Car Stall problems of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle lost power, the check engine and abs warning indicators illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. Also, "check hybrid system" appeared on the instrument panel. Fred haas Toyota world (20400 interstate 45 n, spring, TX 77373) was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed because the test was not free. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 250,000.

We were driving on the NJ turnpike. Suddenly, the car stalled and the steering locked. Luckily, we just started the hour long drive and were on the slow lane and was able to glide the car over safely to the shoulder. The check "csv" and "check hybrid system" lights came on and the hybrid battery showed no energy. The car would not start and was towed to the closest Toyota dealership. There were no prior warnings about battery errors or problems before completely stalling. It is understandable problems will arise, but with no warning and a car stalling on a major highway, the incident could have been extremely dangerous.

I was driving my 2006 Toyota higlander hybrid on I 95 in 4 lanes of dense traffic all going at least 60-70mph, when I noticed that I was losing power and my car was starting to slow down. I glanced at the dash to see multiple warning signals - check hybrid, check vsc and others. Fortunately, there was a big enough gap on the left for me to pull across the left most lane because I knew if I did not I was going to stall and likely be in a major accident. It was a very scary moment. I could not restart my car and had to wait to get towed, ( DC rush hour). The dealer said my inverter needed to be replaced. After hearing the news I remembered that I had a notice from Toyota, a recall for part of the inverter. Initially, I was told this would not cover what I needed. In the end, I was covered . I am thankful to all who reported similar issues so that this would be addressed.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact merged to the side of the road where all attempts to restart the vehicle failed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileage was 149,994.

As I accelerated from a stop at a side street to enter highway traffic, I was nearly rear ended by a large truck when the hh inverter failed. The car simply suddenly failed to respond with no advance warning. Several dashboard symbols lit up, including check hybrid system,�and I was only able to steer to side of the road. It would not restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer checked for recalls and said there were none. I mentioned the June 2011 notice we'd received, and that we were told that the part would not be available until Jan. 2012. We did not receive more information from Toyota and called the dealer in Jan. For an appointment. After a brief inspection, we were told the part was not defective and no replacement necessary. � we had been extra cautious and limited the use of our hh for months, and were disappointed that there was no effort to examine the part earlier or verify the conditions of use of the vehicle. After the car was towed in April 2012, the dealer said we needed a part, which they ordered and installed at no cost to us within a few days. The manager said that it was a very expensive part, took a long time to install, and that we were "lucky to have the warranty. "� there was no mention of the inverter recall but the invoice indicated that there was a "boj recall. " there may have been an earlier clue: on Dec. 1, 2011 the same dashboard indicators (check hybrid system and vrc) lit up in the morning when I went to start it and couldn't. We asked dealer about recalls, mentioned the upcoming scheduled notification (Jan. 2012), but were told there were none, and that problem was the battery. This may or may not have been related, but I wonder if the dealership ever considered the inverter issue in its analysis. This 2006 hh had only 25,259 miles at time of failure, only 1 owner, and rcvd regular maintenance from dealer.

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.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 5 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact had the vehicle towed to an authorized dealer where the dealer advised that the inverter assembly was defective and replaced it with converters. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The current and failure mileage was approximately 58,311.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was traveling 65 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled; there was no prior warning. When the failure occurred, there was also a loss of power steering. The check vsc and check hybrid system warning lights illuminated. The dealer stated that the inverter failed. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 118,000.

The contact owned a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 10 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the hybrid inverter would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 137,000 and the current mileage was unknown. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota highlander hv. While driving approximately 60 mph, all of the service lights illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle would not restart so it was towed to an authorized dealer where the battery was replaced. The failure continued and the contact was informed that the inverter needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 113,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. While driving approximately 10 mph the vehicle stalled. While attempting to restart the vehicle a service light would illuminate on the instrument panel to check the hybrid system. The vehicle would not start and was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the inverter needed to be replaced. The dealer was replacing the inverter when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were 99,681. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota highlander hv. The contact stated while traveling at approximate speeds of 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost all power. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where the dealer advised the inverter within the hybrid system had failed. The inverter was replaced under the contacts factory warranty. The failure did not recur. The approximate failure and current mileages were 62,000.

My 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid suddenly stalled in the middle of the street. The car was later towed to the Toyota dealer in hanford,CA. The car has 140 miles over 100,000 miles and the dealer told me it was out of warranty. The problem is with the hybrid system was later pointed out to the inverter and it will cost me roughly $5,000.

I bought an '06 Toyota Highlander Hybrid in June of '07. For the last 9 months I have had nothing but problems with this vehicle. My main concern is it stalls out in traffic. It has stalled on the interstate, highways, waiting to make turns and sitting in traffic. The only way to get it started again is to turn it off and restart it. I have complained to the dealership on several occasions regarding this but because it is not registering an "error" code they claim that there is "nothing they can do. " it has become so bad that I fear for my family, myself and other drivers surrounding me. One of the employees at the dealership says he believes that there is a software issue. The dealership makes me feel like it is going to take someone getting hurt or killed before they do something about it! why should it cost my family or the surrounding public their life or injury for dealerships to really make an effort to work on a vehicle? I put the most recent incident down as the incident date but it has happened several times.