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2003 Toyota Highlander lighting problems

16 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Highlander, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
112,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2003 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 112,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 112,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 7% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 14 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 112,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Headlight lenses have become progressively translucent blocking significant light energy from vehicle to operate vehicle in a totally safe manner. (incident date and odometer reading not applicable in this case.) some internet web sites suggest drilling holes in the headlamp fixture to fix problem. I believe it is a safety issue and that the manufacturer should stand behind getting the problem resolved.

Reported at 1 miles, January 2005

Right side (passenger) brake lights do not light bright when brakes are applied, driver of another car almost hit our vehicle when turning right on to main road. Our car was stopping, but other driver did not see our brake lights on the passenger side as they were not working... The left (drivers) side works fine, but was not visible to the other driver. This seems to be an on going problem with 2002-2007 toyota highlanders, dealer said no recall was issued? This is a real safety issue that could be fatal.

Reported at 64,699 miles, June 2014

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