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#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.
#2781 of 2854 Re: Oil Leak [gooutside] by gooutside Jan 09, 2009 (4:20 pm)
Replying to: gooutside (Dec 15, 2008 5:53 pm) Ok, I guess I'll answer my own question. YES. It seems to be too scientific for the local Oil Change Chains to properly tighten the oil filter, hence the leak. The dealership however had no problems. I'm glad no one else has had this problem. Replies to this message: moline (Jan 09, 2009 5:40 pm) gooutside (Jan 20, 2009 4:49 pm) gooutside (Jan 22, 2009 4:32 pm) sox0407 (Feb 19, 2009 10:58 am)
#2782 of 2854 Re: Oil Leak [gooutside] by moline Jan 09, 2009 (5:40 pm)
Replying to: gooutside (Jan 09, 2009 4:20 pm) I have taken the car to the dealership for the first 4 oil changes, and haven't had any problems with leaks. However, I decided to change the oil myself last weekend, and discovered that the dealer had _way_ over-torqued the filter housing, probably using the socket hole in the bottom screw to remove/replace it, since it took a tremendous amount of torque to remove the screw once I had the filter housing removed. I did have some trouble reinstalling the housing to the proper torque with a "standard" 65mm plastic wrench (it spun a little once it was snug), but that wasn't a big surprise since I believe that the housing is actually 64mm. Our local Valvoline oil change shop doesn't stock the filters, so they probably don't have the proper wrench to tighten the housing, which might explain leaks. That being said, I'm not sure that I trust the dealer any more either. On the plus side, it was a lot easier to change the oil myself than I had expected, and I know that it was done to spec.
#2783 of 2854 colored mudguards by findme Jan 11, 2009 (8:45 pm)
I'm thinking about ordering colored mudguards to match my silver sport. Has anybody had problems with the paint being chipped on the colored mudguards? I think I read about that somewhere. Thanks for your time! Replies to this message: toyseeker (Jan 13, 2009 6:24 pm)
#2785 of 2854 good deal for Christy12 by steve_ HOST Jan 13, 2009 (12:17 pm)
I moved your post over to the Prices Paid discussion:   christy12, "Toyota Highlander: Prices Paid & Buying Experience" #3656, 13 Jan 2009 11:48 am   Have fun shopping!   Steve, Host
#2786 of 2854 Re: colored mudguards [findme] by toyseeker Jan 13, 2009 (6:24 pm)
Replying to: findme (Jan 11, 2009 8:45 pm) I can't comment on the HL mudguards as I have the unpainted (black) ones.. I think they look good against the metallic gray.   However, I can say that after 110,000 miles on a Solara with silver mudguards, they were still almost mint.. in way better shape than the front bumper (from road sand/salt over 8 winters).
#2787 of 2854 Re: Instrument cluster illumination when headlights are on [knwpsk] by mtairyordge Jan 16, 2009 (12:54 pm)
Replying to: knwpsk (Dec 30, 2008 5:28 pm) Now I have noticed something I :  1) cannot totally validate  2) cannot totally explain.   I have a 2008 HL Limited. I run it with the headlight selector set to Auto, so when it is dark/light enough the heqdlights turn on/off.   So what I think I have noticed is the dashlights seem to have an intermediate setting that lightens or darkens, depending on the sun rising or setting. It seems to happen only under certain conditions.   Anyway I was wondering if anyone knew if the setting on the Highlander are able to change the intensity of the dash lights without affecting the headlights.   Of course it may just be the gremlns doing this to mess with what is left of my mind....

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