Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 06/15/2006 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. while the vehicle was parked the vehicle would not start. she called her auto club and they jump started the vehicle. she stated this had happened about three to four times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and they replaced the battery. the battery had been replaced four times in five years. she stated she paid for the first replacement and the dealer paid for the others.. she stated the vehicle was at the dealer now for the same failure. she was advised by the dealer that they do not know what was draining the battery. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 108,000. | |||
| 01/25/2011 | 125000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. while attempting to drive in reverse the vehicle stalled. the contact stated the vsc light illuminated on the dash board after the vehicle had stalled. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the technicians stated the inverter had failed and stated the trans-axle and the inverter needed to be replaced. the dealer informed the contact they were aware of a possible inverter problem with those vehicles and would contact the manufacturer to see if the repairs could be made free of charge since the warranty had already expired. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 125,000. ds | |||
| 08/12/2010 | 105000 | ||
| 2006 hybrid highlander. well maintained. on two occassions, the engine died without warning. lights flashed the car stalled in heavy traffie areas. towed to toyota dealsersh. each time the dealship said could not replicate the problem. it happened at 96,000 miles and again at 105,000. i was offered a low trade in price for an new rav 4. the dealership said they can not replicate the problem. i suggested the the problem was above their feeble minds. ill trainded brains can not comprehend complex issis. it is real easy, put in an new inverter. new month i will have a larger settlement check for a business venture. last toyota product i buy. i have owned 8 vehicles from tis dealership. looks like i am going back to american it was very scary on top of th interstate 12 during rush hour with a hard rain faling.. | |||
| 08/16/2010 | 40384 | ||
| My wife was parked in front of our apartment building, idling with her foot on the brake, when our 2006 toyota highlander hybrid suddenly accelerated and crashed into a gate. before the car crashed, she repeatedly applied the brake and even put the car in park. the car did not stop. after the impact, the engine continued to rev and accelerate before finally stopping. this had never happened before. the body has been repaired, but per toyota, nothing mechanical or electronic has been touched. last week toyota sent a specialist out to inspect the car and download data. we were present at the time, and 5 dtc codes displayed. the descriptions displayed on the investigator's lap top mentioned vehicle speed sensors on right wheel and left wheel, the emps, body ecu switch circuit and low or high power supply voltage. the car was test driven, and no errors or codes were reported. the car is now waiting to be taken to a dealer to be reviewed and fixed. | |||
| 09/08/2010 | 124500 | ||
| Have a toyota 2006 highlander hybrid and was driving the car less than a week ago and was on the parkway doing 65 in the middle lane and car started to decelerate, lost the power steering, could not brake nor was i able to push the pedal for the gas. able to get to the shoulder and car stopped. put it in drive and went to restart car, would not turn on the entire dashboard lit up with check hybrid system, check vsh, brake light etc..... brought to a toyota dealership thursday, still no word. states it might be an electrical problem part is approximate. 1500 to start. theycannot even evaluate the car till they place this part in. sounds costly to me . went on another website, appears that other owners of the 2006 highlander hybrid have had similar problems when they are over 100,000 miles. | |||
| 08/28/2010 | 122231 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. while driving approximately 30 mph the vehicle stalled. the contact stated no warning lights came on before the failure. she pulled over to the shoulder of the road and called a tow company. the vehicle was towed to her home, then later to an authorized dealer. the dealer advised her that the inverter for the hybrid failed, and needs replacing. the vehicle has not been repaired. the contact stated the vehicle was service by an authorized dealer 10 days before the failure. the approximate failure and current mileage were 122,231. vwb | |||
| 03/03/2007 | 20000 | 5 | |
| We have a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. there are a number of minor but annoying problems: 1) battery dead in morning 4 or 5 times for no apparent reason. 2) after turning off engine and opening door, buzzer occasionally goes off for no apparent reason. 3) some radio stations pick up a lot of static when brake pedal is pushed. 4) dvd carousel player picks up errors when attempting to play disks four or five. wrote a letter to toyota in 2007 regarding some of these issues but got no response. these problems could be related to the electronic issues we have recently been hearing about. *tr | |||