r/ToyotaGrandHighlander

GH owners, what’s your mileage?

I have about a 58 mile daily round trip and I’m always curious how many miles you have or what’s your average yearly mileage look like. I bought my 26 GH gas in April and have 7k on it already 😬 I want to keep the vehicle for 10-12 years so hoping it has a lot miles left to go despite some of the transmission issues seen in some of the forums.

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Is rust normal?

I was vacuuming out my '25 GHHM Platinum and opened up the trunk compartment for the spare for probably the first time and noticed this bracket looked really rusty. Is this normal?

u/Invalid_Credentia1s — 2 days ago

Has anyone found silicone inserts for the doors yet?

The first lollipop stick or whatever my kids decide to place in these is going to be the end of this felt

u/imsandradeee — 3 days ago

To Buy or Not to Buy?

Could use some advice! Local Toyota dealership is selling a 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander MAX Platinum, I negotiated $49k OTD. Blueprint exterior, portobello interior.

The catch: it has 90k miles as it was driven by a realtor. Seems to have been well maintained and has a solid service history (most of the service was done at the dealership). One owner, no accidents.

I had a Pre-purchase inspection done and the only thing flagged were some scratches to the exterior, which is expected, and a cracked front headlight. Everything else was good. The crack was found after the OTD negotiation. Called a local dealership and was quoted about $600 for the repair.

Would you go for it? Why or why not?

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u/norbear20 — 2 days ago

New or used?

I love that these cars hold their value, but that’s also making me second guess my plan to buy used. I had decided to be responsible and buy my grand Highlander hybrid 1 year older just to avoid being the one who absorbs that initial depreciation. Then I looked at the prices of 2025’s and decided maybe I should go with a 2024. They aren’t any better! Is it even worth the 10K savings to buy a 2024 with 25-30K miles already on it? I’m not even sure at this point…

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u/rdtgrl — 3 days ago

Interior options

I can't seem to figure out online and have gotten too much pressure and no good answers from a local dealership so I'm looking here for help before deciding whether or not to look into the GHH further.

We need 8 seats, AWD, leather. A few years ago we were considering the Sienna but that configuration was not an option and the Highlander but the 3rd row was too tight. Does anyone know if they are selling cars with all three of those options and if the third row is any better than the Highlander Hybrid from about 6 years ago?

Thanks for the help!

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u/junknames — 3 days ago

How long to order in Quebec Canada?

Hello everybody! Looking for a Grand Highlander Hybrid in the area between Montreal and the U.S. border and it seems inventory is thin. Our local Toyota sales person said 6-8 months would be the typical factory wait time if we wanted to put a deposit down.

Has anybody else had experience with this? I realize Canada doesn’t get the inventory as quickly as the U.S. but wondering if any fellow Canadians might see this?

Thanks!

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u/circa917 — 3 days ago

2026 gh hybrid nightshade for 58.3k

I see a local dealer has one listed tsrp for 58.3k. in cement too. pano roof pano view monitor, all weather floor liners. should I walk in?

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u/N0xygen_ — 3 days ago

Wanna see what happens when you start to lose hybrid batter cells?

Out of no where my 24 GHHL (50K miles) just goes crazy like this and the output driving power drops to 1/4 of normal power. Almost as if I was driving on 3 cylinders. I was able to keep it going fine and limp it to my dealership. The initial diagnosis is that hybrid battery cells and malfunctioning. They aren’t a 100% sure so they gave me a loaner car and a certified hybrid batter tech is driving in on Monday with replacement parts including a full replacement battery. It’s all under warrantee so I’m not worried. Just sharing the malfunction notifications.

u/Mookest — 4 days ago

GHH - limited/nightshade Bay Area 200 miles radius

Looking for GHH Limited/Nightshade – Bay Area
We’re currently in the market for a GHH Limited or Nightshade with a panoramic camera and 2nd-row bench seats.

If anyone in the Bay Area or surrounding areas has recently purchased one and is willing to share their purchase price, dealer, and any negotiation tips, I’d really appreciate it!

I’m also new to purchasing through dealerships, as my last vehicle was purchased online. Any advice on how to find the best price, which dealers to contact, and how to approach negotiations would be extremely helpful.

I’ve tried cold-emailing a few dealers but haven’t had much success so far. Thanks in advance!

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u/SmallBasil7 — 3 days ago

Issue with brakes.

Hello over here, I'm having an issue with my car bakes, 2024 GH Gas, when they get hot, the car shakes like if the rotors were warped or uneven, when the rotorsar cold, it brakes smoothly. Does anyone already change them by another OEM ones or there is a better upgrade?

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u/Rulalala2 — 3 days ago

Orange symbol on GH Dashboard

Test drove a 2024 GH plat, and the system malfunction light came up. Somebody mentioned the orange symbol on the right means that the sensors are dirty. Just wanted to confirm if that’s actually the case.

u/Vincenzo1855 — 4 days ago

Vent?

The vent in the right side of the trunk. What is it for? Is it supposed to blow air, is it an intake?

Mine has always done nothing, while it sounds loud like a closed vent trying to push air back there and drives me insane.

Not sure it's purpose to tell if it's broken or just loud.

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u/Resident-Industry-43 — 4 days ago

Toyota Grand Highlander delivery status: Vehicle at port, no ETA

Has anyone else experienced long delays with a Toyota Grand Highlander delivery?

I ordered mine a few months ago. It was supposed to arrive 10days ago, and I was previously told it was only 4 days away. Now the dealership says it’s sitting at the port with no ETA and it could take anywhere from 2 weeks to over a month

Is this a normal Toyota delay, or should I be asking more questions? I’d appreciate hearing about your experience.

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u/Recent_Scene1384 — 3 days ago

Transmission Going Out on 2026 Gas Grand Highlander XLE

I’m at 15,600 miles. It was making a super faint whining noise last weekend, but it stopped after a few hours and hasn’t happened since. Assumed it was a fan in the engine due to being on a 4.5 hour roadtrip in high temps. I was due for my tire rotation, so I asked if they could just check it out to ease my anxiety. Last thing I expected was for the transmission to be going out. Super disappointed! I don’t tow anything with my vehicle, there’s no recalls out….. luckily I’m under warranty. But still frustrating and I needed to vent 😩 Anyone else having transmission issues already??

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u/emilyh00 — 5 days ago