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2007 Toyota Highlander repairs by problem area
Engine (35%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (4%)
Brakes and Traction Control (23%)
Suspension and Steering (15%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (12%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (6%)
Other (6%)
Chart based on 52 repairs.
2007 Toyota Highlander repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (22%)
$500 - $999 (26%)
$100 - $499 (30%)
< $100 (20%)
Chart based on 46 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2007 Toyota Highlander
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| Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada Sep 2011 - Oct 2011 | |||
| Oct 201162000 miC $1400 | Squeaks from wheel while moving | ||
2007 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
215-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
| Toyota Highlander in Pennsylvania, United States Oct 2010 - Jul 2013 | |||
| Jul 2012117000 miUS $300 | replaced lower control arms | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Virginia, United States Feb 2015 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Sep 2017145000 miUS $675 | Suspension bearing making noise when turning. Replaces front coilovers. | ||
2007 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
215-horsepower 3.3L V6 5-speed automatic AWD
| Toyota Highlander in Rhode Island, United States Jan 2013 - Mar 2016 | |||
| Jul 2015145700 miUS $2000 | Replaced calipers and rotors in front wheels | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Nov 2015 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Nov 201593000 mi | Sunroof drainhose blocked Repair Shop blew air through hose and washed out the blockage. No Charge for Repairs. | ||
| Jan 2016US $750 | Right Rear Caliper was frozen an inoperable. Both Rear Brakes, Rotors and Calipers Replaced. | ||
| Jun 2018105000 miUS $120 | Moonroof leak. We've had people use compressed air to open the drain hose but it just gets blocked again and again. It may very well be that the drain hose from the front passenger corner is perforated somehow. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in California, United States Aug 2011 - Jan 2021 | |||
| Oct 201385700 mi | Required replacement of timing chain at 90K miles. | ||
| Jan 201691700 miUS $476 | Struts and shocks no longer have initial bump resistance and shock absorption is declined, so time to replace with KYB units front and rear, new cartridge strut towers in front also. | ||
| Jul 2016110700 mi | Passenger side windshield wiper does not spray. | ||
| Sep 2016114000 mi | Right front passenger side CV axle making a clanking noise. Fixed windshield wiper jet nozzle by replacing wirh new dealer part. | ||
| Dec 2016122000 miUS $150 | Stereo head unit losing power, especially on hot days rhe sound is less than volume know setting and muddy = amplifier is going bad. | ||
| May 2018144000 miUS $350 | Passenger side front brake was making a noise and upon inspection, the pad wear was more on the outside pad than the caliper side. Dissaembly found that the upper caliper pin was frozen, and required a torch to heat up after soaking with penetrating oil and hammer to drive rusted pin out, lower pin was not rusted. Due to uneven wear on pads ,all brake pads we're replaced with Akebono Pro ACT Ceramic pads but the caliper hanger that the pad is fitted into required replacement on this side only, the driver side was fine. I found out that frozen caliper pins was a problem with many Toyotas in this year from a TSB. Due to uneven pad wear the passenger disc had to be turned as the pad had gotten low enough and off angle to have pad backing run against the rotor. Rotor was still above minimum thickness. Rears were checked and brake caliper pins were fine but all pins were lubricated with Permatix ceramic pin lubricant as the stock moly based lubricant dries out and hardens. The root cause of the pin seizure is the pin rubber boots had torn and let water in to rust the pin. | ||
| Mar 2020163000 miUS $760 | Replaced the struts on all wheels with KYB gas adjust units, did not replace springs, but did replace all upper and lower mounts, rubber bushings, front bearings on th shock tower and drives much better = no more body roll. | ||
| Apr 2020164000 miUS $350 | Replaced A/F sensors upstream and downstream of the front bank catalytic converter after getting P0430 code from check engine light and VSS warning light coming on. Now car runs much stronger, smoother and is more responsive. One sensor had lazy response and one had a failing heater Circuit. Used DENSO parts and a bottle of Cat-A-Clean by Berryman for $26 and now car runs like new! | ||
| May 2020164000 miUS $1400 | Spark plugs were replaced by dealer as you must pull off intake manifold on V6, and had not been done sinc car was new as Iriduim plugs are good for 125-140k miles, but found valve cover gaskets, water pipe gasket leaking, so all was fixed and for a trans full service with 15 qts of Redline D4 ATF 100% synthetic fluid provided by me and now shifts super smooth with no slipping,(it was starting to slip, especially in reverse). | ||
| Nov 2020164000 miUS $900 | Right rear wheel started to make howl at 40 mph on sharp right hand turn, worse when back of vehicle was loaded, suspected wheel hub bearing wear. Pulled wheel and turned hub by hand noting significant bearing drag when jacked up off ground on right rear hub of AWD. Bought original Toyota hub and bearing assembly with new wheel lugs, after seeing aftermarket hub quality was not as good as Toyota and decided to not buy Timken bearings separately to put into old hub as most likely the bearing race was damaged. Installed both right and left hub and axle bearing assembly, which requires complete disassembly of drum parking brake inside hub and removal of brake rotor and caliper. Axles now turn freely both sides. Car had been used to tow, go into snow, off road and factory part lasted 160k miles. Toyota buns were $400 each, new axle nuts, caliper mount bolts, and bearings are sealed so good for another 160k! | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New Jersey, United States Sep 2013 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Oct 201396700 miUS $760 | Noise/ replaced rear wheel bearing | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Jun 2010 - Sep 2018 | |||
