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#2292 of 4692 brakes squeal, only shortly... by marklin Jan 11, 2005 (7:21 am)
Forgot to mention another annoyance with my 04 HL, when I start out in the morning, yes, it usually happens in the morning (or anytime that it has been sitting for a good while), the first few brakes will screech and be grabby (i.e. stops very abruptly). After those first few stops, everything seems to go back to normal and the squealing sound disappears. I was told that it was due to the humidity collected on the brakes, but does that mean that I have to bear with it for as long as I own this HL?!?! will it eventually disappear since the car is still fairly new (5000mi.)? any suggestion appreciated! Replies to this message: hmurphy (Jan 11, 2005 8:24 am)
#2293 of 4692 Re: brakes squeal, only shortly... [marklin] by hmurphy Jan 11, 2005 (8:24 am)
Replying to: marklin (Jan 11, 2005 7:21 am) Mine does that, too, but only after/during rain (it's not garaged). I just attributed it to scraping off whatever rust/film accumulated on the brakes overnight. Mine is an 04 V6 AWD with approx. 3300 miles.
#2294 of 4692 Re: heating not fast and warm enough? [marklin] by hmurphy Jan 11, 2005 (8:27 am)
Replying to: marklin (Jan 11, 2005 6:47 am) While it's a little warmer here in Chicago, mine doesn't take long to get warm. It's auto climate control, though. I don't know if that makes a difference.   It might be worth getting it checked out, in case it's a simple fix.
#2295 of 4692 Pollen filter... by wwest Jan 11, 2005 (9:05 am)
needs replaced...??
#2296 of 4692 RE: heating not fast and warm enough? by junepug Jan 11, 2005 (5:46 pm)
Check out the cabin air filter. It is located behind the glove compartment. It may be clogged and need replacement.
#2297 of 4692 Re: Poor City Mileage [robsfhl] by tchen3 Jan 14, 2005 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: robsfhl (Jun 07, 2001 10:31 am) I have just bought a 2005 Highlander Base model with 6 Cyl and 4WD. I only got 12.3mpg in the city. I meassured this way:   The car has only 34 miles with full gas in the tank when I Droved out of hte dealership. Once I see the "yellow" alarming for low fuel. The ODO is only show 268miles. According to the specification, the city miliage should be 18 mpg. and the tank is 19.1 gallons. I called the sales of the dealer, he can not explain this to me. He suggested me to call their service. I'll see.   My question is that is my method correct? If yes, then the mileage is too lower. If not then how can we correctly measure the mileage?   Thanks, Replies to this message: desertguy (Jan 14, 2005 6:31 pm)
#2298 of 4692 Re: Poor City Mileage [tchen3] by desertguy Jan 14, 2005 (6:31 pm)
Replying to: tchen3 (Jan 14, 2005 4:29 pm) Fill the car yourself to pump cutoff. Set your trip ODO to zero. When you need gas, fill again and divide the total on the trip ODO by the number of gallons your car took to get mpg.
#2299 of 4692 Re: [KarenS] by patdurb987@msn Jan 15, 2005 (6:44 am)
Replying to: KarenS (May 29, 2001 9:33 am) Hi! I am proud owner of new 2005 Highlander. Only one problem or non-problem in the few days i have owned it. When driving, i feel a slight vibration in the steering wheel. Is this to be expected for this kind of vehicle? Am i being picky? (2WD 6 cyl.)
#2300 of 4692 Slight vibration.... by wwest Jan 15, 2005 (7:45 am)
It would not be all that unusual to have a defective front tire shipped from the factory.   If the vibration occurs during cruise have the front wheels moved to the back, if during braking have the front brake rotors checked. Replies to this message: desertguy (Jan 15, 2005 10:15 am)
#2301 of 4692 Re: Slight vibration.... [wwest] by desertguy Jan 15, 2005 (10:15 am)
Replying to: wwest (Jan 15, 2005 7:45 am) Or....I just bought a two yr old car from a top tier dealer who does a 104 point check on each car that he keeps to sell. After noticing steering wheel vibration, I checked the tires. The left front was 55 lbs, the other three were exactly 20 lbs.!!! Put 30 in all and no more vibration. So much for his 104 point check huh.

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