Toyota Highlander Complaints (2006)

648 consumer complaints on file.

#10311501February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. LIKE THE PRIUS, THIS CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY PAUSE IN ITS BRAKING SEQUENCE AS IT SWITCHES FROM ITS REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM TO ITS HYDRAULIC ONE. HOW OFTEN DOES THIS HAPPEN? IT IS INFREQUENT, OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY ONCE WEEKLY OR SO. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS NOTICEABLE. TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS GLITCH, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT, EVENTUALLY, IT MIGHT. THE PAUSE IS VERY SHORT--A SECOND OR LESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310722February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 HYBRID TOYOTA HIGHLANDER - ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEEMS TO DEPRESS ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON IT; FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS STEPPING ON YOUR FOOT AND PUSHING IT DOWN FURTHER. MY WIFE AND I HAVE EACH EXPERIENCED THIS INDEPENDENTLY ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR IS CONTROLLABLE AND THE BREAKS WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310438February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
IN OUR 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID WE HAVE HAD A REPEATED FEELING THAT THE BRAKES ARE GIVING WAY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR THE 10 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE CONDITION SEEMS TO OCCUR REGARDLESS OF CONDITIONS. I DON'T NOTICE IT AFTER HITTING A BUMP LIKE IS REPORTED WITH OTHER TOYOTAS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESOLVE ITSELF WITHIN A MOMENT OR TWO OF THE GIVE WAY. IT DEFINITELY IS A CONCERN WHEN BRAKING IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT OR COMING DOWN A HILL TO A STOP. THERE IS DEFINITELY A GREATER CHANCE FOR REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WHEN THIS OCCURS. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WEEKLY, IF NOT DAILY. SO FAR, THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE - IT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN COUNT ON. I'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ON MULTIPLE CAR FORUMS. IT'S ALSO BEEN DESCRIBED AS A LURCH, FEELING OF BRIEF ACCELERATION, GIVE-WAY, BRAKE GAP AND OTHERS. I HAVEN'T READ ANYWHERE YET THAT TOYOTA HAS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE INFO IF THERE IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310608February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY INSTANCES OF LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, PARTICULARLY WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE, DECLINE, OR OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 2006. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON ONE OF THESE SURFACES, THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND THE SUV SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD FOR AN INSTANT BEFORE BRAKING POWER RETURNS AND THE VEHICLE STOPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310686February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM RESEMBLES THAT REPORTED BY PRIUS DRIVERS. SPECIFICALLY WHEN I AM RIDING THE BRAKES, ON AN DOWNHILL, AS I APPROACH A STOP, ETC, IF I HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES SUDDENLY RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS LURCHING FORWARD FOR A MOMENT. IT IS A FRIGHTENING SENSATION OF LOSING CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A STEEP HILL AND EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM EVERYTIME I LEAVE HOME. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I BELIEVE IT COULD IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310374February 14, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS ON A NEARBY STREET TO OUR HOUSE. IT ONLY HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN NORMAL SLOWING CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310081February 12, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKE CONDITIONS AS CAUSED THE RECENT RECALL, SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAKES "SKIP" WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH WHEN THEY SWITCH FROM REGEN TO REGULAR BRAKING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR DOES NOT CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN AT THE SAME RATE AND I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON CONDITION AND MAY BE MORE FREQUENT WHEN HITTING A SHARP BUMP, BUT IT HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A DAY IN ALL CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308727February 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LOSES ALL POWER ON ICE OR ANY SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO "DIE" ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INCLUDING ENTERING AND EXITING HIGHWAYS, DRIVING ON HILLS, DRIVING IN SNOW. I HAVE SLID OFF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I ENCOUNTERED AN ICY PATCH. I HAD NO CONTROL. UPON ENTERING A FREEWAY VIA AN ICY ENTRANCE RAMP, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308769February 11, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN TWO 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE BRAKING RECALL ISSUED RECENTLY FOR THE PRIUS, WE ARE NOW BOTH 100% SURE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD FOR ABOUT A SECOND WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS BUMPY. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN IT OFF TO OUR IMAGINATION, BUT THE PROBLEM DEFINITELY EXISTS IN THE 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WONDERING WHEN THE RECALL WILL BE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308821February 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL. IF CRUISE IS SET AT 70 MPG AND YOU RELEASE IT BY THE BRAKE THEN TRY TO RESUME THE CRUISE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS GONE TO 65 IT WILL ACCELERATE TO 72 OR 74 THEN DROP TO 70. I WILL NOT LET THIS HAPPEN NOW BY LETTING THE SPEED GET TO WHATEVER I HAD BEFORE, THEN RESUME TO THE ORIGINAL SPEED. I CAN DUPLICATE THIS ANY TIME. THE DEALER SAID THIS WAS THE WAY IT NOW WORKED. MY 1998 AVALON DOES NOT DO THIS WHEN CRUISE IS TURNED ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308599February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1. I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON BOLSA AVE. GOING STRAIGHT, AND THE OTHER DRIVER WAS COMING OUT OF THE ABC MARKET DRIVEWAY. SHE MADE A RIGHT TURN. 2. MY CAR MADE A LOUD SOUND AND THEN DROVE INTO THE OTHER DRIVER'S CAR. 3. