Toyota Highlander Complaints (2006)

648 consumer complaints on file.

#10307524February 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON BUMPY ROADS OR DITCHES, MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID VEHICLE DOES NOT BRAKE OR THE BRAKE SLIPS. IT FEELS LIKE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITH BRAKING BECOMING INEFFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307600February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JUST GOES FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE AS IF THERE IS NO BRAKE, IT HAPPENS ONLY FOR A SECOND OR 2 BUT I ALMOST HAD HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO TO TOYOTA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSES MY CLAIMS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND IT'S THE ABS AND SINCE I CANNOT RECREATE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP ITS BEEN A TOUGH. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS MENTIONED WITH PRIUS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307674February 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID BRAKES MALFUNCTION ON ROUGH ROADS, RAIN, BUMPS. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK OR DRIVING AROUND TOWN. TOYOTA SAID THIS IS HOW A HYBRID DRIVES, NO ACTION TAKEN BY TOYOTA. I DRIVE SLOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307291February 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA HILANDER HYBRID IN MARCH 2006. SINCE THAT YEAR, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING. WHEN I BRAKE (EXAMPLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN) I NOTICE THAT THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN, BUT FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, THE CAR APPEARS TO COAST OR CONTINUE TO LUNGE FORWARD AND I GET A FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL ANY MORE. IT IS A TERRIBLE FEELING TO EXPERIENCE WHEN I AM FIRMLY AND GRADUALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, AND I SENSE THAT THE CAR IS MOVING AND THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP!!! IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER, AND NO, IT IS DEFINITELY NOT ICE OR WET ROAD THAT IS THE CAUSE. THE ROAD COULD BE DRY, AND FREE OF ICE, AND I EXPERIENCE IT. PLEASE READ AN MSNBC ARTICLE ON PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM AND I CAN RELATE TO THE DESCRIPTION IN THAT ARTICLE. I HAVE GOT MY CAR CHECKED OUT AT TWO DEALERS - ONE IN MASON ,OH AND THE OTHER IN BROOKFIELD, WI. BOTH DEALERS SAY THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA IN LATE 2006 OR EARLY 2007, BUT TOYOTA DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID HILANDER SUV BRAKING SYSTEM. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM FROM ANY OWNER OF A TOYOTA HYBRID CAR. IF YOU VISIT HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D8058 YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF HYBRID CUSTOMERS (TOYOTA AND LEXUS) WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT IS DISTINCT AND A TERRIBLE ONE TO EXPERIENCE. PLEASE DIRECT TOYOTA TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE AND RESOLVE 2006 HILANDER HYBRID BRAKING PROBLEM. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307123February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN JUNE OF 2006. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN WHEN BRAKED AND THE REAR END GETS BOUNCED BY ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES WILL FADE AND THE STOPPING TAKES A FEW FEET LONGER THAN EXPECTED. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER "KERRY TOYOTA", AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. WE WILL BOTH SAY THAT THE PANIC "HEAVY BRAKE PEDAL" BRAKING MODE ON THIS VEHICLE IS AMAZING AND WORKS QUITE WELL. WE LOVE THIS CAR AND HAVE ADJUSTED TO IT; BUT WITH ANTICIPATED LONGER STOPS ON ROUGH ROADS, OR POTHOLES! WE LIKE THE CAR SO WELL THAT WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2010 PRIUS. AFTER THE 1ST SERVICING OF THE PRIUS, WE DID NOTICE A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL IN THE REAR BRAKES. WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING SOLUTIONS TO THE TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307154February 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKE HESITATION SIMILAR TO 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307165February 7, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306930February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WE OWN AN 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND WE HAVE HAD TIMES WHERE THE BREAKS APPEAR TO CUT OUT FOR A SECOND WHEN SLOWING THE CAR TO TURN A CORNER. THE CAR WILL SURGE AHEAD WHILE THE BREAK IS BEING USED DURING THE TURN WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS IF YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT. WE HAVE LEARNT TO EXPECT IT AND TAKE EXTRA CAUTION NOW WHEN MAKING TURNS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES EACH WEEK. