general problems of the 2004 Toyota Highlander

I was driving on an interstate at approximately 65 mph when I heard a noise from the moonroof. When I opened up the moonroof shade the moonroof was gone. The moonroof had been ripped away from the glue and flew up into the air.

Driver sun visor defect has caused numerous safety issues and near accidents. Visor will not remain up while driving in 2004 toyata Highlander.

The vehicle's heating and air system causes me to have to "joggle" the knob several times prior to it beginning to perform the specified need.

The heater inside my car won't turn off. I have hot air blowing continuously, even when the air system is turned off! this makes the car dangerous to drive for very long. (t>100 most of time) there was no accident or incident, it just started. The problem is well documented on various car forums online due to wire defect.

Vehicle blows hot air when ventilation system is turned on, even while a/c is on.

Driver's sun visor drops unexpectedly or won't stay up out of range of vision replaced before by Toyota under warranty. . . Now a $750 repair???.

Sun visor (driver side) fell down while I was driving on the freeway with a speed of about 65mph. . It blocked my view. Thank god I was able to pull over to a safe place. The visor is holding in place by a rubber band and a stick but the problem is that when my car is park the heat inside the car melts the rubber band and the visor falls over again. I talked to Toyota dealer about this problem several times. Their response was that my extended warranty is over and that the only solution was to buy a new visor for about $500 (+ installation fees and extra electronic mirror cable). Toyota needs to address this problem, it is a driving hazard. It should be a recall item.

While driving the normal vibration of the vehicle causes the driver's side visor to fall down obstructing the view of the road. This occurs frequently especially if the road is uneven and on the freeway. The visor contains a factory garage door opener built in. I am 6'1" tall; thus, the view of the road is mostly obstructed. This first occurred as I was driving at freeway speeds, fortunantly I was not involed in an accident. If I was in heavy traffic there was a good chance of this causing an accident. I have contacted Toyota requesting information on a quick fix, if applicable, and asked if they are willing to cover the cost of repairing the defect as the warranty of the vehicle has expired.

Complete lost of heat from defroster and heater. Seem to be a generic problem will all Toyota Highlanders or many.