I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PURCHASED NOVEMBER, 2002 WITH CURRENT MILEAGE 49,570. I JUST NOTICED THAT THE STRAP PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS SHREDDING TO FINE THREADS PREMATURELY AND QUICKLY DETERIORATING DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. SOON, NOTHING WILL BE LEFT OF MY SEATBELT BUT FINE THREADS (VERY UNSAFE). I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO SERVICE ADVISORS AT MICHAEL'S TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE, WA AND TOYOTA OF KIRKLAND, WA AND REQUESTED FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. I WAS AWARE THAT OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE LONGER WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISORS THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE EXTENDED SAFETY RESTRAINT COVERAGE SO IT WOULD COST ME $205-230 FOR PARTS PLUS 1-2 HOURS OF LABOR TO GET THE SEATBELT REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE'S 36,000/3 YR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR
2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY NAME IS LORENZO E JOHNSON. I OWN A 2010 HIGHLANDER, AS OF TODAY 5/16/12 THE MILEAGE 32,800. THE REASON FOR THIS LETTER, THE LEFT PORTION OF MY WINDSHIELD IS COMING LOOSE OR THE LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW IS DYSFUNCTIONAL. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WINDSHIELD AND PASSENGER WINDOW. FIRST, I NOTICED THE SOUND OF GLASS IF IT WAS LOOSE, DRIVING MY DAILY ROUTE ON I95 FREDERICKSBURG VIRGINIA TO QUANTICO BASE VIRGINIA. THIS PORTION OF I95 IS SMOOTHER, THAN MOST STATE ROADS. THE GLASS SOUND IS NOT A CONTINUOUS SOUND, CAUSE TO ROADS DIFFERENT. IN FACT, THE GLASS SOUND OCCURS ONLY WHEN IT AN DRY DAY. I NOTICE THE ROAD NOISE HAS INCREASED. WHEN IT RAINS, I CAN NOT HEARD THE GLASS SOUND, DUE TO RAIN ON THE VEHICLE. I DRIVE THIS HIGHLANDER DAILY TO AND FROM WORK. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL TAKE A 3 MINUTE RIDE AND HEAR NOTHING, THAN I AM FORCED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. MANY YEARS AGO, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE INTERNAL AND LINER HAS TO REPLACED. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM?