2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Recalls, Complaints & Safety

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a drained battery. The dealer determined that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with an ABS actuator malfunction, and the ABS actuator was replaced. The failure recurred and the ABS actuator was replaced a second time. The contact stated that the brake pedal needed to be depressed multiple times for the brakes to respond as needed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed with ABS actuator malfunction for the third time. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,153.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact’s son stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 196,000.

I REPLACED MY BRAKES AFTER SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS AND CODES KEPT POPPING UP ON MY DASH. HAD THE ROTORS TURNED. BUT WHEN I RETURNED TO DRIVING MY CAR AFTER I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED THE BRAKES WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST GO OUT THE HYDRAULIC PART WOULD GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WOULD MAKE A HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND THEN NO BRAKES. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA IN CLINTON TN. SAID MY ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS FAILING. WOULD COST ME 2200 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS CERTAIN PART ON YOUR CAR IS SUPPOSED TO LAST YOU A LIFETIME. I DONT HAVE MONEY LIKE THAT NOW IT WAS TAKE ME A LIFETIME TO SAVE UP FOR THE REPAIRS. VERY SCARY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME RANDOMLY AS I WAS DRIVING NO MATTER WHERE OR HOW FAR THE TRIP I WAS TAKING. DIDN'T KNOW IF I WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME SOMETIMES. YOU JUST NEVER KNEW WHEN. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE FINE AND OTHERS IT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY SCARY.

VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE. TOWED TO TOYOTA AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED. THE POA80, P3020 HV BATTERY INOPERATIVE/SHORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED.

THE ABS BRAKE MODULATOR BEGAN EXHIBITING VERY LOUD AND CONTINUOUS PUMPING/PRIMING SOUNDS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD UPON HARD BRAKING THE BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY - THERE WAS A DELAY BETWEEN THE INSTANT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ACTUALLY ENGAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. TODAY, ALL THE INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING: MASTER WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED BRAKE WARNING, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND SLIP INDICATOR. ALL THIS INDICATES A FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE MODULAR COMPONENT. TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC. PUBLISHED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM - ZG1 TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE WARRANTY IS ONLY VALID FOR UP TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES AND HAS RECENTLY EXPIRED FOR MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA MOTORS, KNOWING THIS COMPONENT IS PRONE TO FAILURE AND COULD HAVE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES, SHOULD TAKE A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO ENSURE THE SAFE OPERATION OF ALL AFFECTED MODELS. AT PRESENT THERE IS NO WARRANTY COVERAGE, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. I AM LEFT WITH AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE WITH AN UNSAFE BRAKING SYSTEM, UNLESS I BEAR THE FULL COST OF REPLACEMENT MYSELF.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE TOYOTA WARRANTY ENCHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZG1. THIS WARRANTY WAS APPLICABLE FOR 10 YEARS AFTER FIRST USE OR 150,000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. IN ORDER TO GET THE ABS ACTUATOR REPLACED A SET OF SYMPTOMS WAS REQUIRED. I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID FWD WITH 128,000 MILES. LAST WEEK THE ABS ACTUATOR STARTED MAKING THESE LOUD NOISES AND THE ABS, BRAKE, CHECK VSC, AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE BRAKING FUNCTION HAS DEFINITELY CHANGED AND NOW DOES A SUDDEN JOLT FORWARD WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON WHILE ALSO HEARING THE ABS ACTUATOR MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN 10 YEARS(EVEN THOUGH MY MILEAGE IS LESS THAN 150K), MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED. TOYOTA HAS ALSO STATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE IS NOT LISTED AS A RECALL AS IT IS RELATED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM MAKING THIS ISSUE A SAFETY HAZARD. INSTEAD I AM STUCK WITH MANY OTHERS HAVING TO PAY $3000 TO GET THE PART REPLACED EVEN THOUGH MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS ABS ACTUATOR ISSUE. I USE THIS VEHICLE AS MY MAIN TRANSPORTATION FOR MY FAMILY. IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME OR EXPLAIN WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. I AM LEFT WITH AN UNUSABLE VEHICLE BECAUSE MY ABS ACTUATOR DECIDED TO MALFUNCTION ON THE 11TH YEAR AFTER FIRST USE EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 128,000 MILES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF A MALFUNCTIONING ABS ACTUATOR. I AM REPORTING THE SUDDEN FAILING OF BRAKES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SUDDEN FORWARD JOLT THE CAR MAKES WHEN THE CAR ENGINE STARTS. I BELIEVE THAT THE ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING IS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO THE MALFUNCTIONING ABS ACTUATOR. AGAIN, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT [XXX] REGARDING MY COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR *TT