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307054February 6, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. PROBLEM WITH NON LINEAR HAND OFF FROM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO REGULAR BRAKING THAT OCCURS ROUTINELY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT NOW SEE THAT FORD HAS A RECALL OF ITS HYBRIDS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. DO OTHER HIGHLANDER OWNERS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM? IS THIS AT ALL RELATED TO THE CURRENTLY REPORTED 2010 PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEMS? *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306436February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING OVER THE BUMP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WAS A NORMAL RESPONSE FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306440February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID EXHIBITS SAME BRAKING PROBLEM DESCRIBED FOR PRIUS. I OWNED ONE FOR THREE YEARS AND MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I TRADED ON A RAV 4 IN MARCH 2009. THIS CAR HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH JUMPING FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306513February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MOVING A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2006 HAD FINISHED BACKING UP AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED BACKWARD AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN AND ANOTHER CAR. ALL OBSERVERS AGREE THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER MY FOOT WAS OFF THE PEDAL AND I HAD NO CHANCE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. I HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED AND RECEIVED A LARGE GASH IN HER LEG WHICH REQUIRED MANY STITCHES AND PHYSICAL THERAPY REHABILITATION AND ANOTHER AUTO WHICH WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10306627February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS SURGE IN SPEED DURING BRAKING. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHEN GOING FROM DESCEND TO ASCEND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306621February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKING PROBLEM - 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ELECTRICAL REGENERATION BEGINS. BUT, IF YOU GO OVER A BUMP THE REGENERATION DROPS OUT. THIS RESULTS IN AN ESTIMATED (BY ME) 25% REDUCTION IN BRAKING POWER. THE DRIVER MUST THEN APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE TO REGAIN STOPPING POWER. THIS OCCURS CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306824February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID - I WAS STOPPED IN A RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BEGAN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A RED LIGHT. AS HE MOVED FORWARD, I SLIGHTLY RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH HAD STOPPED SUDDENLY. THIS "LUNGING" IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS TOYOTA VEHICLE. WE HAD THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN IDIOSYNCRASY OF THE HYBRID VEHICLE. HOWEVER, MY BROTHER HAS A NEWER MODEL HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND HE DOES NOT EXPERIENCE THIS LUNGING. WHAT I MEAN BY LUNGING IS THAT THE VEHICLE, AT TIMES, WILL LUNGE FORWARD AS YOU RELEASE THE BRAKE AT HIGHER SPEED THAN AN IDLE. IN THE SIMPLE ACCIDENT MENTIONED ABOVE, MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $3000 IN DAMAGE, WHICH IS QUITE AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305338February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
DURING CONSTANT BRAKING OF MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID (SUCH AS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT), THERE IS SOMETIMES A MOMENTARY, BUT NOTICEABLE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES (WHICH CAUSES SLIGHT ACCELERATION), BEFORE THE CONDITION RESOLVES ITSELF ON ITS OWN. AT THE MOMENT OF FAILURE, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN THE CONDITION SELF-CORRECTS BEFORE THERE IS TIME TO REACT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PERHAPS 30 TIMES IN THE NEARLY THREE YEARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS ALSO NOTICED THIS CONDITION. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A SERVICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA WHICH, I THOUGHT, WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEAL TO HAVE IT SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305277February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
LAG BETWEEN REGENERATIVE AND HYDRAULIC BRAKING UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305379February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID NEW IN 2006. COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER THAT JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO RELEASE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR HYBRIDS AS THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SWITCHED TO HYDRAULIC BRAKING AND NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE. I NOW HAVE A 2010 PRIUS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER INCLUDED AND ALSO INVESTIGATED FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE 2010 PRIUS INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305441February 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 10 MPH DOWNHILL OR ON A RAMP, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED AND LUNGED FORWARD. WITHIN MINUTES, THE BRAKES BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,118 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNDER 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305345February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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