2008 Toyota Highlander Problems and Repair Histories
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2008 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Toyota Highlander in Georgia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2012 | 84000 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2012 | 84000 | 200 | I look at this as not routine maintenance. This car has been unusually hard on brakes. 3rd set of front pads and 1st set of rear pads. All four rotors had to be turned |
| Toyota Highlander in Alabama, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Feb | 2009 | 26000 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2010 | 56000 | 0 | Car exhibits a rattling like a collapsed lifter. Dealer says they all do that but could not find me another car of that age and vintage that exhibited the symptom. TSB for engine rattle, replaced timing chain tensioner. |
| Aug | 2011 | 72000 | 0 | Aftr earlier work on a TSB instalation the timing chain tensioner came loose tearing up all kinds of internal parts and flooding the engine with metal particles. |
| Sep | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Florida, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2007 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2012 | 68000 | 450 | Driver's side front window came off track, track was bent, new window assembly installed |
| Jun | 2012 | 70000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Georgia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2011 | 25000 | First odometer entry | |
| Feb | 2012 | 29000 | 0 | Replaced defective cam gears in engine, addressed air bag TSB |
| Mar | 2013 | 47000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
2008 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| Toyota Highlander in Georgia, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2010 | 18000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jul | 2012 | 65300 | 75 | The water pump was making a lot of noise, and the shaft felt loose, but it had not completely failed. The service manual actually says to pull the engine for this. I was able to change it with the engine in place, but it was a major pain. |
| Mar | 2013 | 75000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| May | 2008 | 13000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jul | 2012 | 100300 | 550 | Clunking noise when turning fixed by replacing the "core in the steering column". The car now drives better than ever - good road feel. This fixed the mediocre steering feel we had from day 1 owning the car. First ever repair on car! |
| Jan | 2013 | 115700 | 800 | Water pump replaced |
| Mar | 2013 | 117000 | 200 | Rear brake lights in turn signal housing were not working. Only center light on tailgate worked. Required new harness and connector to restore function. Good samaritan told us brake lights were out - no dashboard warning or alert. |
| Apr | 2013 | 117000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2012 | 100000 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2012 | 100000 | 900 | Water Pump needed replaced. |
| Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jan | 2012 | 57660 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2012 | 59520 | 600 | Drivers window bracket bolt came loose, fell out and resulted in the bracket breaking. Window was fine but dealer stated the bracket couldn't be repaired only replaced at a cost of 300 plus install plus inspection, plus retinting. |
| Sep | 2012 | 62000 | 0 | Started feeling weird vibration when driving in the 80km/hr range. Felt like AWD system was acting up. I pulled over switched to low speed 2wd, drove for a couple of blocks at low speed, switched off low range and kept going without issue. |
| Mar | 2013 | 66340 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2009 | 45000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2011 | 84000 | 330 | Truck was having occasional shift flares when shifting in lower gears. The transmission oil was reported as being dirty, so we changed the fluid which took care of the problem. |
| Aug | 2012 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in California, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Aug | 2011 | 70000 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2011 | 73000 | 0 | In July the car was in the dealers shop for a grinding sound when starting the car. It was diagnosed as a VVTI problem. The VVTI was replaced under EXT warranty.After a few weeks the car is making the same sound dealer said to keep driving. |
| Nov | 2011 | 79000 | 100 | The other VVTI gear went out and had to replaced. |
| Jan | 2012 | 85000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2007 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2009 | 15000 | 0 | Had a TSB installed to fix problem with alarm system intermittenly going off. Dealer replaced good latch sensor. |
| Jul | 2012 | 46000 | 0 | Replaced noisy water pump under warranty (bearing going) |
| Mar | 2013 | 56000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2008 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2009 | 3720 | 0 | Passenger seat airbag not working, seat was replaced. |
| Feb | 2013 | 39060 | 0 | Replacing engine head gasket |
| Mar | 2013 | 40920 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2007 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2008 | 6000 | 0 | Smell emitted from air vents. Akin to mulch smell. Dealer replaced Hepa filter and treated system with Ozium. |
| Oct | 2008 | 11000 | 30 | Under the drivers side door arm rest cushion is a plastic support piece. This piece cracked. It supports the arm rest cusion from inside the arm rest. |
| Jan | 2010 | 23000 | 0 | Radio volume would not function with dial. It did function with steering wheel buttons. Dealer replaced radio under warranty. |
| Dec | 2012 | 45000 | 1000 | Replaced bad O2 sensor Replaced front rotors and brake pads |
| Mar | 2013 | 47000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Sep | 2008 | 9000 | First odometer entry | |
| May | 2010 | 42000 | 0 | TSB for Oil Line replacement - precautionary |
| Nov | 2010 | 52000 | 0 | Water pump began leaking at 50,000 miles. Water pump covered under 5 yr/60K mile power train warranty. Also discovered and repaired an oil seal that was leaking during the same visit. |
| Jul | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Ohio, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jul | 2009 | 40000 | First odometer entry | |
| Jun | 2010 | 45000 | 0 | Oil line hose replaced under TSB |
| Aug | 2010 | 46000 | 87 | Plugged AC condenser hose caused water to seep in and drench front footwells. Dealer cleared the hose and wash/dry carpet. |
| Apr | 2012 | 54300 | 0 | Door panel rusting at bottom. Dealer will not fix until rusted completely through. Will be covered until 5 year warranty expires in October. |
| Mar | 2013 | 58000 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Jun | 2010 | 11160 | First odometer entry | |
| Aug | 2011 | 19220 | 0 | Abnormal Noise from tailgate. Shocks defect identified by Dealer. Parts ordered. All covered by warranty parts installed free of charge 1 week later. problem resolved. |
| Mar | 2013 | 26040 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in New Hampshire, United States | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Aug | 2009 | 27000 | First odometer entry | |
| Dec | 2010 | 58000 | 20 | intermittent problems with console features turning off at random. mechanic found a loose connection and problem seems to be fixed. |
| Mar | 2011 | Most recent odometer entry. | ||
2008 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
209-horsepower 3.3L V6 Hybrid CVT AWD
| Toyota Highlander in Germany | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Nov | 2008 | 2480 | First odometer entry | |
| Sep | 2009 | 5580 | 70 | Oem (not toyota) metal valve cap sticks to the valve because of galvanic corrosion. During yearly service the garage mechanic broke the valve by unscrewing it. Tire pressure warning sensor inside tire had to be replaced with a used one ($35+shipping). |
| Mar | 2013 | 44640 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
| Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada | ||||
| Month | Year | Odometer (in miles) |
Cost | Problem/Repair Description |
| Apr | 2008 | 0 | First odometer entry | |
| Jan | 2009 | 4960 | 0 | Check Brake System and Check VSC messages came on. Brake pressure accumulator replaced due to internal leak. |
| Mar | 2013 | 31620 | Most recent odometer entry. | |
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