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WENT FORWARD LIKE IT WAS A RACING CAR. THEN THE CAR WENT IN REVERSE AND LANDED FROM THE STREET ONTO THE SIDEWALK. 4. MY CAR IS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 5. I BELIEVED THE PEDAL GOT STUCK AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TOWARDS THE OTHER CAR. 6. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308626February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID (2006) WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS ANTICIPATED IN A NORMAL DISTANCE CAUSING ME TO BUMP THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (NO INJURIES). I THOUGHT MY FOOT HAD SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE MOMENTARILY. HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED THIS TO BE AN OCCURRENCE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS - TYPICALLY 25MPH OR LESS AND HITTING A BUMP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MANAGER INDICATED HE WAS AWARE THAT SOME OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. THE SENSATION IS LIKE THE BRAKING FRICTION SUDDENLY "SLIPS" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT A FURTHER DISTANCE THAN ANTICIPATED. I'VE SENSE FOUND THAT THERE IS A SUDDEN TRANSITION FROM HYBRID REGEN BRAKING TO STANDARD HYDRAULIC BRAKING. SOME HAVE INDICATED THAT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN CONTACTED BY A TOYOTA REP ABOUT THE PROBLEM HE SIMPLY INDICATED THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST. THIS WAS NOT TRUE SINCE THE DEALER MECHANIC KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BACK THEN. AND, AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SERVICED MY CAR AT THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROBLEM IS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. A DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE. NOW WE FIND THAT THE PRIUS HYBRID IS PRODUCING SIMILAR ECCENTRICITIES IN BRAKING. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL HYBRIDS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR RECALL REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307733February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID- A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED IN COLD CONDITIONS AND ON SOME BUMPY ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307798February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006 MODEL HAS TROUBLE WITH SLIPPAGE WHEN I BRAKE. I NOTICE IT MAINLY AT LOW SPEED, LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MORNING. IT IS HAPPENING A LOT LATELY, AND THIS COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER WE ARE HAVING IN CHARLOTTE (BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IN THE FORUMS, COLD WEATHER COULD BE A FACTOR). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BUT I AM NOTICING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT MORE OFTEN LATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307818February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PLEASE DO NOT LIMIT YOUR BRAKE INVESTIGATION TO NEW PRIUSES. WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID THAT HAS EXTRA BRAKE FADING WHEN BRAKING ON BUMPY SURFACES. ONE PARTICULAR STREET IS VERY RUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL WHERE WE BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AND ON THIS STREET THE BRAKES ALWAYS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE "LETTING GO" BUT IF YOU KEEP PRESSING THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DOES SLOW DOWN. WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS BEHAVIOR, WE HAVE JUST GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THIS QUIRK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307784February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID THAT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT'S BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD THE HIGHLANDER CAUSE ME GREAT WORRY ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE OCCASIONS ARE ALL THE SAME. WHEN I AM COMING TO A STOP, AND HAVE STOPPED THE CAR, THE HIGHLANDER WILL ACCELERATE FORWARD. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR SO FAR. THE INCIDENCES HAVE BEEN NERVE WRACKING TO SAY THE LEAST. I HAVE CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANAGER SAID HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY MAKE AND YEAR. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. I USE MY HIGHLANDER TO DRIVE MY TWO YOUNG SONS TO ALL OF THEIR ACTIVITIES. PLEASE HELP ME IN REPORTING THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307867February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006 MODEL HAS HAD MOMENTARY FAILURE OF BRAKES ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS OVER LAST 2 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308044February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, STEERING
MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID 06 SEEMS TO HAVE A LOW BRAKING POWER MOSTLY AT LOW SPEEDS AND IT SLIP, I TRIED TO SHIFT TO N AND THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOTE THAT THE PROBLEM IS FREQUENTLY HAPPENS BUT NOT ALWAYS. AND NOBODY CAN RESOLVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308109February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
HYBRID BRAKES SLIP WHEN HITTING A BUMP, SIMILAR TO WHAT IS REPORTED WITH THE 2010 PRIUS. WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN JULY 2005. SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE BRAKING FINE, HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING AND MOMENTARILY LOSE BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308140February 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID 4WD. SURGE WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER BUMPS. SINCE 2007, ON MANY REPEATED OCCASIONS, WHEN I GO OVER BUMPY ROADS AND BRAKING, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT ACCELERATION SURGE WHEN BRAKING. EVERY TIME I BRING MY HIGHLANDER INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER I ASK IF THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHAT CAUSES IT, AND IF THERE IS ANY SERVICE INFORMATION OR BULLETIN ON IT. FORM NOTES>>I CHECKED SERVICE BRAKES..THIS APPLIES TO THE REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEM-THIS TERM IS NOT CLEAR. AS TO WHAT MILEAGE--THIS IS A CONTINUING ONGOING PROBLEM SO THERE IS NO WAY TO INDICATE THAT ANSWER IN YOUR BOXES. SIMILARLY THIS HAS HAPPENED AT A WIDE RANGE OF SPEEDS, 15-35 MPH SO YOUR FORM DOES NOT PROVIDE A WAY TO INDICATE THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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