general problems of the 2002 Toyota Highlander - part 2

I have a Toyota Highlander 2002 limited, v6, both sun visors constantly fall down and won't stay up even with heavy duty velcro strips. It is distracting and blocks the drivers view.

2002 Toyota Highlander driver side sun visor falls down while driving causing a possible hazard.

2002 Toyota Highlander sun visor keeps falling down on its own. Noticed that this is a common complaint on the internet. This is a safety hazard and the visor should be recalled.

2002 Toyota Highlander. Sun visor with homelink keeps falling down with hitting minor bumps. Safety hazard, as vision is blocked and can lead to accidents.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Highlander. While driving approximately 45 mph or less, the sun visor would automatically release at any given time. The failure made visibility difficult and occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the sun visor needed to be replaced at the cost of $700. The contact detached the sun visor from the vehicle. The vehicle has not been repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 42,000. Updated 09/10/08 updated 09/11/08.

2002 Toyota Highlander driver side sun visor will randomly fall down, completely blocking the view of the road ahead. On a busy highway, if this falls at the wrong moment, it can result in a severe multi-car accident.

My 2002 Highlander also had the floppy visor syndrome when out of warranty. Cost to replace was $660 but north kingstown Toyota did a courtesy replacement at no charge. All who have paid for this repair should consider a class action suit against Toyota for ignoring another safety problem.

2002 Toyota Highlander drivers side sun visor fell down when hitting a small pothole, obscuring driver vision. . . Narrowly averting a collision with oncoming vehicle before I could get it pushed back up into place, whereupon it fell again and I had to swing it out of the way to drive home. . . No friction to hold it up out of the way. . . . Called dealership. . . Sorry. . . 600 dollar replacement w/ homelink. . No other fix available. . . Definite design, absolute safety flaw. . . Went online to research and noted thousands of responses to this exact problem for 2002 vehicle. I truly believe a recall is warranted.

02 Toyota Highlander drivers side sun visor drops down while driving $650 for a Toyota replacement or $450 at the auto wreckers , many people have the same complaint.

While driving the driver side sun visor falls down after hitting mild bump in road.

The sun visor on the driver side of our 2002 Toyota Highlander falls down when you are driving along. It is extremely dangerous since you never know when the visor will drop down and obstruct your view. There have been a few occasions when I have been driving along and reach to put the turn signal on. At that moment the visor drops down and before I can recover I am close to hitting a car from the rear. I have tried simple solutions but the dealer indicates that nothing is wrong and it will cost over $700 to fix.

Both sun visors on my 2002 Toyota Highlander limited fall down by themselves. Both have the lighted mirror and the river side includes the homelink control. There are no other items attached to the visors. It happens all the time, whether or not I hit a bump in the road. I've added velcro tape to the visors, but the weight of them is too much for the tape to stick to the ceiling, so after a while, the visors fall down again.

I seem to be one of many that is having an issue with the sun visor on a 2002 Toyota Highlander. The driver side sun visor will no longer stay in place properly. This results in it falling down and blocking the vision of the driver. So far this has not caused a safety issue but the potential is definitely there.

Toyota 2002 Highlander limited driver's side sun visor flops down into driver's vision while driving. Obscures view momentarily creating a crash danger. Visor has lighted mirror and garage door opener built in. Reported to dealer and visor was replaced under service plan.

Sun visor on my driver side of my 2002 Toyota Highlander will stay in the up position (against the ceiling). Any slight bump in the road causes it fall and block my vision. It's quite a hazard!.

I have a 2002 Toyota Highlander and the driver's side visor will not stay up. The visor constantly falls in my line of vision. I've had the problem over two years.

I have a 2002 Toyota Highlander. The sun visors on the driver and passenger sides no longer stay up. This started nine months ago. If the sun visor does stay up, it drops down when the vehicle hits a mild bump.

Driver's side sun visor has been falling slightly from it's resting position on the headliner. On 4-20-07 the visor fell suddenly all the way downward and fully blocked my view of the road momentarily. I immediately went to my local Toyota dealer for advise on this problem. He thought there had been a TSB on the visor but indicated that it was the Lexus version that had the bulletin. I do not know this to be a fact. The new visor in my case is cost prohibitive at over 600. 00. I am not a safety expert but this seems to be a slam dunk safety issue and not a "I want my visor replaced for free" issue. Clearly a defect involving public safety. I suspect some accidents would get more attention-but why wait for one when this problem is so well documented?.

