Toyota Highlander Complaints (2006)

648 consumer complaints on file.

#10417863August 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID UP THE DRIVEWAY AND AROUND TO THE BACK OF OUR HOME WHERE WE HAVE A REAR ENTRY GARAGE. AS I TURNED IN THE DRIVEWAY I STARTED TO SLOW/STOP THE CAR SO I COULD BACKUP TO PULL INTO THE GARAGE THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY STRIKING A SMALL TREE IN THE YARD DOING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT, LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND LEFT QUARTER PANEL. IT'S POSSIBLY TOTALLED. IT WAS AS IF A SOMETHING SIEZED THE CAR AND SUDDENLY PULLED IT FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. IF THE TREE HAD NOT STOPPED THE CAR I WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE HOUSE. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I AM BRUISED AND SORE BUT OTHERWISE OK. I HAD BEEN RUNNING ON BATTERY THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND UP THE DRIVEWAY BUT AFTER IT HAPPENED I NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS NOW RUNNING SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE SURGE WAS THE RESULT OF THE GAS ENGINE KICKING IN OR SOME OTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417184August 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE LOCATED IN THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,010.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416949August 3, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE HAD INCREASED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL SAFE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS STILL FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416587August 1, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY HYBRID STOPPED WORKING. I HAD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY, NO POWER STEERING AND WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT IF I HAD TO STOP FOR AN EMERGENCY. I SLOWLY PULLED OVER SHUT THE SYSTEM DOWN AND AFTER A WHILE THE WARNING LIGHTS AND WARNING BUZZER WENT OFF. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416399July 31, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR IN MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID DROOPS DOWN FROM THE CEILING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND YOU HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, YET TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416336July 30, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID BRAKING SYSTEM TEMPORARILY RELEASES WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR UNEVEN ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM ORIGINALLY STARTED IN WINTER, WHEN TEMPS WERE BELOW FREEZING. IT IS NOW HAPPENING NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY SAY THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE FAULT, NOR DO THEY FIND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT WHEN THEY SEARCH THEIR DATABASE. THE INCIDENT DATE CITED IN THIS COMPLAINT IS THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414730July 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS LENS WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE 3M PLASTIC COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE PLASTIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE LENS AND THE VEHICLE WAS FURTHER INSPECTED WHERE THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL FAILURES FOUND. THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE LIGHT BULB WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DENIED THE CLAIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ UPDATED 3/22/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413555July 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE A LOUD SOUND WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE ROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE CRANK SHAFT AND VARIOUS PIECES OF THE ENGINE COULD POSSIBLY BE OUT OF PLACE. A FULL DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT PROVIDED BECAUSE THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN TAKEN APART TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND NOT THE HYBRID SYSTEM. IT WAS DETERMINED A VALVE SPRING BROKE IN THE ENGINE. SOMEHOW, THERE WAS A WEAKENING IN THE VALVE SPRING IN THE CYLINDER HEAD THAT CAUSED THE VALVE SPRING TO BREAK AND CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE. TOYOTA STATED THE SHORT BLOCK AND BOTH CYLINDER HEADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WITH NEW PARTS AND LABOR, THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $11,000. UPDATED 08/31/11*JB UPDATED 9/16/11 *CN UPDATED 2/9/2012 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412182July 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. IN JULY 2010, THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN JULY 2011, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER: 11V342000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,600. