Toyota Highlander Scheduled Maintenance
South Dade Toyota isn’t just a place to buy your next car, it’s a place where we help you take care of your car. Making sure your car undergoes regular maintenance is vital to maintaining its safety and high-performance over an extended period of time. Using the Toyota Highlander maintenance schedule, we let you know when your car needs servicing and we make sure the job gets done right. The Toyota Highlander service intervals come at 5,000, 15,000, and 30,000 miles, and are a key part of keeping your car in peak driving shape and making sure your warranty remains intact.
It doesn’t matter if you drive your car a little or drive your car a lot, keeping up to date with the Toyota Highlander Service schedule ensures your car receives regular oil changes, fluid checks, visual inspections, and other types of routine maintenance. It’s also best to leave these tasks in the hands of our factory-trained technicians who make it their duty to take good care of your car. By following through on the recommended Toyota Highlander maintenance schedule, you will keep your car in excellent running condition, avoid costly repairs down the line, and improve your car’s resale value. Most importantly, you’ll have peace of mind that the vehicle you bought from South Dade Toyota will be safe and reliable for many years to come.
Toyota Highlander Service Intervals
BASIC SERVICE
Every 5,000 Miles*
- Add Toyota EFI Tank Additive or equivalent (2GR-FKS engine AND Hawaii or Puerto Rico only)
- Check installation of driver’s floor mat
- Inspect and adjust all fluid levels
- Inspect wiper blades
- Rotate tires
- Visually inspect brake linings/drums and brake pads/discs
Additional Maintenance Items for Special Operating Conditions
Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads:
- Inspect ball joints and dust covers
- Inspect drive shaft boots
- Inspect engine air filter
- Inspect steering linkage and boots
- Re-torque propeller shaft bolt (4WD)
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
- Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body
Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading:
- Re-torque propeller shaft bolt (4WD)
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
- Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body
Repeated trips of less than five miles in temperatures below 32°F / 0°C:
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for a long distance such as police, taxi or door-to-door delivery use:
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE
Every 15,000 Miles*
- Add Toyota EFI Tank Additive or equivalent (2GR-FKS engine AND Hawaii or Puerto Rico only)
- Check installation of driver’s floor mat
- Inspect and adjust all fluid levels
- Inspect wiper blades
- Re-torque propeller shaft bolt (4WD)
- Rotate tires
- Visually inspect brake linings/drums and brake pads/discs
NOTE: If 0W-20 oil WAS NOT used at the last oil change, replace engine oil and oil filter.
Inspect the following:
- Ball joints and dust covers
- Brake lines and hoses
- Drive shaft boots
- Engine coolant
- Exhaust pipes and mountings
- Radiator and condenser
- Rear differential oil (4WD)
- Steering gear
- Steering linkage and boots
- Transfer case oil (4WD)
Additional Maintenance Items for Special Operating Conditions
Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads:
- Inspect engine air filter
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
- Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body
Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading:
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
- Replace rear differential oil (4WD)
- Replace transfer case oil (4WD)
- Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body
Repeated trips of less than five miles in temperatures below 32°F / 0°C:
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
Extensive idling and/or low speed driving for a long distance such as police, taxi or door-to-door delivery use:
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
MAJOR SERVICE
Every 30,000 Miles*
- Add Toyota EFI Tank Additive or equivalent (2GR-FKS engine AND Hawaii or Puerto Rico only)
- Check installation of driver’s floor mat
- Inspect and adjust all fluid levels
- Inspect wiper blades
- Re-torque propeller shaft bolt (4WD)
- Replace cabin air filter
- Replace engine air filter
- Replace engine oil and oil filter
- Rotate tires
Inspect the following:
- Automatic transmission for signs of leakage
- Ball joints and dust covers
- Brake lines and hoses
- Brake linings/drums and brake pads/discs
- Drive shaft boots
- Engine coolant
- Exhaust pipes and mountings
- Fuel lines and connections, fuel tank band and fuel tank vapor vent system hoses
- Fuel tank cap gasket
- Radiator and condenser
- Rear differential oil (4WD)
- Steering gear
- Steering linkage and boots
- Transfer case oil (4WD)
Additional Maintenance Items for Special Operating Conditions
Driving on dirt roads or dusty roads:
- Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body
Driving while towing, using a car-top carrier, or heavy vehicle loading:
- Replace rear differential oil (4WD)
- Replace transfer case oil (4WD)
- Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body
Warranty Guide
It may just be a piece of paper, but your Warranty Guide is the most important piece of paper associated with your car. It’s the key to making sure your car stays in good condition for as long as possible. Fortunately, you can just download the Warranty Guide, which will make it easier for you to keep track of all routine maintenance to keep your car in tip-top shape. Using the maintenance log inside the Warranty Guide, you can view every scheduled maintenance interval, ensuring you won’t miss a tuneup or inspection so that your car can perform at a high level for years to come.
Toyota Care
After you buy your vehicle from South Dade Toyota, we also want to provide you with top-notch service. It starts with Toyota Care, our no-cost maintenance plan that covers all normal scheduled maintenance on your car for either two years or 25,000 miles. For that time period, our technicians will take care of all recommended maintenance, including oil and filter replacement, tire rotation, and multi-point inspections. We even remind you when it’s time to bring your car in for servicing. On top of that, you’ll also receive 24-hour roadside assistance at no cost for two years. Toyota Care’s roadside assistance includes emergency fuel delivery, lockout protection, batter jump start, tire service, and towing. With Toyota Care, we make sure you’re always covered.
* Please review the attached PDF for full warranty details.