Used 2005 Toyota Highlander Consumer Reviews
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05 Highlander Limited
Roomy, full of pep on Interstates, many of the same conveniences as a Lexus, allows much better vision of highway and surrounding area than the sedan, and excellent six member family SUV. Best buy of a SUV of six researched and test driven!
Toy 05
Best built vehicle ever owned, perfect for many many needs.
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $8,500239 mi away
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $4,995330 mi away
- Base 4dr SUVMSRP: $5,450394 mi away
2005 Toyota Highlander best car I ever had!
Awesome SUV! Had mine for 15 years and 300,000 kilometres. Would probably still be driving it if someone hadn't run a red light and written it off. :( Loved that car. Now drive a 2019 Highlander. Miss my old Highlander but this one has all the bells and whistles so it's pretty nice. :)
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Nice but not perfect
I really like the overall package but have a couple of issues. About 6 months after I bought my Highlander, the driver's side weatherstrip came off at the bottom of the door. Toyota issued a Technical Service Bulletin about it (see edmunds.com Maintenance, Recalls, and TSBs) so it must be a fairly common problem. Closing the sunroof completely is a guessing game. If you hold the button too long the roof tilts up. I've also noticed an excessive amount of wind noise on the highway, which was addressed in another Toyota TSB. To me those are fairly minor issues. Would I still buy one? Probably so.
Disappointed in Toyota
The shifts between 1st and 2nd (up and down)are annoying. Daughters driving it will get carsick. Saw this in other reviews. Poor factory install on gaskets caused oil leaks. Lower weather strip on driver side is detaching. Steering is loose and makes it feel like some problem with front end.