2008 Toyota Highlander Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“On 6/9/2010 asked dealer to ck. Vehicle b/c air vents were throwing out white substance. Dealer said the cabin filter was contaminated and replaced at 27,180 miles. On 12/9/2010 31,109 miles returned to dealer with same complaint white substance through vents. Same response, cabin filter. I said how could filter be the problem after just 3929 miles, 6 mo service. Dealer checked with Toyota no record of issues here. We also own a 2007 lexus and had the same problem. On 1/14/2011 lexus service replaced the evaporater core with updated part as per TSB 0032-28. …”

“The driver's sun visor does not stay up -- when either pulled back or pushed forward -- and falls in the driver's line of vision. This leads to a dangerous situation because it means the driver loses his field of vision for a few seconds at very unpredictable times.”

“Had a rock chip that grew across windshield while I was driving down highway. Had windshield replaced two days later very small rock chipped it. Had chip fixed now 3wks later lines are appearing out of the fixed chip. All repairs were done by safelight and is reported to insurance.”

“While driving on highway the sunroof exploded and sent glass fragment everywhere. Fortunately the shade was pulled closed otherwise glass would have been blown into the driver and passenger compartment at 55 MPH. Glass was completely distributed throughout the headliner and it had to be removed to ensure glass would not interfere with air bag operation or become a projectile if the air bag actuated. The sunroof is made of tempered glass and not safety glass. When it exploded, the glass was not held captive by the safety film. Only a two inch border of glass remained in the sun roof frame. …”

“We have a Toyota Highlander (2008) which is having safety issues. The passenger seat belt keeps going off. There is nothing in the seat but the bell keeps going off. It doesn't happen all the time but it does it often enough that it could be a safety issue. My second complaint is the window. The windshield keeps chipping when anything hits it. There are several times when I had to replace this window. There could be no other cars around but if something hits it will spider. My third issue is there is a noise that happens when we start the car. Its in the engine and we cant find it. …”