2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER Complaints

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

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID- A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED IN COLD CONDITIONS AND ON SOME BUMPY ROADS. *TR

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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