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2002 Toyota Highlander body & structure problems

24 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2002 Toyota Highlander, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
24 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2002 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 54% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 54% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

While traveling on highway with the windows down, there is a vibration and trembling noise, the dealership is aware of the problem. Nlm

September 2002

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota highlander. The driver and passenger mud flaps have cracked. The flaps have not been replaced. The dealer stated that they will not replace the mud flaps for free. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

Reported at 50,000 miles, November 2005

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