Toyota Highlander Complaints (2007)

234 consumer complaints on file.

#10622370August 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DRIVER'S DOOR POWER WINDOW SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. THE DRIVER WINDOW WILL SURPRISE BY ROLLING ITSELF DOWN AT ANY TIME. ALSO, WHITE SMOKE HAS COME OUT OF IT ONCE. IT'S HAPPENED OVERNIGHT LATELY, AT FIRST I WAS SURPRISED, I COULDN'T REMEMBER LEAVING THE WINDOW DOWN. SO I PUT A PIECE OF SCOTCH TAPE AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW JOINING THE DOOR FRAME AS PROOF I LEFT THE WINDOW UP.. THE TAPE PROVED ITSELF 5 TIMES SO FAR. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED 7.4 MILLION OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM, THEY INSIST THAT THE ISSUE ISN'T COVERED BY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS SINCE THE VEHICLE'S BEHAVIOR EXACTLY FITS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL. I CALLED TOYOTA AT 18003314331, SPOKE AT LENGTH WITH [XXX] FOR ISSUE NUMBER [XXX]. THEY HAVE NO REASON OR EXPLANATION THAT MAKES ANY SENSE TO ME. PLEASE ADVISE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596777June 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES BECOME MOMENTARILY UNRESPONSIVE WHEN STOPPING. CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND ADDITIONAL FORCE IS NEEDED ON PEDAL TO REGAIN CONTROL. APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN BRAKING SYSTEM SWITCHES OVER FROM REGENERATIVE TO FRICTION. HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN TRYING TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585534April 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I BOUGHT NEW A 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID . THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUALLY PERFORMED SPONGY AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK . I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH EXAGGERARTED BRAKING SPACE TO COMPENSATE . MY WIFE HAS HAD THREE SMALL ACCIDENTS ( REAR END DUE SUDDEN STOPS IN URBAN TRAFFIC SETTING . OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE PRESSED DARCARS TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ROCKVILLE MD FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY CLAIMED NO PROBLEM . CALLS TO TOYOTA USA WERE GREETED WITH NO HELP. OUR INSURANCE HAS BEEN DRASTICALLY INCREASED WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THE INSURER, GEICO . TO ASSIST US IN THE DEFECTIVE BRAKING PROBLEM AND STICKY ACCELERATOR. WE ARE NEARING THE 5 YEAR WRITE OFF OF THOSE ACCIDENTS . WE HAVE SIDELINE THE SUV AND HAD TO PERCHASE A ANOTHER TOYOTA ( PRIUS )FOR MY WIFE , A NURSE . WE HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS WITH ACCIDENTS AND BRAKING EVER BEFORE . WE SEE THE LEGAL WRANGLING WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TOYOTA BUT SEE NO RELIEF. WE ARE TWO COMBAT VETERANS OF THE GULF WAR AND IRAQ WAR . WE FEELS ABANDONED . A FRIEND SAID TO FILE THE CLAIM WITH YOUR AGENCY . WE ARE NOT HOPEFUL. SINCERELY LIEUTENANT COLONEL [XXX], US ARMY RETIRED. AND MAJOR[XXX], US ARMY RESERVES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563818February 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST POWER OF MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS MY #6 COIL BUT I HAVE A FEELING IT WAS THE INVERTER WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO IT. I GOOGLED IT AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE INVERTER GOES ON THE VEHICLE. I DON'T REALLY TRUST THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553885November 26, 2013
ENGINE
ON THE APPROXIMATE DATE WRITTEN ABOVE, I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL FROM TOYOTA RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART NOTED ABOVE [IPM]. THE NOTICE INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT MY TOYOTA DEALER AND INDICATED THAT THE IPM "WOULD BE REPLACE." THE NOTICE WENT ON TO SAY "...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE FUSE OF THE POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT COULD BLOW, CAUSING THE HYBRID SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN AND RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE STOPPING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THIS CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH." BEING SOMEWHAT RISK ADVERSE, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WHICH OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY. AT THAT APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD "THE PART WOULD BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE IF IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED." CLEARLY, THIS INFORMATION WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT PROVIDED BY THE NOTICE. WORSE, HOWEVER, IS