THE VSDC WARNING CAME ON WITH CODE C1391, WHICH MEANS THE ABS PUMP ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS GONE BAD, WHICH COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA, THEY SAID THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS AND THAT EXTENSION RAN OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, THIS MAKES NO SENSE TO EXTEND A WARRANTY ON A PART YOU HAVE ADMITTED IS BAD AND A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AFTER THIS FAULTY PART REMAINS IN THE DYSFUNCTIONAL STATE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT TOYOTA, WAS TRYING TO APPEASE AS FEW AS PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE BY EXTENDING A WARRANTY ON SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS THIS. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH IT WILL CAUSE DEATH TO MANY. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS, PER HIS INFORMATION TOO. *JS *JS

A SOUND OF SQUEAKING/PUMPING AIR OCCURS SOMETIMES WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. THIS SOMETIMES CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVEN WITH THE CAR IS STOPPED COMPLETELY. IF THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED LESS, THE SOUND OCCURS LESS FREQUENTLY. I HAD IT INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ABS ASSEMBLY HAS A LEAK AND NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED FOR A FEE OF ROUGHLY $2,300. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WITH MILEAGE AROUND 152,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND "VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL" AND "HYBRID SYSTEM" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUDSON TOYOTA (599 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INVERTER WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES AND MAKES A "CHIRPING" SOUND. AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE DISCOVERED IT'S A BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUE. TOYOTA DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY BRIEFLY, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. MY TOYOTA CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID BRAKE FAILURE COULD DEFINITELY OCCUR WHEN THE ACTUATOR FAILS COMPLETELY. WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPS, THE BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT BRIEFLY AS WELL WHICH IS QUITE STARTLING. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $1800 PLUS LABOR, WHICH IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A SAFETY RECALL WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS MODULE). THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER THE EXTENSION EXPIRED AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. LOCAL DEALER NOW STATES THE REPAIR WILL COST $2500 WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT THE CAR IS ACTUALLY WORTH. THIS IS MY HIGHSCHOOL DAUGHTER'S CAR AND THE LIABILITY OF THE ABS MODULE & BRAKES FAILING COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. THE CAR IS OTHERWISE DRIVABLE AND THE BRAKES WORK ALTHOUGH THE ABS MODULE CONTINUES TO LIGHT UP THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ON THE LED MONITOR IN THE DASH. MY HOPE IS TO FIND SOME GOODWILL THROUGH TOYOTA OR POSSIBLY THE PART MANUFACTURER, HOWEVER HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO TO THIS POINT.

THE ABS BRAKE PUMP LEAKS. IT'S A $2000 REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I NEVER GOT THE RECALL LETTER. THE RECALL EXPIRED 8 MONTHS AGO AND TOYOTA WON'T HONOR IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY CONFIRMED THEY SENT THE RECALL LETTER TO THE FORMER OWNER, 17 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY DID NOT SEND THE LETTER TO THE REGISTERED OWNER ON FILE WITH THE STATE, THEY SENT IT TO THE ADDRESS THEY HAD ON FILE WITH TOYOTA.

WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT ON SAYING CHECK VSC SYSTEM, ABS, BRAKE LIGHTS, WARNINGS AND TRACTION. TOOK VEHICLE TO SERVICE AT TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED, FOR NEARLY $2500. THIS IS A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 65,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ACTUATOR SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I JUST HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND BRAKES REPLACED TWO MONTHS AGO. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED. BRAKES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOFT ON THIS VEHICLE. NOW THE BATTERY IS NOT CHARGING AND THE BRAKES ONLY SEEM TO WORK OFF AND ON. I HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO MAKE THEM WORK RIGHT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AS ALL OF MY DRIVING IS IN THE CITY IN TRAFFIC. FROM READING ONLINE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS FREQUENTLY WITH THIS TYPE OF TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND OTHER MODELS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. IT'S BARELY WORTH THE COST OF REPAIRING IT. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE WHY DOESN'T TOYOTA RECALL THIS PART? THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THE BRAKES MAY NOW FAIL AT ANY TIME, IN A DAY OR IN TWO WEEKS. HE TOLD ME TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD!

