2012 Toyota Highlander Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“The rear wiper quits working. Initially the dealership took it apart, cleaned it and it worked temporarily. But then the wiper quit working again. There appears to be a problem with the mechanism and/or rear window allowing in moisture for this to continue occurring, requiring the need to keep going in and cleaning it or having to replace it as some have reported which appears to be the point I am at the last time I took it in.”

“I was about to start the car. My wife was in the passenger seat. She lowered the passenger side sun visor and then tried to put it back up. We heard a click, and found that the sun visor will not go back into the up position. This is a safety issue because it affects my visibility when driving.”

“My passenger side sun visor broke internally and the internal spring forced it to point straight down. It blocked the driver's view of vehicles approaching from a side street on the right . I have fiddled with it and got it to stay up about 3 inches from the roof , but it keeps creeping back down . I ordered a replacement sun visor from Toyota through my local Toyota dealership in january . The order was back ordered and has yet to be shipped from ( I presume ) south east Toyota distributors .”

“The overhead sunglasses holder suddenly folded down and would not slide back into place. There was no force used and it appeared to be a manufacture defect. The holder blocks the rearview mirror and makes it very difficult to safely operate a vehicle. A quick internet shows that this is a major problem.”

“Driver's side sun visor is malfunctioning creating a safety issue with clearly viewing the roadway. Without being manipulated by a vehicle occupant, the sun visor--unprompted--hangs down partially in the vision of the vehicle driver. Attempts to push the visor back to its closed position are unsuccessful. Koons tysons corner Toyota has been informed on 08/25/2014. Vehicle owner seeking extended warranty coverage.”