2002 Toyota Highlander body problems

Filed Mar 7, 2013 · Body, Visibility · 70,000 miles · CA

Driver side visor will not stay in place, drops down due to vibration. Appears to be a design flaw. Visor too heavy for armiture, dealership cost to replace approximately 800.00.

Filed Jun 21, 2009 · Body, Visibility · 95,000 miles · WA

1. Plastic tension coil holding up visor failed all of the sudden. 2. Plastic tension coil holding up visor failed causing the visor to fall down obstructing my vision while driving. This occurs anytime I hit a bump in the road while driving. 3. I went to toyota to have it fixed and they told me it would cost a significant amount of money since there hadn't been any recall notices involving the described failure.

Filed Jun 18, 2008 · Body · 75,000 miles · VA

Safety issue with toyota highlander (02 model)...sun visor on drivers side keeps falling down and obstructing view.

Filed Jun 16, 2008 · Body · 48,000 miles · KS

I purchased a used 2002 toyota highlander 3 years ago, last year, the visor on the drivers side started flipping down (will not stay up). I have been quoted approx $700 to replace the visor which seems excessive especially since it is not even lighted.

Filed Jun 7, 2008 · Body · TN

2002 toyota highlander. Both sunvisors faulty. Hit a bump and they will fall down in front of vision. Crash hazard in certain driving situations, especially driving uphill or trying to look at a traffic light. They suddenly fall and obscure upward vision.

Filed Apr 18, 2008 · Body, Visibility · 65,000 miles · NJ

The driver side sun visor (w/ lighted mirror and homelink) on my 2002 toyota highlander will not stay up and drops down when driving which is a serious hazard. I understand that this is a very common problem with this vehicle and the cost for only the replacement part is over $700.00. It is obviously a design issue and serious hazard that toyota will not address.

Filed Mar 30, 2008 · Body, Visibility · 15,000 miles · OR

I have a 2002 toyota highlander. The sun visors on the driver and passenger sides no longer stay up. This started nine months ago. If the sun visor does stay up, it drops down when the vehicle hits a mild bump.

Filed Mar 29, 2008 · Body, Visibility · 50,000 miles · IL

2002 toyota highlander drivers side sun visor fell down when hitting a small pothole, obscuring driver vision...narrowly averting a collision with oncoming vehicle before I could get it pushed back up into place, whereupon it fell again and I had to swing it out of the way to drive home...no friction to hold it up out of the way....called dealership...sorry...600 dollar replacement w/ homelink..no other fix available...definite design, absolute safety flaw...went online to research and noted thousands of responses to this exact problem for 2002 vehicle. I truly believe a recall is warranted.

Filed Mar 6, 2008 · Body · TX

2002 toyota highlander driver's side visor falls down and blocks the vision of the driver. Toyota's solution to this problem is to replace the visor at a cost of $600 plus labor. There have been many reports of this problem according to the toyota dealer, yet toyota has not issued a recall.

Filed Dec 30, 2007 · Body · CO

The sun visors on my 2002 toyota highlander are both failing. The driver side visor failed after about 2 years. I took it to the dealership and they replaced it under warranty. Now it is failing again. The passenger side visor is now failing as well. According to my mechanic, the cost to replace them would be about $1,000 - parts only.