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING. WE WERE TOLD THIS MORNING THAT WE MUST REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM CHARCOAL CANISTER. THIS ITEM IS UNDER RECALL FOR MANY TOYOTA VEHICLES 2006-2015, BUT THEY DID NOT TELL ME THAT IT IS COVERED ON MINE. HE SAID THERE IS A CRACK AND WHEN THEY REPLACE THE CANISTER THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL CONTAINMENT VALVE AS WELL. CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM IF MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL? MY VEHICLE IS ACTING PERFECTLY FINE.

MY BRAKE ACTUATOR BEGAN MAKING NOISES AND VIBRATING WHILE STILL COVERED BY THE SECONDARY WARRANTY. I TOOK IT INTO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT DESPITE THE SOUND AND VIBRATION THE CAR HAS TO THROW THE PROPER WARNING CODES TO BE COVERED. WHEN MY REAR WINDOW MOTOR OVERLOADED AND FAILED, IMMEDIATELY THE VSC/BRAKE/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. I BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS BEEN BAD FOR AWHILE, BUT ONLY AN UNRELATED ELECTRICAL SURGE CAUSED THE ECU TO TRIP THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ERROR CODES. I'M GRATEFUL THAT TOYOTA RESPONDED TO PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY -BUT THE DELAY IN TRIPPING THE ERROR CODE COST ME 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING WITH THE PULSATING AND POUNDING BRAKE NOISE AND ALLOWED MY SECONDARY WARRANTY TO EXPIRE.

"BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WITH CODES C1391, C1252, C1253 AND/OR C1256 MAY BE FOUND IN THE ABS ECU. TOYOTA HAD TWO WARRANTY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THIS ONE 6/12/2007 - 6/12/2017 AND THE SECOND ENDED 12/31/2017. WE HAD MIDAS AUTO SERVICE EXPERTS DO A BRAKE EVALUATION ON 11/25/2017, WHICH SHOWED CODES C1241, C1256 AND C1391. WE HAD THE EVALUATION DONE BECAUSE AFTER BREAKING THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM MIDAS. IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SALESPERSON THAT SOLD US THE CAR ON 12/20/17 AND HE DOCUMENTED IT ON HIS TOYOTA LAPTOP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT DID NOT REVEAL THERE WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM ONLY QUOTED TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2500.00. THIS IS STILL A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CASES OPENED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I OPENED CASE 1801083723 ON 1/8/2017 AND ANOTHER 1804032206. TOYOTA TOLD ME BECAUSE THE CASE WAS OPENED AFTER 12/31/2017 AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNDER THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE PROOF FROM MIDAS (A THIRD PARTY) THERE WAS AN ISSUE ON 11/25/2017 AND THE TOYOTA SALES ASSOCIATE HAS NOTES IN REFERENCE TO IT AS WELL ON 12/20/17. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AND SINCE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TOYOTA SHOULD OPEN UP ANOTHER WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND BE LIABLE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES AS THEY ARE BROUGHT IN. TOYOTA DID RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT 3/28/2017 AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS IT DID ON 11/25/2017 WHEN MIDAS RAN THE EVALUATION ON IT.

BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ENHANCER/ABS MODULE WENT OUT IN 11/2017. TOYOTA HAD A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ON THIS THAT ENDED IN 12/31/2017. THIS WENT OUT IN 11/2017, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AT A TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THE SVC DEPT WAS CALLED ABOUT IT.. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AT MIDAS. A CASE WAS OPENED WITH TOYOTA ON 1/8/2018. TOYOTA IS SAYING THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE 12/31/2017 DATE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY TOYOTA.

MY AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAS JUST STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY JUST SAY ITS A 10 YEAR OLD CAR AND AIRBAGS STOP WORKING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. ALSO MY HORN IS AFFECTED BY IT TOO, BECAUSE THAT HAS STOPPED ALSO. THESE THINGS HAVE STOPPED OVER A YEAR AGO. BEING THAT MY VEHICLE IS A BATTERY POWERED CAR, PEOPLE DO NOT HEAR THE ENGINE MUCH AND THE PROBABILITY OF A ACCIDENT IS HIGHER.

