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#2771 of 2854 Re: Road debris noise [mdhutton] by luck11 Jan 01, 2009 (6:29 am)
Replying to: mdhutton (Jan 01, 2009 6:03 am) Hmmm.. Do you have the nerf side step bars installed?   I agree its situational, but I must admit that the noise was loud that it immediately caught my attention. Just not used to hearing it sooooo loud. I can barely hear stuff being kicked up in my Outback, and what I do hear is very muffled. This sounded like the debris was hitting bare metal in the wheel well or the underbody, thus why a suggested that perhaps the nerf bars were the culprits. Living in Cda where we live with salt and sand for 4-5 months of the year, I'm worried that it would really start to annoy me.   Does the underside of the HL come with an undercoating for rust and sound deadening?   Think I might have to take another test drive.   Thx. Replies to this message: mdhutton (Jan 02, 2009 5:26 am)
#2772 of 2854 Re: 08 engine noise [bjosephs] by thuston Jan 01, 2009 (7:54 am)
Replying to: bjosephs (Feb 01, 2008 3:43 am) Hi bjosephs, I am having the same problem(engine clicking noise) with my highlander and am in the process of trying to work it out with the factory rep. It started at about 4000 miles . I am curious as to what was done (if anything to cure this problem).It is getting worse as time goes on and will surely lead to some sort of failure. Any inpute would be appreciated. Regards Tom Replies to this message: mdames (Jan 07, 2009 1:40 pm) bjosephs (Jan 23, 2009 8:23 am)
#2773 of 2854 Re: Road debris noise [luck11] by wwest Jan 01, 2009 (9:02 am)
Replying to: luck11 (Dec 31, 2008 3:08 pm) Winter specialty tires can be very good at picking up and discarding, SLINGING, small road debris, gravel/stones..
#2774 of 2854 Re: Instrument cluster illumination when headlights are on [luck11] by maximafan Jan 01, 2009 (8:17 pm)
Replying to: luck11 (Dec 29, 2008 7:43 am) Luck, I would assume that the Highlander has daytime running lights the same as my Lexus RX350. So I just set the light switch to auto so that when it gets dark enough, it switches from the daytime running lights to the regular lights. I don't have to remember to turn on anything. I didn't realize that the instrument cluster dims during the day if you turn the headlights on since you have in the Highlander, again, like the RX, electroluminescent lighting. I love that automatic feature for the headlights! Replies to this message: explorerx4 (Jan 02, 2009 6:56 pm)
#2775 of 2854 Re: Engine clicking [smith1] by maximafan Jan 01, 2009 (8:28 pm)
Replying to: smith1 (Feb 01, 2008 12:51 pm) My '07 RX350 does the same thing on cold start. Heck, I think I even hear a little bit of clatter when the engine is warmed up and I'll be standing outside of the car as it's parked and idling. I believe this is a common trait on the 3.5 liter engine. A co-worker of mine has a 2005 RX330 and I've always felt that the 3.3 liter engine is sustantially quieter than the 3.5.
#2776 of 2854 Re: Road debris noise [luck11] by mdhutton Jan 02, 2009 (5:26 am)
Replying to: luck11 (Jan 01, 2009 6:29 am) I do not have the nerf side step bars.
#2777 of 2854 Re: Instrument cluster illumination when headlights are on [maximafan] by explorerx4 Jan 02, 2009 (6:56 pm)
Replying to: maximafan (Jan 01, 2009 8:17 pm) actually i am not here give anyone a hard time, but you could get automatic headlights on 1974 tbirds. i was going to respond to the tires losing air every week post, but it looks like one of those 1 and done posts. otherwise, i would have suggested having the valves replaced.
#2778 of 2854 Re: Road debris noise [luck11] by toyseeker Jan 03, 2009 (6:31 pm)
Replying to: luck11 (Dec 31, 2008 3:08 pm) Not more than any other car.. but I always get the mudguards (dealer to throw them in to close deal). Is it possible the salt truck just went down the road before your test drive? Replies to this message: luck11 (Jan 03, 2009 7:21 pm)
#2779 of 2854 Re: Road debris noise [toyseeker] by luck11 Jan 03, 2009 (7:21 pm)
Replying to: toyseeker (Jan 03, 2009 6:31 pm) I drove by on my way home to check and found that it did have the mudguards. Turns out they come std on Cdn models. Not sure if the salt truck went by, but regardless, I could barely hear anything in my Outback when I drove down the exact same road less than 30 minutes later. And, given there was little traffic (the street is like a big circle servicing an auto park), the stuff would still have been on the roads. That aside, it was loud enough that it immediately caught my attention as I was pulling away from the dealer on the start of the test drive. It was loud.   Anyway, yesterday I was at another dealer on my way to pick up my son, and took a look at a Sport they had in the show room. I noticed the underside of the HL has a number of plastic panels...not covering the engine but further back....approximately where the driver sits. Tapping on them produced a bit of a rattle (were not on snug)and a hollow sound, and therefore, I could see how they could act as a "drum" when bombarded with dirt and debris. Not sure what purpose they serve but I suspect that a good spray of that black undercoating, which also acts as sound deadener might help solve the problem.   All that aside, Toyota Cda just announced its promo for Jan....and again nothing for the 09 HL. It ticks me off when every other competitor up here is offering cash incentive and/or discounted financing (2.9% for 60 months) for their 2009s (I'm talking about Mazda CX-9, Hyundai Veracruz, Nissan Murano, Subaru Tribeca etc.) If only we had the rates being offered in the USA!!   I wish Toyota would get off its high-horse and come back to earth.....economy is in the crapper, Toyota is forecast to announce its first ever loss in 70 years, and HLs are hardly flying off the lots given there is no incentive. Luckily, I'm not in an immediate rush to buy, so I can probably wait until Feb, but if there is no incentive then, I may just turn my eye to #2 on my short list.....Hyundai Veracruz.   Cheers.
#2780 of 2854 Re: 08 engine noise [thuston] by mdames Jan 07, 2009 (1:40 pm)
Replying to: thuston (Jan 01, 2009 7:54 am) I own a 2007 Lexus ES350. It does the same thing. Most of them do, from what I see on the Lexus forums. I've had the car for over 2 years with no issues. So it doesn't appear to be a problem, just an idiosyncrasy of the 3.5 Liter engine.

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