2008 Toyota Highlander Consumer Discussions

Toyota Highlander Tires and Wheels

Re: It just got worse [gopcs]

Written by: steve1979 on Nov 11, 2009 08:35 AM

I'm sorry for being a skeptic----but I think it's absolutely NOT TRUE that the Toyota people don't know about the Highlander tire issue, I think it's just good politics to pretend when asked that you know of no litigation/complaints, etc. I "played dumb" and asked the Toyota dealer I bought my 2008 Highlander Hybrid about any "tire concerns" on this car and he ... Read More...

Re: Toyo Tires [as48]

Written by: tventre on Nov 09, 2009 00:38 PM

I have a 2008 Highlander Sport with 13,770 miles P245/55R19 A20 tires) . I went to the Toyota dealer and they were very aware of the tire issue. They would offer me 10% discount on Bridgestone. I contacted Toyo customer service at 1-800-442-8696 (Calif location) and they gave me 2 tire shops to bring my car for inspection. The conclusion is that all 4 tires have premature ... Read More...

Toyota Highlander Schematic Part List

2008 HL schematic part list

Written by: hara_smith on Nov 01, 2009 09:39 AM

Hello, I was wondering if anybody know where I can find a complete schematic part list for a 2008 Highlander that shows the Toyota part number. Thanks. HS Read More...

AWD not available for 2010 Highlander?

Re: AWD not available for 2010 Highlander? [jomcclen]

Written by: kharris on Oct 29, 2009 02:07 PM

When I got my 2009 Highlander Sport, the only choices were 2WD and full time 4WD. That's all that was offered and all that appeared in the brochures at the dealers. Some sales people or perhaps some reviewers may have mistakenly referred to the 4WD as AWD but Toyota itself has only called it full time 4WD on the 2008 and 2009 Highlanders(and apparently on the 2010's ... Read More...

Toyota Highlander Tires and Wheels

2008+ Toyota Highlander Wheel Issues

Written by: pj_ean on Oct 28, 2009 02:24 PM

Like many of you Toyota Highlander owners I have searched and searched for a suitable replacement tire for the stock 245/55R19 Bridgestones. These were terrible tires from day one, especially in snow of any depth. I have 30K miles on them and will not go another winter slipping and sliding through the snow. My dad always told me the cheapest insurance you can buy ... Read More...

Re: 2008 Highlander Sport Tires [kharris]

Written by: steve1979 on Oct 26, 2009 11:53 AM

In response to Christy, a couple of points: A surprise to me was that while there are quite a few different tire options available from various companies (Michelin, Pirelli, Continental, etc.) for 19 inch tires that are CLOSE TO, BUT NOT EXACT SIZE to the 245-55-R19's used on current Highlanders----it's still not exact. If you look back on the recent exchanges ... Read More...

2008 Highlander Sport Tires

Written by: christyp1 on Oct 24, 2009 06:20 PM

Just bought the Toyo H/T's. Very nice cost $1074 out the door for all 4 tires. Bought them at Les Schawb in Sacramento, CA. They were able to order these tires and gave me a bit of a discount due to the headache I ve been going through in getting new tires for this car. Only got 27,000 miles out of the Toyo A20's, not to bad since the tire is rated at 300, but not happy that ... Read More...

Sorry, I apparently can't read numbers!

Written by: steve1979 on Oct 21, 2009 08:22 AM

To all who I've unintentionally mislead: I clearly mis-read the numbers on the tire and between the garage and my office transposed the "55" number to be 255-55-R19 size; IN REALITY---as just pointed out to me by Bob 259, the tire size on my 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is 245-55-R19. Getting old I guess as I can't seem to remember a number long enough to walk from ... Read More...

Re: Toyo tires [steve1979]

Written by: kharris on Oct 21, 2009 06:51 AM

I've never seen a 2008 or 2009 Highlander with anything other than the 245/55 19's than came on my 2009. However, I never looked at a Hybrid so I'm thinking that perhaps at some point Toyota was using the 255 size on the Hybrids only. Certainly is curious though. Read More...

Re: Toyo tires [doubles3]

Written by: steve1979 on Oct 20, 2009 06:04 PM

This is odd; both my brother and I bought new 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrids; him in late 2008---and mine a holdover (2008) that I bought in 2009, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE THE 255-55R-19 at original equipment. Now I'm seeing various folks tell me that this is what some Highlander owners "are going to"----suggesting an up-sizing, which is NOT the case. The 255 size are ... Read More...