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Toyota Highlander Maintenance and Repair

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#5265 of 5314 problems by choochooman

Mar 18, 2012 (11:04 am)

took my 04 highlander fwd 54,600 miles in for Va. state inspection at the toyota dealer, it passed, however they wanted to show me problems they found. ball joint leaking on dr side only $320.00 with the alignment, said it was'nt leaking to the point to prevent car from passing the inspection also the rear valve cover gasket is leaking they failed to give me a printout price, p steering fluid is black they also want to flush the p brake fluid $114.95 each. nothen eles wrong mechanicly except the side of the dr leather seat at seat control is split in several places was told by dealer and the uphulstery shop this is common problem with this leather seat as toyota used a thin vinal in this area $275.00 to to repair with thicker vinal. is vehecle at the point where things are starting to go bad and need replacing has anyone eles had simuler problems? see several 2013 are being redesigned thinking about going new aswell comments please thanks to all

#5267 of 5314 2012 V6 Highlander Steering Clunk by highland6

Apr 10, 2012 (6:50 pm)

I recently bought a new V6 Highlander Limited FWD. Car was manufactured Jan 2012 in Princeton, IN. On my way home from the dealer I noticed that while going around a corner in either direction at low speed, the steering or front suspension would make a sudden clunk or popping noise. This happens inconsistently on an average of 1 occurrence out of every about 10 times you go around a corner. It can happen at any speed below 30 mph at any steering angle in either direction. I also noticed after driving through a heavy rain storm that the clunk noise disappeared for a few days. Took the car back to the dealer and they replaced the intermediate shaft with around 500 miles on the odo. The steering was smooth thereafter for about 250 miles and the exact same clunking ghost returned. I am very disappointed that steering parts on my brand new expensive Toyota was already replaced and I still have a problem with it. Toyota Corporate CS referred me to the dealer to resolve. I do not want to return my car to the dealer as a test dummy and have them replacing parts until they find the faulty part by accident.
 
Has anyone experienced the same issue or know about a TSB for this issue? I would greatly appreciate any feedback. I am sure there must be more HL out their that rolled off the same assembly line around the same time with the same issue.
 
Thank you!

#5268 of 5314 Re: 2012 V6 Highlander Steering Clunk [highland6] by fios

Apr 25, 2012 (5:42 pm)

Replying to: highland6 (Apr 10, 2012 6:50 pm)
I have the same issue. steering pops when turning - mostly when making right turns. intermediate shaft was replaced. the popping frequency reduced. it pops more often when its cold outside. There was a TSB for the previous years but i havent seen any for this year.
 I hear that some had to replace the whole steering box cause thats where the popping is coming from. if they cant fix it, use the lemon law. im thinking about it.
 
my car was built in indiana.

#5269 of 5314 Thumping rear wheels by mailmanron

May 01, 2012 (8:20 pm)

I'm starting to hear a thump, thump sound from the rear of my 09 Highlander Limited V6 front wheel drive with 30,000 miles. Can't see anything wrong with the tires. Surely the rear wheel bearings can't be going out...can they??

#5270 of 5314 Re: 2012 V6 Highlander Steering Clunk [highland6] by rhodnett

May 06, 2012 (7:02 am)

Replying to: highland6 (Apr 10, 2012 6:50 pm)
I have the same car and the same problem, plus mine won't hold a true straight path without constantly jiggering the steering wheel to stay in the center of straight lanes.

#5271 of 5314 Engine Oil by j06

May 14, 2012 (2:01 pm)

2006 HL 65,000 miles
 
I used to change oil every 3K miles. At 45K the rep said the interval was changed to 5K. From receipts I found they used 5W-30. This is the information I got from parts “ Two type of oils.. Regular and Synth. Regular need change every 2K-3K & Synth 5K-7K. He said since my HL interval is 5K, the dealer is using Synthetic. I would like to change the oil by myself. Few questions
 
What kind of Oil I should use? Is it okay to use conventional?
 
Any problem using 5W-20 instead of 5W-30?
 
Do the dealers change filter with every oil change? do they really change oil & filer for price of $20-25 ?
 
Thank You.

#5272 of 5314 Re: Engine Oil [j06] by steve_ HOST

May 14, 2012 (3:24 pm)

Replying to: j06 (May 14, 2012 2:01 pm)
do they really change oil & filer for price of $20-25 ?
 
Plenty do.
 
Just be careful of the upsell and get another opinion if they find something else that needs attention "while they are in there".

#5273 of 5314 Re: Engine Oil [j06] by mikefm58

May 15, 2012 (4:53 am)

Replying to: j06 (May 14, 2012 2:01 pm)
What kind of Oil I should use? Is it okay to use conventional?
  
Conventional oil works fine, that's what I use. There's a whole other discussion on synthetic vs. conventional oil.
 
Any problem using 5W-20 instead of 5W-30?
 
The correct weight oil should be listed in your owner's manual as well as on the cap where you put the oil in.
 
  
Do the dealers change filter with every oil change? do they really change oil & filer for price of $20-25 ?
 
Yes, always change the filter when you do the oil change. The most important part of the job is to make sure the gasket on the old filter does not stay stuck to the engine. You'll then get the dubious "double gasket" problem where all your oil will eventually leak out. And $20-$25 is actually a pretty good price. To get that here, I'd have to cut coupons.

#5274 of 5314 Re: Engine Oil [mikefm58] by j06

May 15, 2012 (7:56 am)

Replying to: mikefm58 (May 15, 2012 4:53 am)
Thank You.
 
I got a coupon for $20.50 with free 20 point inspection. I think the best is to go to the dealer. But only issue is their recommendations… You need new tires, battery, timing belt etc..

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