2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER THEN LOOKED DOWN NEAR HER KNEE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. THE DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT AND EXITED. THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A HOLDING AREA FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO EXAMINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 7/18/12 *CN UPDATED 07/25/12

WHILE DECELERATING ON AN OFF-RAMP, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THEN STALLED. I WAITED FOR A TOW TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE INVERTER BEING BAD ABOUT 5 DAYS LATER.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A LOUD POP SOUND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 40/MPH. WITHIN 2 SECONDS VEHICLE SLOWED TO ABOUT 5/MPH ALLOWING JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO THE BIKE LANE BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO VEHICLES WERE ON SAME SIDE OF ROAD ALLOWED TO JUMP TO BIKE LANE. TOYOTA OF KEARNY MESA (SAN DIEGO, CA) RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE HYBRID INVERTER DEAD'. AT THIS TIME THEY ARE STILL ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ENGAGING THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

THE VEHICLE STALLED (LOST CONTROL OF STEERING AND ENGINE CEASED TO OPERATE) WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH. "HYBRID SYSTEM WARNING" WAS DISPLAYED AND IT ADVISED TO PULL OVER AND CONTACT DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I HIT THE BRAKES. WHILE I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STOP, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I HIT THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA, THEY SIMPLY DISMISSED THE ISSUE INDIRECTLY SAYING I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. I WAS THEN LOWBALLED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SELL THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM. I'VE NOTICED [XXX] HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE INCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF THE FAILURE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE FLICKERING OF THE POWER BUTTON INDICATOR LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS A FAULTY BATTERY INVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE STOPPED AT A RAILROAD CROSSING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED CAUSING A TRAIN TO HIT IT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ARRANGED AN INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

I HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT ON INTRASTATE HIGHWAY DAMAGING WHEEL. THAT HIGHWAY IS RECENTLY REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO ROAD HAZARDS IN SIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUT. TIRE HAD ONLY 15,000 MILES OF WEAR AND IS FILLED WITH NITROGEN. I PERSONALLY INSPECTED THIS TIRE AND THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE THREAD. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED TWICE CONSISTENT ON AVERAGE WITH TIRE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDATION OF EVERY 7500 MILES. ALSO AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE WEATHER 50 DEGREES AND THE ROADWAY WAS CLEAN AND DRY. THE TIRE LINE IS OPEN COUNTRY A20 AND CANNOT BE ENTERED BECAUSE ITS NOT ON THE DROP DOWN LIST. A BRAND NEW TIRE AND WHEEL MUST BE PURCHASED. *TR