system

  • February 1, 2019

    Visibility/Wiper

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the sun visor failed. The contact advised that the sun visor was previously replaced. However the repair did not correct the failure. The sun visor failed to stay secured and obstructed the driver's view. The vehicle was taken to auto nation toyota dealer ([redacted], las vegas, nevada 89146, phone number [redacted]). For inspection the dealer…

    ODI 11306848

    2006 records in this system

  • February 1, 2019 · 96,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    Driver side sun visor stuck in down position, and will not move upward out of the way, obstructing driver's view. It can be moved to the side window, but then the side view is obstructed. I hesitate to try and force it up, because it feels like it would break and just flop around. Researching the problem, i have learned of many other owners of similar-vintage toyota highlanders who have experienced the same problem.…

    ODI 11190287

    2011 records in this system

  • January 24, 2019 · 42,000 miles

    Visibility/Wiper

    I was driving my vehicle on our street, which is considered a private road, while preparing to turn around a bend in the road, a 94yr old woman walked in front of my car, was struck, and died. At no time during my turn did i see the woman as she stepped in front of my car. Research of the 2014 highlander revealed many owners had difficulty seeing any object or person due to the blind spot of the left side mirror.…

    Crash reported · 1 injury · 1 death

    ODI 11203156

    2014 records in this system