Driver's side sun visor has been falling slightly from it's resting position on the headliner. On 4-20-07 the visor fell suddenly all the way downward and fully blocked my view of the road momentarily. I immediately went to my local toyota dealer for advise on this problem. He thought there had been a tsb on the visor but indicated that it was the lexus version that had the bulletin. I do not know this to be a fact. The new visor in my case is cost prohibitive at over 600.00. I am not a safety expert but this seems to be a slam dunk safety issue and not a "I want my visor replaced for free" issue. Clearly a defect involving public safety. I suspect some accidents would get more attention-but why wait for one when this problem is so well documented?
2002 Toyota Highlander visibility complaints
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Sun visor, when flipped forward as far as it could go, would immediately drop down to a vertical position, thus blocking my view. I had to bend down to peek below the sun visor.
Both driver and passenger front sun visors become unable to stay in a fixed vertical position. Both have started to fall down, which blocks the driver's view. This is a very severe hazard and could cause a wreck.
2002 highlander driver side sun visor falls down unexpectedly while driving and at times will not remain in the up position, thus hindering view at times.
The sun visor on my 2002 toyota highlander keeps falling down into my sight of vision. I believe toyota and your office should investigate this incident. It is becoming a safety hazard and it is very wide spread on many of toyota vehicles. You only have to search the internet to see how many other complaints they are .
Failure of drivers side and passenger side sun visors to stay in their non- use position. Both visors fall without assistance and block vision causing a safety issue.
2002 toyota highlander driver side sun visor continually falls down while driving. Serious safety issue because when it happens it blocks the drivers view unexpectedly.
Both driver side and passenger side sun visors fall down in your face while driving. Obscures view and there could be an accident. Dealer wants $667.00 to replace. Toyota corporation should pay for it.
Sun visor on both driver and passenger sides are defective. They keep falling down and nothing I've tried will keep them in place. This is a major hazard as it could really hurt somebody in an accident. This seems to be a very common problem. See following links: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/highlander/47694-sun-visor-problem/ http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/highlander/47694-sun-visor-problem-2/ toyota charges over $600 for the driver's side, which we cannot afford.
Safety problem/accident potential: drivers side sun visor problem. Visor does not stay in upright (against the roof) position. When driving, it causes a safety hazard by blocking my view of the road because it falls down into the vertical position.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the sun visor on both the driver and passenger side will not lock and falls down into the occupant's view limiting visibility. The dealer determined the rod within the visors were fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not alerted. Updated 9/13/2006 - the manufacturer has been contacted. The manufacture advised the consumer to contact the dealer. The dealer determined that there was no method to repair the visors and that they had to be replaced.
I purchased a 2001 highlander, which the dmv claims is 2002 (despite the fact that toyota sold it to me used as a 2001 highlander). Its sun visor won't stay in place and keeps hanging down, impairing my visibility, mostly the traffic lights. It is extremely dangerous. It costs over $600 to replace the visor without warranty and it really should be done for free, given how many other people I know with the same problem.
Toyota highlander 2002 driver side visor does remain in position. It falls to full downward position, blocking view to road.
Both sun visors on my 2002 toyota highlander have come loose due to a manufacturing defect. They will fall while driving and obscure the driver's vision, creating a safety issue. Nothing has been done to correct this problem.
2002 toyota highlander drivers side sun visor falls without warning. The visor falls down will not stay up. When this happens your vision is unexpectedly blocked. I have tried securing the visor but nothing helps.
Driver side sun visor will not stay up. Drops down while driving blocking driver's view of the rode. Per toyota dealer, new sun visor required at a cost of $600 plus labor.
Driver-side sun visor keeps falling straight down, and causes nearly no visibility while driving. I have read numerous complaints about this same problem with the '02 highlanders. This should be a recall as it can cause a serious accident.
The driver sun visor is very loose and often drops down while driving the vehicle. Sometimes this is just a distraction but can easily cause an accident.
