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2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid exterior lighting problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid4% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Exterior Lighting complaints
4%
share of all complaints
67,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 4
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My 2006 highlander hybrid has burn marks on the headlight lens where the daytime running lights have gotten so hot that they actually melt the plastic on the inside of the headlight lens. This has reduced my visibility when driving at night and I would imagine that if it is getting hot enough to…

    filed Feb 24, 2017

  • Front headlight on both right and left side burnt out, in doing so the outside lens was burned with a quarter size white spot. Plastic lens was melted.

    filed Nov 5, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Exterior Lighting problems in other Highlander Hybrid years

YearReportsShare
2007 Highlander Hybrid11%
Highlander Hybrid exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.