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Toyota Highlander Maintenance and Repair

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230k :) by derekgaddy
Sep 02, 2007 (2:24 pm)
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Replying to: abbie4 (Sep 02, 2007 10:33 am)

That's impressive and encouraging. My uncle has a 1999 Lexus RS300 SUV with 160k and running strong. I look forward to my 2003 with 72k to run for many more miles.
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Re: temperature control knob [desertguy] by abbie4
Sep 02, 2007 (3:43 pm)
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Replying to: desertguy (Sep 02, 2007 1:19 pm)

Thanks for supplying the correct terminology. I will see what Toyota has to say about the repair. I was told by my mechanic it was about $1000 to get the part and then who knows how much labor will cost. Thanks for the response. I love this car and hope to have it a while longer!
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hesitation by chrisxxx
Sep 02, 2007 (7:50 pm)
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Hi,
We have a 07 Highlander Sport with about 3000 miles on it now.
I was really nervous about 'hesitation' issues after reading about them in the Highlander.
I have noticed the tranny 'burps' sometimes, but only occasionally under hard acceleration or repeated downshifting (like going up many many miles of serious uphill). 2 times the tranny felt like it slipped when accelerating hard from a stop on a steep hill (driveway).
Although it would be preferable that the minor 'burping' did not ever happen...I have not found it to be much of a problem for me personally. Nothing like what I have read about the Camry this year. The Highlander 'burps' are small and do not interfer with operation in traffic and have only happened a few times like I said.
I would buy it again. We both love it. It is amazingly serene and smooth and luxerious feeling.
We just got back from a very long trip to the ocean (6 hours each way) and it was the most enjoyable car trip I have even been on. The Highlander is just so comfy and serene to be in.
The front passenger seat can be a bit uncomfortable feeling for some as the seat bottom is a bit short and you can feel like your being 'pushed' out of the seat, but I have found that if you sit a bit sideways or cross your legs like in a office chair the seat is very nice and soft.
So, yes, we have had the few 'burps' but they have not been a problem for us.
The honest truth.
Overall the Highlander is a luxury feeling vehicle and I wish I got to drive it more as my husband has stolen it he loves it so much.
I do reccommend the 'Sport' version as the 'reg' version has a lot of body roll for me.
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Re: Highlander transmission problems (software) [teamtbo] by roho1
Sep 03, 2007 (11:39 am)
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Replying to: teamtbo (Aug 20, 2007 4:16 pm)

I just turned in my '03 HL FWD V6 lease for a '07 HL AWD V6. My 03 was the most trouble free vehicle I have ever owned, not one issue in 4 years.
 
My '07, is just as nice but with one issue. It seems to be constantly up shifting and down shifting, very annoying. I don't know if it's because the '07 has a 5 speed vs the '03 4 speed tranny or it's a problem as I have been reading here. I don't notice it all the time but usually driving in traffic at low speeds around 30mph. The tranny doesn't seem to know where to go. I used to like to turn off the OD driving that speed so it was easier to drive at slow speeds but the '07 doesn't seem to work the same when the OD is turned off. Maybe I just have to learn to drive differently with the new trans. I'm going to raise the issue when I take it in for the first oil change.
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Re: temperature control knob [abbie4] by gasman1
Sep 03, 2007 (12:53 pm)
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Replying to: abbie4 (Sep 02, 2007 3:43 pm)

Several people found a broken or shorted wire to be the culpret. You may want to review this link: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/highlander/32217-heater-quit-sort-of/
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Re: broken sunroof! 4 runner [noel3] by tix
Sep 04, 2007 (7:13 am)
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Replying to: noel3 (Aug 30, 2007 9:14 am)

When they tried to close my sunroof they said they could not get it any "more closed" with out taking it all apart - meaning fixing the motor and cables and there fore charging me $1500. The only suggestion I have is to use duct tape to keep the rain out. It seems to work for me, although I have to replace it every once in a while, but where I live there is not too much rain or snow. It does whistle, but not too bad. With all these posts about jammed sunroofs, I am really beginning to wonder if maybe there is an issue here that Toyota is GOING to HAVE TO ADDRESS!
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Re: 2001 Highlander High Oil consumption [skutflut] by dcashman
Sep 07, 2007 (12:07 pm)
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Replying to: skutflut (Jun 12, 2005 4:07 pm)

I've got a 2001 3.0 with 2wd and 55K miles, and have also discovered how high speeds burn oil. I'm out of warranty at this point. A 300-350 miles round trip to Boston or to NYC from Albany is a 2 qt trip 70-75 MPH.
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Re: 2001 Highlander High Oil consumption [dcashman] by desertguy
Sep 07, 2007 (1:50 pm)
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Replying to: dcashman (Sep 07, 2007 12:07 pm)

No wonder I get confused. Your replying to a post that is well over two years old!
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Re: temperature control knob [gasman1] by abbie4
Sep 10, 2007 (1:47 pm)
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Replying to: gasman1 (Sep 03, 2007 12:53 pm)

Thank you so much. I trust my car repair guys and will show them this info. I hope my problem is as easy as you say.
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Re: temperature control knob [gasman1] by abbie4
Sep 10, 2007 (2:02 pm)
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Replying to: gasman1 (Sep 03, 2007 12:53 pm)

I appreciate all your help, I don't really know the first thing about car repairs. This may be a silly question but do car mechanics make such easy repairs or will they tell me I need the entire $1000 part? Would Toyota take the time to solder the wires? Boy...I think I'm going to take an auto repair class!

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