general problems of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Have a Toyota 2006 Highlander Hybrid and was driving the car less than a week ago and was on the parkway doing 65 in the middle lane and car started to decelerate, lost the power steering, could not brake nor was I able to push the pedal for the gas. Able to get to the shoulder and car stopped. Put it in drive and went to restart car, would not turn on the entire dashboard lit up with check hybrid system, check vsh, brake light etc. . . . . Brought to a Toyota dealership Thursday, still no word. States it might be an electrical problem part is approximate. 1500 to start. Theycannot even evaluate the car till they place this part in. Sounds costly to me . Went on another website, appears that other owners of the 2006 Highlander Hybrid have had similar problems when they are over 100,000 miles. October 4 email:"finally got my car back after 3 weeks. They put in a new control panel and inverter, I paid $1400 for the control panel and was compensated for the $8800 inverter. Plus they fixed a steering wheel recall and the rear brakes were shot (my fault). [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

2006 Toyota highlander hv. Consumer writes to inform of complaint regarding just tires and the work carried out on her vehicle the consumer purchased four new tires from just tires at a cost of $612. 12. Nine months later, after experiencing the tires sliding in the rain, the consumer took the vehicle to a Toyota dealership to be inspected. The dealership informed the consumer the tires were completely bald and too dangerous to drive on. The consumer then returned to just tires and she was told the cause for the wear was due to the wheels not being aligned. However, according to the original paperwork, it stated check vehicle for alignment which was to be a free service included in the tire purchase and no one mentioned to her there was an alignment problem. The consumer is seeking a refund, however goodyear offered her $292 which was less than half of what she spent. Updated 06/21/10.

In my Highlander Hybrid, when traveling at speeds of 0-15 miles per hour holding the steering wheel straight and firmly with both hands if full throttle is utilized, the vehicle will pull uncontrollably to the right then back to the left. On 3 different occasions, I almost side swiped a vehicle on the passenger side of the car. I reported this problem to my dealer and then took my vehicle to the dealer to test drive and verify the problem, which they did. The dealer response was" it is just the way the vehicle is and they all do this" and "unless a warning light comes on there is nothing they can do". So now I am afraid to accelerate when needed due to lack of control of the vehicle. Toyota is sending a factory rep out to evaluate the vehicle.