Painful, drumming noise when rear windows are open. Severe vibration when in drive at full stop with brake.
2003 Toyota Highlander body complaints
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Toyota highlander: with one rear window rolled down, slightly, there is very painfull noise that is almost unbearable while driving at city speeds (30-45 MPH). Manf. States that this is common in some vehicles. In this one it is because the vehicle is so tightle sealed there is no place for the air to go thus creating a pressure difference. Noticed on 2nd aday after delivery. Dealer failed to provide us with info about this problem. In fact they claimed if was the first they had heard about this problem. Now after 10 months I was driving on the interstate at 65 MPH, with all the windows slighlty down and the problem is worse thanever. This is a desin flaw that toyota has failed to correct. This going to the last toyota our family will purchase!!! [email protected].
Unable to drive the vehicle with windows rolled down. As noted in several other complaints this vehicle is completely non-drivable with windows rolled down. This fact is never mentioned to any customers at the time of purchase. I feel that if anyone buying a vehicle for more than 30k should have access to any such design flaw. Even when asking the dealer, later on, the response was that this is a design problem. Toyota needs to carefully look into this as with windows rolled down on freeway speeds, it creates almost a low pressure env within the vehicle with ear-aches for all passengers.
With rear windows lowered a deafening buffeting vibration occurs from the aft cargo compartment. When the speed is increased, the buffeting increases to an unbearable level. Dealer did not disclose this information prior to purchase.
I picked up car at the dealer and the same evening rolled the rear windows down slightly and the result was a painful pulsating pressure that almost caused my wife to go off the road. This is well documented since 2001 and toyota had an opportunity at that point to rectify the situation immediately. The dealer said it was the first he ever heard of the problem. Toyota recognizes the phenomenon and faxed me arbitration papers which I filed and was denied because it is "a design issue" not covered under warrant". I will not drive an unsafe vehicle and would apreciate the assistance of the federal safety agency in order to prevent non-disclosure of a serious design flaw that is unsafe and harmful to the ears.
When the driver's window was down, a loud whistling noise was heard.
Wind noise inside vehicle with windows open makes a drumming noise that borders on being painful at any speed over 30 MPH. Opening one of the front windows lessens the noise but does not eliminate it. It is virtually impossible to drive the car with one or more windows open.
Passenger side doors (front & back) become off balanced. Then the doors have to be closed very hard.
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