2002 toyota highlander - driver side sun visor will not stay in the up position and will not stay in the sun shade position. It falls half way and is right in the line of sight of the driver. This is an extremely unsafe condition. Http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/highlander/47694-sun-visor-problem-2/ toyota claims that this is a warranty issue. There are many recorded cases of this problem and toyota is not admitting that there is a safety issue.
Drivers and passenger sun visors fall down obscuring vision when going over slightest bump in the road - there are numerous other complaints regarding this on the tundrasolutions.com website.
I have a 2002 toyota highlander that has a driver side visor that will not stay up and a passenger that pops down every time I hit a bump in the road. My dealer wants to split the cost which is over $600 (homelink version) and a less for the passenger side. This problem began 18 months ago when I had only 40,000 miles on the vehicle - just out of manufactures warranty - this also was not covered under my 100000 mile extended warranty. I see many other owners have reported this problem. Without the visor it is difficult to drive into the sun at rush hour. Also, with it falling down all the time it is dangerous to not leave tied up and unusable.
Toyota highlander sun visor does not stay in place and suddenly drops down; impairing driver's vision.
My highlander limited 2002 has a design flaw. The sun visor on the driver's side keeps falling down under road load obstructing field of vision. The sunglass holder does the same thing. Toyota needs to make a recall on these items and fix them.
Shortly after the expiration of the manufacturer's warranty, my 2002 toyota highlander began experiencing the following problem. The sun visors on both the driver and passenger side has become loose and opens up when the vehicle travels over even the slightest bump on the road. The unexpected dropping of the sun visors in the driver's field of vision is at best distracting and at worst accident causing. Local toyota dealership wants to charge $600 to replace just the driver's side sun visor. I believe that toyota should recall my vehicles and others with similar problems and replace the dangerously defective sun visors free of charge.
Driver side visor will not stay up, keeps falling down and distracting me. The problem is inside the visor, I rarely use the visor, but it does have the homelink garage door opener, which I use daily.
Driver side sun visor swings down from rest position to block view. We use visor normally until it suddenly gave up and did not stay in any position other than hanging straight down. We do not hang anything on the visor to cause a load. It just simply "hang loose" now. When I (male 5' 11") am driving, the visor would randomly and often flip down right in front of my eyes blocking my view. This would be an equivalence to some one sticking their hands in your face while you drive. This definitely distracts me and causes me to take my eyes off the road. I am afraid that this will eventually cause an accident at any speed. Since we drive long distance with this car, our warranty was over quick and was not covered. I am currently holding it up with velcro just so it would stay out of the way. If it wasn't for the homelink system on it, I would have removed it already. The visor is useless to me since I can not tilt it to block the sun. It can only hang and that it too low for me to drive safely. I do not feel safe driving my little kids in this car and have bought mini van to do so. This is a serious safety issue that the federal safety agency and toyota should look into correcting. I know there are many others with the same exact issue, but they do not know to voice their concerns here. Please research this defect and have it corrected before some one get hurt or killed. Thank you.
Toyota 2002 highlander driver side sun visor keeps falling down and almost caused an accident while I was driving the car.
Driver's side sun visor will not stay in position. It will only hang straight down, blocking the view of the driver. Visor has not been used in any unusual manner - the tension in the visor is simply gone.
Within a month, both sun visors started falling/rotating on their own. While driving, this can block your vision and not allow a 'full' view of what's ahead of you. The dealership I called just put me through to the 'parts' dept. An email from toyota said it was my problem. The sun visors have seen nothing but "normal" use.
Please include and consider this complaint in your upcoming meeting.re: design defect heated air from venting system toyota highlander I am an owner of the 2002 model. The air from the air venting system is always heated. Recently, the local dealer confirmed my findings. The air exiting from the venting system is unnecessarily heated for an added 6 to 9 degrees. The cabin is 6- 9 degrees hotter than the outside. This is a design defect. Their explanation is that the air vent duct pulls air through next to the engine. And in the process heated the vented air.I was told to use the air conditioning system to solve this problem.however, I am puzzled by this design deficiency. Due to this design defect, I am wasting AC and fuel efficiency. Please help me look into this problem. F. Fung san francisco, california.
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