| Issue ID | 651322 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10208577 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2002 |
| File date | 10/11/07 |
| Component | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 45000 |
| Number of Occurences | 100 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BEAVERCREEK, OH |
| VIN pattern | JTEGF21A420XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 08/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 15 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | VOSS TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | BEAVERCREEK |
| Dealer's state code | OH |
| Dealer's ZIP code |