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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.
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2007 Toyota Highlander repair cost distribution

$2500+ (2%)

$1000 - $2499 (22%)

$500 - $999 (26%)

$100 - $499 (30%)

< $100 (20%)

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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

Engine not specified

Toyota Highlander in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2011 - Oct 2011
Oct 2011

62000 mi

C $1400
Squeaks from wheel while moving 

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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 2012

117000 mi

US $300
replaced lower control arms 
Toyota Highlander in Virginia, United States
Feb 2015 - Mar 2018
Sep 2017

145000 mi

US $675
Suspension bearing making noise when turning. Replaces front coilovers. 

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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 2015

145700 mi

US $2000
Replaced calipers and rotors in front wheels 
Toyota Highlander in Massachusetts, United States
Nov 2015 - Sep 2018
Nov 2015

93000 mi
Sunroof drainhose blocked Repair Shop blew air through hose and washed out the blockage. No Charge for Repairs. 
Jan 2016

US $750
Right Rear Caliper was frozen an inoperable. Both Rear Brakes, Rotors and Calipers Replaced. 
Jun 2018

105000 mi

US $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 2013

85700 mi
Required replacement of timing chain at 90K miles. 
Jan 2016

91700 mi

US $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 2016

110700 mi
Passenger side windshield wiper does not spray. 
Sep 2016

114000 mi
Right front passenger side CV axle making a clanking noise. Fixed windshield wiper jet nozzle by replacing wirh new dealer part. 
Dec 2016

122000 mi

US $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 2018

144000 mi

US $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 2020

163000 mi

US $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 2020

164000 mi

US $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 2020

164000 mi

US $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 2020

164000 mi

US $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 2013

96700 mi

US $760
Noise/ replaced rear wheel bearing 
Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States
Jun 2010 - Sep 2018
Jan 2014

135500 mi

US $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 2014

138300 mi

US $700
Rear caliper frozen/sticking. Replaced rear calipers, pads, and rotors. 
Aug 2014

140000 mi

US $1200
Steel drain plug had been over torqued, stripped threads from aluminum oil pan. Oil pan replaced. 
Sep 2018

172000 mi

US $180
Serpentine tensioner failed, serpentine belt broke. 

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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 2015

63000 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 2013

68000 mi

US $965
water pump leak. Replaced pump and damaged timing belt. 
Toyota Highlander in Maryland, United States
Feb 2017 - Mar 2018
Mar 2017

203000 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 2019

165000 mi

US $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 2021

204000 mi

US $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 2013

101700 mi

US $300
Radiator's plastic tank (passenger side) cracked o. Radiator replaced. 
Oct 2013

105000 mi
dried coolant found around the water pump seal. replaced water pump 
Toyota Highlander in Florida, United States
Jan 2020 - Jun 2022
Mar 2020

134000 mi

US $2523
Replaced ABS control module. Known problem with this vehicle, date of failure outlasted extended warranty deadline. 

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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 2016

130800 mi

US $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 2016

135000 mi

US $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 2010

21000 mi

US $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 2011

51000 mi

US $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 2012

69700 mi

US $517
GPS became unreliable and diagnosis was damaged Data DVD which was replaced 
Nov 2014

88000 mi

US $1581
Coils (2) quit, replaced timing belt and water pump at same time 
Sep 2015

93000 mi

US $780
Replacement of rear brakes, rotors & calipers 
Feb 2016

96000 mi

US $1400
tHE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED/REPLACED AND SOMETHING ELSE WAS DONE (I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE SAID). 

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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 2015

112700 mi

US $167
Noise in front brakes, replaced left front caliper, adjusted brakes. 
Mar 2016

124000 mi

US $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 2016

147000 mi

US $475
Catalytic converter failed -- replaced. Alternator failed -- replaced. 
Toyota Highlander in New York, United States
Nov 2014 - Jul 2017
Dec 2014

112000 mi

US $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 2013

101000 mi

US $700
Front struts replaced and rear brake job completed 
Toyota Highlander in Ohio, United States
Jan 2012 - Jun 2022
Mar 2017

121000 mi

US $312
Alternator bearing wearing out. Alternator replaced. 
Jan 2022

150000 mi

US $1224
Serpentine Belt replaced. Battery Replaced Rear Brakes; Calipers, Pads, Rotors. Valve cover gasket replaced. 

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