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WAS STATIONARY. WARMING CAR UP TO GET RID OF FROST ON WINDSHIELD. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE - TOTAL LOST. 3 TO 4 FEET FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENGINE.

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CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WAS STATIONARY. WARMING CAR UP TO GET RID OF FROST ON WINDSHIELD. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE - TOTAL LOST. 3 TO 4 FEET FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENGINE.

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CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WAS STATIONARY. WARMING CAR UP TO GET RID OF FROST ON WINDSHIELD. THE CAR STARTED ON FIRE - TOTAL LOST. 3 TO 4 FEET FLAMES COMING OUT OF ENGINE.

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FAULTY BREAK SYSTEM THIS WOULD BE 2 TIME TO GET FIX IN LESS THAN 1 AND 3 MONTHS

THE GAS TANK FELL PARTIALLY OFF AND DRAGGED ON THE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, TURNING RIGHT AT 5 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP/SNAP SOUND AND THEN A TERRIBLE SOUND OF SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDER THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I COULD PULL OVER AND STOP WITHIN 50 FEET. THE GAS TANK WAS NOT DAMAGED SIGNIFICANTLY (IT PASSED A PRESSURE TEST AT THE DEALERSHIP). THE GAS TANK IS ATTACHED WITH TWO STRAPS, FORE AND AFT. THE RIGHT SIDES OF BOTH STRAPS SNAPPED VERY CLOSE TO WHERE THE STRAPS ARE BOLTED TO THE MAIN BODY IN A PLACE THAT COULD NOT HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN DAMAGED. THE FLAT BED TRUCK DRIVER WHO DELIVERED THE VEHICLE TO BERKELEY TOYOTA NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNS THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ABUSED IN ANY WAY. HE ALSO ARGUED THAT HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED, IT COULD HAVE BEEN QUITE DANGEROUS.

RECEIVED TEMPERATURE WARNING FOR HYBRID SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE LOCKED UP AFTER PULLING OVER, MADE VERY LOUD NOISE AND COULD NOT DRIVE. TOWED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR DEFECT IN THIS ASSEMBLY ON MY MODEL YEAR, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND THE CHECK HYBRID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID INVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE HYBRID SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ISSUE WITH ABS ACTUATOR CAUSING LOSS OF VSC FUNCTION

BRAKE ACTUATOR MAKES VERY LOUD CLICKING SOUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER EXITING VEHICLE. WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPY ROADS, BRAKES "SKIP" AS IF RELEASING AND THEN GRABBING AGAIN. ALSO, BRAKES GRAB INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN ON A HILL WHEN NEARLY STOPPED. ALL APPEARS RELATED TO ABS BRAKING SYSTEM.

DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE RECEIVED A CHECK HYBRID LIGHT THEN THE ENGINE POWERED DOWN AND THEN SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTERSTATE WITHOUT CRASHING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE IVS, INVERTER SYSTEM, WHICH OVERHEATED AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2014 FOR BAD SOLDERING IN THE IVS SYSTEM. CAR HAS ONLY 72,000 MILES ON IT, BUT OVER 8 YEARS ON WARRANTY. SO I AM WAITING ON TOYOTA TO DECIDE IF THEY ARE GOING TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR $9,500 REPAIR. I AM NOW AWARE OF LAWSUITS AND COMPLAINTS ON THE INVERTER SYSTEM OF THE HYBRID HIGHLANDER.

TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALER THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ACCUMULATOR PUMP ASSEMBLY HAS INTERNAL PRESSURE LOSS. STATEMENT FOLLOWED BY "SHOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THAT" AND "$3200.00 TO REPAIR". NEXT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ISSUE EFFECTS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT. IT FEELS AS IF THE POWER IS LOST IN THE BRAKES AND TAKES MUCH MORE FORCE ON THE PEDAL TO MAKE STOP. HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CONSISTENT, AT TIMES THE BREAKING IS NORMAL, BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE THE HARD TO BRAKE ISSUE ARISES.

