2004 Toyota Highlander lighting problems

15 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2004 Toyota Highlander, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 15 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 81,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 2
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	1
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	2
60k to 80k miles	2
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	1
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 10 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota highlander. The contact stated that the headlights would intermittently overheat and melt without warning. The dealer advised the failure was due to the bulb becoming extremely hot and melting the head light lens. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 44,000 and the current mileage was 51,000.

Reported at 44,000 miles, May 2008 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota highlander. The plastic on the headlights have peeled, subsequently causing the lights to appear very dim. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the technician concluded that buffing would remedy the failure. The failure mileage was 40000. The current mileage was 51400, updated 10/19/09 updated 10/19/09

Reported at 40,000 miles, December 2008

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