2021 Toyota Highlander Pop Noise over bump Body Flex

Lewis

Lewis

Moderator
Staff member
2021 Highlander AWD w/ 14K miles, dull knock/pop type noise coming from the rear/center of the vehicle while turning and going over a bump (body roll). The fix is to remove this body brace (located behind the 2nd row seat, remove 3rd row seats to access) and re-torque the 6 bolts and noise should be gone

i-MmSRbhw-M.jpg



 
J

Jon M

Guest
After leaving a negative review of a dealership near me the GM reached out to me and I took my car back and emailed them the link to this article. Long story short, they fixed the problem. So grateful for this article.
 
K

K W

Guest
Wow! Did a dealer find out the problem? Cause thats exactly the sound Im getting and no one can figure it out. 2022 Highlander with 20K miles. Only makes the noise sometimes. But its annoying AF.
 
L

Lisa Barron

Guest
2022 Highlander SE with 21K miles. The popping has driven me BATTY searching for the cause. Dealership couldn’t find it and before tearing it apart checked with Toyota Headquarters. They gave the technician this info(I had already read this to my service person and ge blew me off.) After getting warranty work approved, work was done and popping stopping. Could be a future recall if enough people take their “popping” in. I saw the charges to Toyota for repair. It was about $300.
 
L

Lisa Barron

Guest
K W said:
Wow! Did a dealer find out the problem? Cause thats exactly the sound Im getting and no one can figure it out. 2022 Highlander with 20K miles. Only makes the noise sometimes. But its annoying AF.
Click to expand...
Take it in! Mine is gone..so far!
 
S

Steve Miller

Guest
2022 Hylander 10,000 miles; local Toyota Service Manager fixed the problem under warrantee after reviewing the video.
 
A

Alex D

Guest
Lewis said:
2021 Highlander AWD w/ 14K miles, dull knock/pop type noise coming from the rear/center of the vehicle while turning and going over a bump (body roll). The fix is to remove this body brace (located behind the 2nd row seat, remove 3rd row seats to access) and re-torque the 6 bolts and noise should be gone

i-MmSRbhw-M.jpg



Click to expand...
 
A

Alex D

Guest
Lewis said:
2021 Highlander AWD w/ 14K miles, dull knock/pop type noise coming from the rear/center of the vehicle while turning and going over a bump (body roll). The fix is to remove this body brace (located behind the 2nd row seat, remove 3rd row seats to access) and re-torque the 6 bolts and noise should be gone

i-MmSRbhw-M.jpg



Click to expand...
So are we supposed to put the brace back on? Or should it be removed and the bolts just needs to be re-torque so basically deleting that brace.
 
Top