ABS ACTUATOR IS PUMPING TO PRIME BRAKES EVERY 15 SECS. DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA SAYS $2300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND IT HAD MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE CHECK CSV WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY WITH CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE MECHANIC POINTED OUT THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING APPEARS AND IT SMELL LIKE THE BRAKE IS IMGAGE OF ATTACHED LIKE A BURNING METAL SMELL.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A FLAT TIRE REPAIR AND AN ALIGNMENT. AFTER THE SERVICES WERE PERFORMED THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER AS IT KEPT SHOWING AN ERROR. ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE LIGHTED. I DROVE THE CAR TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. WHEN DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT FEEL QUITE RIGHT. IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY WOULD BRAKE QUICKLY IF NEED BE. THE ULTIMATE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE CAR HAD A C1345 LINEAR VALVE OFFSET UNDONE AND C1368 LINEAR VALVE OFFSET MALFUNCTION. A NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED AT A COST OF $3200. PER MY RESEARCH, THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AS AN ISSUE. PERHAPS THE HIGHLANDER SHOULD ALSO BE LOOKED INTO.

I WAS TRAVELLING 45 MPH, WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD AND MY CAR STALLED. I FELT A THUD, WENT TO ACCELERATE AND REALIZED MY CAR HAD NO POWER. I HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. MY CAR HAD A RECALL IN 2013 REGARDING POSSIBLE STALL DUE TO HEAT POSSIBLY CAUSING A DEFECT IN THE HYBRID COMPUTER BOARD. I TOOK IT IN AND THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY TIME MY CAR HAS STALLED, BUT IT WAS SCARY BECAUSE I HAD MULTIPLE CARS BEHIND ME AND I COULD HAVE REAR-ENDED. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO TOYOTA TO BE EXAMINED.

FIRST NOTICED ON DATE ABOVE, BUT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IF A BUMP, POTHOLE, AND TRACTION IS LOST FOR A SPLIT SECOND THE BRAKES STOP WORKING AND THE CAR SURGES,COASTS, DISENGAGE. FIRM PRESSURE ON BRAKES IS USED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. AS A RESULT STOPPING DISTANCE IS INCREASED. THIS LOSS OF BREAKING POWER LASTS FOR 1/2 TO 1 SECOND. PERHAPS ITS RELATED TO THE HYBRID REGENERATING SYSTEM. NEVER THE LESS IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING TO LOSE BRAKES, EVEN FOR A SPLIT SECOND

THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A JOKE WHEN IT COMES TO TIRES!!!! IT SHOULD BE CALLED TOYOTA TIRE EATER! I JUST GOT MY 5TH (THAT'S RIGHT) 5TH SET OF TIRES FOR THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN '07. I FOUND OUT THROUGH OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM... I ALSO HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE'S TIRES ARE NOT SPEC. OUT CORRECTLY! IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT COMPANY YOU BUY YOUR TIRE FROM THOUGH IT CAME WITH GOOD YEAR INTEGRITY'S ON IT - 18K BEFORE THEY WERE GONE! THE TIRE SIZE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY MADE BY CERTAIN MANUFACTURER'S I FINALLY SAID THAT THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME I BUY A TOYOTA! THEY DON'T CARE APPARENTLY AND THERE EXCUSE IS THEY DON'T WARRANTY TIRES! BUT THEY SPEC THEM OUT AND PUT THE CRAP ON THERE CARS! MAKES YOU THINK DOESN'T IT! WHO PAYED OFF WHO HERE! I HAVE MICHELIN'S NEW DEFENDER TIRE ON THE VEHICLE NOW A 90K TIRE... SO I HOPE TO GET AT LEAST 30 TO 35 K OUT OF THESE! I HAVE COMPLAINED ONCE BEFORE ABOUT THIS AS WELL.... THANKS, FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE NEXT FIRESTONE AND FORD TIRE ISSUE... I GUESS THIS WILL BE THE NEXT SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH TIRES! THE GARBAGE THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH AS CONSUMERS OVER CORPORATE GREED AND GOV'T PAY OFF'S! PROVE ME AND OTHERS WRONG! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! I WILL FINALLY BE STARTING A CHAT AND SITE WERE OTHERS CAN VIEW AND COMMENT OF THIS ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MADE BETWEEN 2/16/05 AND 7/29/10, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.