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2012 Toyota Highlander wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 19 complaints for the 2012 Toyota Highlander, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
19 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
48,000 miles 14 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, 2012 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 48,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 6 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 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: 48,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 86% 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 miles4
40k to 60k miles6
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 14 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota highlander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH and steering to the right, the engine suddenly emitted an abnormal noise. The contact also stated that the headlights would not shut off intermittently when powering off the vehicle. In addition, the defroster for the rear window would not function properly, causing the windows to remain foggy for a long period of time.

Reported at 1,000 miles, August 2012

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 .

Reported at 58,000 miles, January 2015

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