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Comfy, but lacks refinement
rkramer455, 02/18/2013
2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Overall it's a comfortable vehicle with lots of leg room in the rear. However, using it for travel to cycling events has shown major problems. With a hitch rack on the back and gear inside, the rear end squats and the front raises up. This causes the front to wander dangerously, especially in the rain. The tire wear problem is well known and at 35k miles, expect to replace them. There have been numerous rattles in the doors and currently the rear seat vibrates loudly even at low speeds. The FWD just has poor traction and easily spins its wheels at the stop light.
Incredible Reliability Again
cindy h, 03/18/2010
2008 Toyota Highlander Sport 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is my 3rd Toyota, the first Highlander that I have owned. Toyota makes the most reliable vehicles. I've never had an issue mechanical or safety related with any Toyota I've owned..period. This 08 Highlander is not only comfortable but has great flexibility to handle the demands of a family of five with out being huge.
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Driver-side Window
pikabill, 09/07/2012
2008 Toyota Highlander Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
The build quality and reliability of my 2008 Highlander has proven to be poor with only 59,000 miles on it and Toyota Customer Service was a waste of time...for example, the driver- side window failed from a plastic part and the dealer charged me over $400 to fix it. Toyota Customer Service and the dealer provided no consideration whatsoever. Yes, it was outside the warranty and Toyota has no obligation to fix it and I have no obligation to purchase another Toyota.
Could be better
chili palmer, 01/14/2008
2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Just bought the 2WD Limited edition. Took it for a test drive before buying but I didn't notice the poorly designed inside door handles. It seems when you try and use the electric window switches the handle gets in the way. Try it you'll see what I mean. I have a 2003 Highlander and it rides better then this 2008. This 2008 rides more like a truck with the 19" wheels. All in all I think it's one of the best out there. They just have to twik it a bit. Also, it's bigger than my 2003 which I think I like, I'll have to get use to it.
Is OK ..Just Ok
pointswest, 09/23/2011
2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
This was a replacement to years of minivans.. I was surprised that reliability has not been as good as I expected from what I was told of Toyota ( good marketing I guess),and some repair items under warranty required discussion elevated to dealer manager before issue was resolved. To the question , Will I buy another Toyota ? probably not