We have a 2002 Toyota Highlander which we purchased new in April 2002. The vehicle has about 39,000 miles. For the past 3 years the driver's side sun visor suddenly falls down and partially obstructs the driver's vision. It falls down at slow speed when the vehicle goes over bumps. It falls down on the interstate at highway speeds from vibrations - such as expansion joints in the road. It is usually just annoying but once in awhile it is very dangerous such as when your are passing on a two lane road it will suddenly drop down obstructing the driver's vision. I have looked on line and found this is a very common problem with the 2002 Highlander. And it is very expensive to fix if you have the garage door remote built into the visor - as we do. About an $800 repair - with the majority of the cost being the part. I think this is a safety issue and these defective visors should be replaced by Toyota. I don't know the exact date or mileage when this part started to fail so I estimated both.

Drivers side sun visor fall down into drivers view without warning, blocking the drivers view and creating a serious safety issue. The drivers visor will not stay in place on my 2002 Toyota Highlander. There is no visible defect with the visor and no damage to the vehicle that caused this problem to start. . Read more...

Sun visor, when flipped forward as far as it could go, would immediately drop down to a vertical position, thus blocking my view. I had to bend down to peek below the sun visor.

Both driver and passenger front sun visors become unable to stay in a fixed vertical position. Both have started to fall down, which blocks the driver's view. This is a very severe hazard and could cause a wreck.

1. Plastic tension coil holding up visor failed all of the sudden. 2. Plastic tension coil holding up visor failed causing the visor to fall down obstructing my vision while driving. This occurs anytime I hit a bump in the road while driving. 3. I went to Toyota to have it fixed and they told me it would cost a significant amount of money since there hadn't been any recall notices involving the described failure.

2002 Highlander driver side sun visor falls down unexpectedly while driving and at times will not remain in the up position, thus hindering view at times.

2002 Toyota Highlander driver side sun visor continually falls down while driving. Serious safety issue because when it happens it blocks the drivers view unexpectedly.

The sun visor on my 2002 Toyota Highlander keeps falling down into my sight of vision. I believe Toyota and your office should investigate this incident. It is becoming a safety hazard and it is very wide spread on many of Toyota vehicles. You only have to search the internet to see how many other complaints they are .

Sun visor problem . . . My driver side sun visor will not stay up and has become an hazard. I've also notice the same thing starting to happen to my passenger sun visor, a seat in which is all most never occupied!.

: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the sun visor on both the driver and passenger side will not lock and falls down into the occupant's view limiting visibility. The dealer determined the rod within the visors were fractured and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not alerted. Updated 9/13/2006 - the manufacturer has been contacted. The manufacture advised the consumer to contact the dealer. The dealer determined that there was no method to repair the visors and that they had to be replaced.

Safety problem/accident potential: drivers side sun visor problem. Visor does not stay in upright (against the roof) position. When driving, it causes a safety hazard by blocking my view of the road because it falls down into the vertical position.

My 2002 Toyota Highlander driver's side sun visor continuously falls down and will not stay in place. The passenger side sun visor stays in place if the car isn't moving, but will suddenly fall down unexpectedly when the car is in motion. The dealer says it would cost $600 to replace each visor, but my question is, why should I or any consumer have to pay for a manufacturer default? I have resorted to placing a velcro strip on the ceiling to keep the sun visor in place, which of course prevents me from using the visor at all.

Sunvisor on drivers side does not stay up.

Driver-side sun visor keeps falling straight down, and causes nearly no visibility while driving. I have read numerous complaints about this same problem with the '02 Highlanders. This should be a recall as it can cause a serious accident.

Driver side sun visor will not stay up. Drops down while driving blocking driver's view of the rode. Per Toyota dealer, new sun visor required at a cost of $600 plus labor.

Sun visor on both driver and passenger sides are defective. They keep falling down and nothing I've tried will keep them in place. This is a major hazard as it could really hurt somebody in an accident. This seems to be a very common problem. . Read more...

The driver sun visor is very loose and often drops down while driving the vehicle. Sometimes this is just a distraction but can easily cause an accident.