THE FACT THAT THE DEALER, HAVING DETERMINED THAT THE PART DID INDEED NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WOULD NEED TO BE ORDERED AND SINCE THEY WERE ON BACKORDER THERE WAS NO WAY THEY COULD TELL ME WHEN THE PROMISED REPAIR MIGHT ACTUALLY OCCUR. AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE, THIS HIGHLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IS BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE UNTIL TOYOTA GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER. SOMEHOW, THAT DOESN'T SEEM QUITE RIGHT AND I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550644November 2, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HANGS DOWN CREATING A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10549444October 25, 2013
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN A TOYOTA CAMRY TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND AT THE LAST MINUTE TRIED TO CORRECT BACK TO AVOID ME; BUT WAS UNABLE TO AND HIT ME WITH THE PASSENGER'S FRONT CORNER OF THEIR VEHICLE DIRECTLY INTO THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID, MORE TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED AND ALL OF THE CAMRY'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED BUT NONE OF MINE DEPLOYED. BOTH MYSELF AND MY PASSENGER WERE BADLY INJURED AND ARE STILL IN TREATMENT 5 MONTHS LATER (AT THE TIME OF MAKING THIS REPORT). I JUST RECEIVED NEW INFORMATION REGARDING MY INJURIES AND SOME MIGHT BE PERMANENT INCLUDING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND SPINAL INJURIES. BASED ON SPEAKING WITH MANY PEOPLE ABOUT THIS ACCIDENT THEY ARE ALL SHOCKED MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BASED ON THE TYPE AND SEVERITY OF THE ACCIDENT AND ALL OF MY DOCTORS HAVE QUESTIONED WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY AND WERE ALSO SURPRISED. I STILL HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS PLACED A HOLD ON IT UNTIL AN INSPECTION CAN BE COMPLETED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION. PLEASE ADVISE ON HOW TO GET THIS INSPECTION DONE AND HOW TO ENSURE THE AIRBAGS WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND FOR SOME REASON THEY WERE JUST NOT SUPPOSE TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10546939October 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT DID NOT START. ALL LIGHT WAS ON INCLUDING VSC/HYBRID SYSTEM CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. THEY BLEED THE BRAKE AND ERASED THE CODE. DRIVE THE CAR FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS. CAR FAILED TO START AGAIN ALL LIGHT ON VSC/HYBRID CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. DIAGNOSIS IS FAILED INVERTER ASK $8357.82 FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL IS NOT LAUNCHED AND I CALL TOYOTA MOTORS CANADA TELL ME THEY WILL NOT REPAIR RECALL FOR USA VEHICLE . TOYOTA MOTORS USA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE FOR REPAIR IN CANADA OF SAFETY DEFECT (TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL 13V-396) ALSO REFUSING TO REPAIR IN THE USA IF I BRING THE CAR TO TOYOTA CAR DEALER IN NEW YORK STATE BECAUSE RECALL NOT LAUNCHED. THE CAR HAVE BEEN TOWED TO MY HOUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546345October 1, 2013
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SEPT 5, 2013, I PUT MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN REVERSE TO STRAIGHTEN IT UP IN A PARKING SPACE, BEFORE I COULD EVEN BREATHE, IT TOOK OFF IN REVERSE GOING OVER 60 MI. AN HOUR AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. IT FINALLY HIT A GARAGE FROM BEHIND AND TOOK DOWN THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND THE FRONT OF THE GARAGE. AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS NOT INJURED EXCEPT FOR A SORE NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. THEY ARE JUST NOW PULLING THE BLACK BOX FROM MY CAR. NO RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA YET.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544859September 22, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUN VISOR DROPS AT ANY GIVEN TIME DUE TO POOR DESIGN. PROBLEM STARTED WAY BEFORE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536662August 22, 2013
TIRES
