general problems of the 2007 Toyota Highlander

The driver side sun visor has started to droop down, unable to be put in full upward position. This has been getting increasingly worse over the past few months. A website I visited for help suggested reporting it to NHTSA. It is a safety hazard because it hangs down at forehead level when driving and causes a serious distraction. The website contained numerous complaints of other Highlander owners for the same problem and indicated that replacing it for several hundred dollars does not prevent a frequent recurrence of the problem. On the 2007 model, a lighted mirror is the only equipment contained in the visor itself.

Driver side sun visor dropped into field of vision. Dealer says this happens a lot with Highlander models. Visor will not stay up or down but rests in between, which defeats its intended use and interferes with driver vision. Dealer refused to repair as defect.

The driver's side sun visor drops and remains down at all times preventing driver full visability. The mechanism to keep the sun visor propped against car ceiling has failed.

The visor on the driver side "lost" it's spring and hangs down creating a distraction while driving.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated when traveling over slight road bumps, the drivers side sun visor would fall down, obstructing his line of vision. The dealer advised repairs to the visor would not be covered under warranty and would only be repaired at the owners expense. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000 and the current mileage was 67,000.