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,072. UPDATED 09/15/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA FINALLY ADMITTED THE VEHICLE WAS APART OF A RECALL. THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL PART THAT WAS RECALL, WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE JANUARY 2012. UPDATED 11/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410619July 5, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS PARKING MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN A PARKING GARAGE , IT STARTED TO ACCELERATE AS I STARTED TO PUT ON BY BRAKES. I HIT THE CONCRETE WALL. THE RADIATOR,BUMPER AND HOOD AS DAMAGED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410628July 5, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TOYOTA OR THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT (ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FOR MY 2006 HIGHLANDER. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410324July 2, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, HAS BEGUN DROPPING DOWN OBSCURING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409324June 29, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID FROM VIRGINIA TO OHIO. WE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE OH TURNPIKE JUST BEFORE MILE MARKER 218 TO CHANGE DRIVERS AS THE PAST FEW SERVICE STOPS WERE CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS. WE DID NOT TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE NEW DRIVER PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO RETURN TO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR MADE A FUNNY SOUND THEN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH ALTERNATING ERRORS FOR THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND VSC SYSTEM. THE CAR WAS FROZEN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT BEDFORD TOYOTA IN OH BEING AWAITING DELIVERY & REPLACEMENT OF THE INVERTER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, IT HAD JUST BEEN IN FOR ITS 65,000 MILE CHECK-UP TWO WEEKS EARLIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409334June 29, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID POWER INVERTER FAILURE - A $9,000 REPAIR. MY 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID CAME TO A DEAD HALT LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON GOING JUST OVER 40 MPH ON A BUSY STREET IN AUSTIN, TX. THE ENGINE WOULD RUN, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON I-35 AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED POWER INVERTER - A $9,000 REPAIR. IT HAS 70K MILES AND I JUST PURCHASED IT FOR $18K A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100K MILES, SO VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR WAS COVERED INCLUDING A FREE RENTAL CAR FOR THE WEEK IT WAS IN THE SHOP. I WILL DEFINITELY PURCHASE ANOTHER WARRANTY WHEN THIS ONE EXPIRES AS WHO CAN AFFORD THIS TYPE OF REPAIR ON A USED VEHICLE! I AM CONSIDERING SELLING THIS VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER THAT REPLACED THE POWER INVERTER TO GIVE ME A TRADE IN APPRAISAL. THEY RAN A CAR FAX HISTORY REPORT ON IT AND THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAS HAD THE POWER INVERTER REPLACED! THEY SHOW IT SERVICED ON THE DATE OF THE REPAIR, BUT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE POWER INVERTER HAD BEEN REPLACED - ARE THEY TRYING TO HIDE THIS PROBLEM????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409174June 28, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THEY WERE DRIVING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD FORCING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE ONTO THE SERVICE LANE. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED, THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT FIND ANY FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL OF THE PART BUT I DID NOT GET A LETTER IN THE MAIL YET. UPDATED 09/08/2011 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409213June 28, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 75 NEAR WARNER ROBINS, GA IN OUR 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. GOING 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH VSC, CHECK HYBRID, AND ESP LIGHTS. IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER. NO POWER STEERING, LIMITED BRAKING, NO ACCELERATION. BARELY AVOIDED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT (4 PEOPLE IN MY CAR) AND MADE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. TOWED TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER BY AAA. CAR HAS 85000 MILES ON IT AND TOYOTA DIAGNOSED A FAULTY INVERTER. IT IS BEING COVERED AS A WARRANTY REPAIR. WAITING FOR COMPLETION OF REPAIRS IN GEORGIA TO COMPLETE DRIVE HOME TO NEBRASKA (ALL THE WHILE INCURRING NON-TRIVIAL EXPENSES FOR HOTEL, RENTAL CAR, ETC.). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408532June 22, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID INVERTER FAILURE CAUSED A COMPLETE POWER SHUT DOWN AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO POWER, NO BRAKES, NO STEERING. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY CARS IN FRONT OR BEHIND. LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH. THE FAILURE HAD NO WARNING NOR ANY SYMPTOMS. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES EARLIER DURING THE DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407755June 21, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
