Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 12/05/2010 | 119500 | ||
| While driving on major expressway i lost all power and was (thank goodness) able to safely coast to shoulder. all the warning lights lit up together with the alternating messages: hybrid sytem failure and vsc failure. the car would not restart. i was fortunate it was a sunday morning and i was able to safely reach the shoulder. the expressway i drive monday through friday (i-595 in broward county florida) is very heavily traveled and, due to construction, has many sections without a shoulder. my 2006 highlander hybrid had to be towed. i was advised that the hybrid inverter, a $7,000 part, had failed. | |||
| 02/10/2010 | |||
| When i am braking my toyota highlander hybrid '06, there is a 2-5 second surge before the brakes kick in. | |||
| 03/28/2010 | 86800 | ||
| 1. i was parking alongside the road, behind an acquaintance's vehicle. while rolling into position behind them, i experienced a sudden acceleration of my vehicle. 2. this is the first time this has occured. i smashed into the rear of the car parked in front of me at 10mph or so. minimla damage to my suv, other car will likely need a new rear bumper. 3. reported to toyota and awaiting callback | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 36000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 toyota highlander hybrid's brakes appear to have the same problem that is attributed to design fault in the brakes of the prius model. i bought the car used, last june 2009. the problem is that the brakes momentarily fail when i hit a pot hole or drive over a bumpy road -- in other words if i start braking and hit a bump, the car lurches forward for a second before continuing to slow down. (this is not antilock braking engaging -- i know what that feels like.) i have not seen this problem reported with any toyota models other than the prius, but the descriptions i read/hear in the media are exactly what i have experienced in my car. i have had the car road tested by my mechanic -- but i could not produce or simulate the conditions that lead to the problem. but that was a couple of months ago. i experience the problem weekly, if not daily -- and it is alarming! in a panic stop on a bumpy road, results could be disastrous. please advise those investigating prius brake problems that it may not just be a prius problem. please advise me if there is other action i can take to notify investigators or toyota. thanks *tw | |||