| Jan 2014135500 miUS $755 | Car exhibited intermittent vibrations at various speeds. Car was sometimes reluctant to move forward in idle on flat surface or slight incline. Driver caliper found to be sticking. Caliper/rotor replaced. | ||
| Apr 2014138300 miUS $700 | Rear caliper frozen/sticking. Replaced rear calipers, pads, and rotors. | ||
| Aug 2014140000 miUS $1200 | Steel drain plug had been over torqued, stripped threads from aluminum oil pan. Oil pan replaced. | ||
| Sep 2018172000 miUS $180 | Serpentine tensioner failed, serpentine belt broke. | ||
2007 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
208-horsepower 3.3L V6 Hybrid CVT FWD
| Toyota Highlander in New Mexico, United States Dec 2014 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Sep 201563000 mi | The driver's side sun visor had lost its "grip" and would not hold when I tried to fold it up out of sight. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Georgia, United States Jun 2010 - Sep 2013 | |||
| May 201368000 miUS $965 | water pump leak. Replaced pump and damaged timing belt. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Feb 2017 - Mar 2018 | |||
| Mar 2017203000 mi | Hybrid inverter transistor replacement They recommended the timing belt and water pump be replaced along with leaking cam and crank seals (11 hrs labor). The tech showed me the covers were sprayed with oil inside from the cam seals leaking. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States Aug 2018 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Sep 2019165000 miUS $100 | This car is just slowly going bad; it's a hybrid and the battery is going out. I had my favorite mechanic go through it, and he said that there are issues with an airflow sensor that are causing a rough idle. | ||
| Nov 2021204000 miUS $1500 | General 100,000 mile service + diagnosis of check engine light (evaporative emissions system) | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Texas, United States Apr 2013 - Aug 2019 | |||
| Jul 2013101700 miUS $300 | Radiator's plastic tank (passenger side) cracked o. Radiator replaced. | ||
| Oct 2013105000 mi | dried coolant found around the water pump seal. replaced water pump | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Florida, United States Jan 2020 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 2020134000 miUS $2523 | Replaced ABS control module. Known problem with this vehicle, date of failure outlasted extended warranty deadline. | ||
2007 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
208-horsepower 3.3L V6 Hybrid CVT AWD
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Jun 2015 - Oct 2020 | |||
| Jan 2017 | Window off track | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Apr 2016 - Nov 2016 | |||
| Jul 2016130800 miUS $1000 | Mechanic noticed that boots on left front axle were torn. He tried to pull axle apart to clean and grease, but was unable to. Hybrid axles are different than standard. Ended up getting new axle from dealer. | ||
| Nov 2016135000 miUS $100 | Left rear brake backer plate was bent and rubbing on something moving. They removed it. They told me that putting a new one back on will be expensive. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States Sep 2010 - Jun 2011 | |||
| Oct 201021000 miUS $500 | Wheel bearing noise was the Front Left Bearing - replaced under factory extended warranty, but dealer said it wouldn't have been covered if it was a rear bearing. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Kentucky, United States Jun 2010 - Mar 2017 | |||
| Apr 201151000 miUS $25 | CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER MAJOR RAIN STORM. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE CAR STARTED EASILY AND PROBLEM NOT DIAGNOSED WITH ALL TESTING NEGATIVE. | ||
| Nov 201269700 miUS $517 | GPS became unreliable and diagnosis was damaged Data DVD which was replaced | ||
| Nov 201488000 miUS $1581 | Coils (2) quit, replaced timing belt and water pump at same time | ||
| Sep 201593000 miUS $780 | Replacement of rear brakes, rotors & calipers | ||
| Feb 201696000 miUS $1400 | tHE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED AND SOMETHING ELSE WAS DONE (I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE SAID). | ||
2007 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV
155-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| Toyota Highlander in Illinois, United States Dec 2014 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Jul 2015112700 miUS $167 | Noise in front brakes, replaced left front caliper, adjusted brakes. | ||
| Mar 2016124000 miUS $225 | Car was loosing power and battery light came on dash, eventually lost power. Replaced the battery which was in older anyway to avoid a tow, drove to mechanic and replaced the alternator with aftermarket part. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in North Carolina, United States Jul 2012 - Jun 2016 | |||
| Mar 2016147000 miUS $475 | Catalytic converter failed -- replaced. Alternator failed -- replaced. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in New York, United States Nov 2014 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Dec 2014112000 miUS $1000 | Car wouldn't turn over, or was intermittently turning over. Claimed the dead battery had messed up throttle control valve (whatever that means) Replaced it. All I know is the car starts now. | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States Mar 2012 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Mar 2013101000 miUS $700 | Front struts replaced and rear brake job completed | ||
| Toyota Highlander in Ohio, United States Jan 2012 - Jun 2022 | |||
| Mar 2017121000 miUS $312 | Alternator bearing wearing out. Alternator replaced. | ||
| Jan 2022150000 miUS $1224 | Serpentine Belt replaced. Battery Replaced Rear Brakes; Calipers, Pads, Rotors. Valve cover gasket replaced. | ||
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