2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED TIRE ISSUE!!!! I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE VERY WELL ROTATE MY TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2007 NEW! I HAVE APPROX. 81000 MILES CURRENTLY AND HAVE JUST PUT MY (4TH) SET OF TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TIRES DON'T LAST THE MILEAGE WARRANTY THAT THE DEALERS PLACE ON THERE TIRES 60-65 K TIRES! I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I CHECKED MY TIRES AND EVERY TIME FOUND THAT MY TIRES ARE GOING BELOW THE TREAD MAX ALLOWED (BALD) AT 19-21K ON THEM ONLY!!! TOYOTA STATED TO ME ON THE FIRST SET OF REPLACEMENTS THAT THEY DON'T WARRANTY TIRES... OKAY THEN WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MISENGINEERING SCREW UP ON THE TIRES TO THIS VEHICLE. I ALSO SPOKE WITH OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THIS AND FOUND OUT THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, AND SOMEONE SOMEWHERE IS TO BLAME. I HAD A 2004 DODGE DAKOTA QUAD CAB 4X4 FOR MY LAST VEHICLE AND HAD 90 K ON IT AND WAS ONLY ON MY 2ND SET THE FIRST SET FINALLY WORE OUT AT 66K SO IF THAT TRUCK CAN GO SO MANY MILES THEN HOW CAN AN HIGHLANDER GET SO LITTLE MILEAGE OUT OF THE SAME WEIGHT RATIO... IT'S OBVIOUSLY A TIRE SIZE MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE SPECS BEING ALL WRONG FOR THIS VEHICLE. ONE OTHER THING IS THAT TOYOTA PUTS THE SAME TIRES ON OTHER TOYOTA'S FOR THAT YEAR ( RAV 4, SIENNA, CAMRY,AND THE STANDARD HIGHLANDER). OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AN ISSUE FROM THE GET GO BECAUSE THE HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED IS A LOT HEAVIER THEN THE OTHER CARS MENTIONED, SO HOW CAN THEY HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE!!! THIS IS A MISTAKE, OVERLOOK, AND OR CRIME. THE AMERICAN CONSUMER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS AND COMPENSATED FOR THIS ISSUE, AND IF THIS ISSUE WAS KNOWN BY THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE THEN LEGAL ACTION SHOULD BE STARTED !!!! BUT, AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE OPEN TO CORRECT AND COMPENSATE THE CONSUMER OF THESE VEHICLES THAT I HAVE AND OTHER YEARS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE... IF YOU HAD TO BUY 4 SETS OF TIRES ON A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 81,000 MILES ON IT YOU WOULD COMPLAIN AS WELL!!! TIRES ARE NOT CHEAP!!! ESPECIALLY THE SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536596August 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AT SLOW SPEED, ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY, BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN SLIGHT ACCELERATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH OUR OTHER VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533659August 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD ON 680-S BETWEEN WALNUT CREEK AND SAN RAMON. I WAS GOING AROUND 65-70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD POP SOUND FROM THE FRONT AND ALL THE POWER FROM ENGINE DIED DOWN. I HAD TO SWITCH LANES WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON AS THE SPEED KEPT DECREASING WITH NO ACCELERATION. THIS WAS ON A BUSY FREEWAY WITH HIGH SPEEDS. WE WERE LUCKY TO PULL OVER WITHOUT BEING HIT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT COULD ONLY GO ANOTHER 10 FEET TO A SAFER LOCATION. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS NO SERVICE AVAILABLE UNTIL TODAY. I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TELLING ME THAT THE INVERTER IS THE CAUSE OF THIS AND WILL COST OVER $8,000 TO REPLACE. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE INVERTERS OF THE 2006 AND SOME 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS, MINE WAS NOT ON THE LIST. I PURCHASED MY 2007 HIGHLANDER IN OCTOBER 2006. I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD EXTEND TO ALL 2007 HIGHLANDERS AS THERE IS A GROWING NUMBER OF THESE CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES THIS YEAR AS WELL AS PREVIOUS YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532559July 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON I15 NEAR LAKE ELSINORE ON THE WAY HOME FROM A TRIP AND THE CAR LOST POWER ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR AND BIG RIG TRAFFIC. WE WERE LUCKY TO ROLL OFF TO THE RIGHT AND ESCAPE DEATH BY A 40 WHEELER CRASH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA CARLSBAD WHERE ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED PER SCHEDULE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. THE LAST SERVICE WAS AT 108,800 ON JUNE 23, 2013. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $8200 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR. TOYOTA WOULD ONLY OFFER TO PAY 1/2 OF THE INVERTER COST BUT THE CAR WAS NOT WORTH PUTTING THAT KIND OF MONEY INTO AND I WAS FORCED TO BUY A NEW CAR. TOYOTA CORPORATE HAS MY CASE AND THEY ARE TERRIBLE. THEY ARE OFFERING $1000 "GOOD WILL" AND $500 FOR THE TOWING. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGER DEFECT AND THERE SHOULD BE GOVERNMENT ACTION AGAINST TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531781July 25, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS LEAVING MY CONDO DRIVING UP HILL WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND ROLLED BACKWARDS . I PANICKED DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND ROLLED INTO ANOTHER CAR . I HAD TO ROLL DOWNHILL AND CALL AAA TO TOW TO HOOMAN TOYOTA LONG BEACH. TOYOTA KNOWINGLY SOLD A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE HYBRID SYSTEM BUT WANT ME TO PAY $8000 FOR REPAIR .NEVER WAS INFORMED ABOUT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524938July 15, 2013
