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3.75 out of 5 stars

Mostly as expected but not everything

pma022, 02/21/2011
2009 Toyota Highlander Sport 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful

Own this SUV for nearly 2 years. Reliability is good. No issue so far. But there are quite a few rattling noises from dash,2nd and 3rd row seats. It's definitely not as serious as mechanical or electrical problem but sometimes is quite annoying. Dealer said it's from under seats and cannot fix due to safety issue. Another problem is the very weird tire size. They're top expensive. Change a set will charge $955 at Costco and $1000 at America Tire. Basically it's a comfortable and fast car but Toyota can make it better.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Highlander SPORT

luvtoyota10, 02/12/2013
2009 Toyota Highlander Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful

This is my father's car and it is great. The sport suspension does make a difference, it handles better than my 2013 Highlanader. Theres more steering feel. It does well in the snow, haven't had any problems with it. Just doing maintenance on it. The JBL sound system is amazing! Some of my leather Jackets tend to stick to the leather on the seats and make a weird noise when I get out of the seat. It does everything you want it to. I like the huge backup camera as well.

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5 out of 5 stars

Do U Wanna a Keeper?

RickinAL, 03/18/2020
2009 Toyota Highlander Sport 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful

That's what you get with the Highlander. I bought it with 12 miles on it in 2009 and now as it approaches 300,000 miles in 2020 I have yet to experience any major problems. Like I said, "It's a keeper."

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5 out of 5 stars

Best new vehicle purchase I've ever made

David, 03/22/2009
2009 Toyota Highlander 4dr SUV (2.7L 4cyl 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Compared to my Jeep Liberty (which this replaced), the Highlander is amazing. It has just the right amount of space, gas mileage is impressive, and don't let anyone tell you that the 4-cylinder engine isn't powerful enough; it has more than enough "get up and go". Rides very smooth and quiet.

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5 out of 5 stars

my third highlander

Dennis Janezic, 05/26/2016
updated 12/01/2020
2009 Toyota Highlander Sport 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

This is a solid vehicle. Not overly large but roomy enough for passenger comfort and carrying sport stuff, golf clubs, etc. Don't really have anything bad to say about it

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