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2006 Toyota Highlander wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 24 complaints for the 2006 Toyota Highlander, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
24 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 17 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 17 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Today my rear window on driver's side malfunctioned due to the connecting tab out of alignment. I do not have children, I am the sole driver of this vehicle, so explain to me how a 3 year old auto that is not abused,that all of a sudden I have a bill for $160.89 to coggin toyota at the avenues, jacksonville,fl. I am recently widowed, on a fixed income and in the process of moving with one of my children. Love the car, drives like a dream, no previous major problems.

Reported at 26,458 miles, December 2009

While driving the drivers side sun visor will not stay up and drops down unexpectedly blocking vision ahead, very dangerous.

Reported at 56,000 miles, September 2013

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