VISIBILITY
THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE "LOST" IT'S SPRING AND HANGS DOWN CREATING A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524510July 12, 2013
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A BUSY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREEWAY WHEN I HEAR A POPPING SOUND AND MY CAR DIED. WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. DANGEROUS!!! COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN A ACCIDENT, BUT MADE IT OK. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WAS TOLD THAT THE HYBRID INVERTER NEEDED REPLACING. NEVER KNEW THAT TOYOTA WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE INVERTER, AND HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME 2007'S, BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED. COST TO REPLACE INVERTER $9,000 TO $11,000. WHY WASN'T MY CAR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!! VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE GONE FURTHER TO INCLUDE MINE. MY PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING. PLEASE CONSIDER EXTENDING THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523860July 9, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPLIGHT AND DRIVING IN A 45MPH ZONE, OUR 2007 HIGHLANDER HYBRID BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF SOMEONE WERE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL. NEITHER MY HUSBAND NOR I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEN WE HEARD A LOUD THUD SOUND FROM THE BACK SEAT AND WE LOST POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, AND WE STARTED TO DECELERATE. TRAFFIC WAS AVERAGING 45-50MPH AROUND US. THANKFULLY, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COAST US INTO THE RIGHT LANE, THEN INTO A PARKING LOT, AND THEN INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND WE HAD MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES FLASH ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL: "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" & "CHECK VEHICLE STABILITY". WE WERE TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT OUR ERROR CODES INDICATED THAT THE INVERTER "BLEW UP" & NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THEY DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL WHICH I FOUND WHILE RESEARCHING. WE ARE 13 VIN NUMBERS AFTER THE RECALL FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. WE WERE TOLD THE PART COSTS $10,000 BEFORE TAXES & INSTALLATION. TOYOTA WON'T HONOR THE EARLIER RECALL AND SO I'VE TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME. :( *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522921July 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF STATE WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED AND LOSS ALL POWER. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A REST STOP WHICH WAS 100 MILES FROM MY HOME. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN HATTIESBURG, MS AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE INVERTER AND IT WOULD COST APPROX. $8000 TO FIX. TOYOTA HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE EXACT SAME INVERTER FOR MODEL YEARS 2006 AND 2007. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN NUMBER ALTHOUGH IN READING COMPLAINTS BY OTHERS ONLINE, MY VEHICLE AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER ALL FIT. TOYOTA KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE INVERTER SYSTEM AND I WAS NEVER ALERTED TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM AS I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I AM LUCKY THAT MY CHILD WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND ALSO LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS OR PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM WHICH THEY KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522596July 1, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
AFTER PARKING ON AN INCLINE, IN COLD WEATHER, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, THEN STARTING UP THE CAR AND DRIVING SLOWLY, THE REAR TIRES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AND THEY HAVE COMPLETELY REPLACED ALL THE BRAKE EQUIPMENT AND STILL THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I DON'T NEED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKING THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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