The bulky side mirror on the driver's side creates a safety hazard when making a left hand turn because of a large blind spot. I was involved in an accident due to that very reason. I was making a left hand turn as described above. I checked for oncoming traffic several times and turned when I saw traffic was clear. I was hit on the driver's side because my visibility was blocked by the mirror and the oncoming vehicle was not seen.
2017 Toyota Highlander visibility complaints
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Vehicle sustained a crack from two small stones hitting the windshield while traveling on a highway at approximately 55 MPH. Crack spread significantly from the initial impact site. Weather did not have a factor in this as it was summer. Crack continued to spread even after the vehicle was parked in a garage. Crack spread with very little pressure applied to the windshield. Believe that the windshield was not manufactured to sustain a light impact.
I am experiencing excessive amounts of glare from the windshield. The vehicle was purchased new in may of 2017. I initially had tint applied to the windshield for medical reasons and thought maybe it was causing an interaction with the glass itself. After having the tint removed, I am still experiencing this excessive glare.
Interstate drive- 70mph. No traffic within at least 0.5 mile ahead. Multiple vehicles behind. No overpasses or overhanging signs or structures. Sudden, extremely loud noise followed by wind noise. Exited first opportunity. Panoramic sunroof shattered with large section missing above passenger seat. Minimal glass above sunroof screen. No foreign objects under glass atop the screen. At the time of explosion cars behind suddenly slowed and swerved, presumably from flying glass.
Bought this 2017 highlander brand-new from the dealer. It had 67 miles on the odometer. Within a few thousand miles, a stone chipped the windshield and within days the windshield was a spider's nest of spreading cracks all across up and down the windshield. I bought a new 2015 highlander from the same dealer and had the exact same problem after just a few thousand miles. I believe toyota slanted the hood of the vehicle down for better airflow and resulting mpg increase and in so doing, all road debris such as stones, are propelled up right onto the windshield and the stones smash the windshield. What are the random odds that a brand-new, dealer-bought 2015 and 2017 highlander would both get a stone chip that destroys the windshield within the first few thousand miles of driving? These windshield aren't cheap to replace- about $1400.
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