Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM - INVERTER | ||||||
| PE11005 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/15/2011 | 07/20/2011 | Hybrid inverter failure - vehicle stall | 11V342000 | |
| In a june 29, 2011 letter to nhtsa, toyota submitted a defect information report regarding a safety recall of certain toyota highlander hybrid and lexus rx400h vehicles to address a defect condition with the hybrid inverter assembly (nhtsa recall no. 11v-342).toyota's letter identified a defect related to inadequately soldered transistors on the intelligent power module (ipm) of some of the subject vehicles that could result in sudden loss of power while driving.toyota's remedy procedure instructs dealers to inspect the hybrid inverter production number to determine if the inverter contains suspect transistors.if so, the dealer will replace the ipm.the recall covers approximately 45,528 model year (my) 2006 and 2007 toyota highlander hybrid vehicles manufactured from february 16, 2005 through august 29, 2006 and approximately 36,745 my 2006 and 2007 lexus rx400h vehicles manufactured from february 23, 2005 through august 30, 2006.this preliminary evaluation is closed. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM - INVERTER | |||
| 05/07/2011 | 61200 | ||
| 1a. after putting the key in to key hole, if your start the car right away, it will give you a failure check vsc system orshift to park before starting even it was already parked. 1b. power drained if radio was on for 10-20 min and car will not start 2. it usually happens when the car is cooled. i had to wait for a few seconds after putting the key in the ignition before turning start to get it start. 2 years after having the car, the starter battery was replaced with the similar situation described above. dealer now claims that battery needs replacement again. 3. replacing starter batter was done the first time. i really doubt that battery died out so quickly, so i've done a bit research (provided link below) and found quite a few talked about inverter failure causing similar issues, and it not only result in high cost to replace the inverter, possibly life because vehicle brought to stop when in motion. http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f136279/0 please kindly investigate. thank you. | |||