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Used 2002 Toyota Highlander Consumer Reviews

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5 out of 5 stars

best car I ever had

gtsai, 03/01/2002
2002 Toyota Highlander AWD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Toyota highlander is the best car / suv I had ever had; I had honda accord, vw, mazda, ford, acura integra and TL 3.2; but nothing like highlander; the quilty the drive, the look. It's the lexus make toyota; enjoyed this car very much. if you thinking of buying a car or suv, you owe to you self to check this one out, about 30k!

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5 out of 5 stars

Love My Toyota

Rick, 04/11/2010
2002 Toyota Highlander 2WD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought this with 15,000 miles on it and it has 116,000 on it now and never had any problems with it, I guess its time to change the plugs other than that, I will be looking for a newer one soon and getting a nice resale on this one.

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5 out of 5 stars

Highlander 4 Matrix

Highlander, 04/03/2005
2002 Toyota Highlander 2WD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The best of all is I can make turn on highway while driving 65 mph without braking and need not to worry about flip over. In the snow just hit the snow button and elec control will take over.

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2.38 out of 5 stars

Not for wind

Jim Fresh, 05/07/2002
2002 Toyota Highlander 2WD 4dr SUV (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Not a bad vehicle but should come better equipped. For 28K, you only get cloth seats, power driver seat, and a moonroof. I was able to prive a Lexus RX w/ similar features at 33.5K, should have gone for that but the car was for my mom and she didn't want to pay the price difference. For little more, she would have had the leather and a 4 year warranty, oh and wood instead of that fake aluminum looking stuff on the dash.

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4 out of 5 stars

Disappointed long time Toyota owner

JoesHomeWorkshop, 01/16/2009
2002 Toyota Highlander AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The vehicle started out OK with no issues. By the time 70,000 miles rolled around we had unending engine light problems which the dealer kept "fixing" by running "calibration". This held for a few months at a time until the emissions warranty ran out. Then a "surprise" quote to the tune of $1,000 for catalytic converter job! At 104,000 miles the vehicle came to a literal "grinding" halt with a $4,000 transmission repair quote from a dealer. Took it an independent reputable tranny shop that found a pinion gear roll pin that had not been installed right at the factory, had backed out and caused damage to the transmission. Claim to Toyota did nothing. I had better luck with my other Toyotas.

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