ON JUNE 9, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00PM CENTRAL TIME, MY FAMILY (WIFE, TWO DAUGHTERS, ONE SON AND I) WERE DRIVING OUR 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLAND HYBRID DOWN I65 ABOUT 20 MILES NW OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. WE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 70MPH AND LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND US AT THE TIME, AS WE HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN STEERING THE CAR AND STRUGGLED TO PULL IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SAID SOMETHING ON THE SCREEN ABOUT CHECK VSD AND HYBRID SYSTEM. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO WHIRL, BUT WE COULD NOT START CAR OR DO ANYTHING WITH IT. WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK & WAITED IN THE DARK ON SIDE OF INTERSTATE 65 TO WAIT FOR THEM TO PICK US UP. IT TOOK ABOUT 45 MINUTES TO GET THE TOW TRUCK THERE AND FOR SOMEONE TO COME PICK US UP. WE DEFINITELY FELT LUCKY TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT GETTING HURT AS THIS AREA HAD NO LIGHTS AND WAS VERY DARK (EXCEPT FOR THE RED LIGHTS ON THE WIND MILLS ALL AROUND US). WE WENT TO A HOTEL IN LAFAYETTE AND THE TOW TRUCK DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT MORNING, THE DEALERSHIP SENT A COURTESY CAR TO PICK ME UP & TAKE ME OVER THERE. I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD HIM IT MIGHT BE THE INVERTER, AS MY FATHER OWNED A LEXUS RX400 HYBRID AND THE INVERTER ON HIS CAR FAILED AND LEXUS GAVE HIM THE PART. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT HE PERSONALLY HAD NEVER CHANGED AN INVERTER, SO HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS THAT. I RENTED A CAR AND MY FAMILY AND I CONTINUED OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND SAID THEY HAD TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART AND IT COULD BE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR JUST TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE RODENT DAMAGE. DAYS LATER HE CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE INVERTER AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST ME $9,600.00. I WENT ONLINE & DETERMINED THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS HYBRIDS WITH VIN# SIMILAR TO MINE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407646June 20, 2011
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
AT 0130 I WAS ACCELERATING QUICKLY FROM A STOP IN MY 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WITHOUT WARNING THE ACCELERATION OF MY CAR CEASED; PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN HAD NO RESPONSE. [FORTUNATELY, I HAD NOT YET TURNED IN FRONT OF THE LARGE TRUCK I WAS ABOUT TO PASS, BECAUSE IF I HAD CUT IN FRONT OF HIM THEN SUDDENLY DE-ACCELERATED, A COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LIKELY RESULT.] THE DASH HAD LIT UP SEVERAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I WAS 1/2 WAY THROUGH AN INTERSECTION HEADED TOWARDS THE ON-RAMP TO HIGHWAY 96. THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING, I STEERED IT AWAY FROM THE ON-RAMP AND ONTO THE SERVICE DRIVE, WHERE I COASTED TO A STOP. ALL OTHER ELECTRIC SYSTEMS WERE TO BE WORKING: LIGHTS, RADIO, BRAKES, WIPERS, FAN, SIGNALS, LOCKS. MY GAS TANK WAS MORE THAN HALF FULL. MY DISPLAY WAS ALTERNATING 'CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" AND "CHECK VSC.' I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE SUV SEVERAL TIMES, WITH THE SAME RESULT. A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER HAD TO USE HIS VEHICLE TO PUSH MY SUV OFF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED, AND IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE, FORTUNATELY I WAS ONLY 30 MINUTES FROM MY DEALERSHIP- AS I DOUBT MANY OTHER MECHANICS COULD HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER CALLED TO TELL ME THE INVERTER WAS BROKEN, AND THE INVERTER WOULD COST $7000 PLUS LABOR. THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIPPED FROM CORPORATE. MY CAR WAS BEYOND THE 100,000 MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY (100K MIGHT BE MICHIGAN SPECIFIC), AND WAS AT 105,000 MILES. VIN [XXX] A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE HIGHLANDER HYBRID. ONE OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED MY VIN WAS 'BEFORE THE PRODUCTION BREAK' IN 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS WHEN A 'NEW AND IMPROVED' INVERTER WAS USED INSTEAD OF THE 'DEFECTIVE' ONE. **TT UPDATED 07/10/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407411June 19, 2011
VISIBILITY
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUN VISOR DROPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY HINDERING DRIVERS VIEW. COULD NOT SEE TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH CHANGED TO RED. FORTUNATELY NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE INTERSECTION. VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND DESIGN DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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