Brake Sensor Problems of Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Break light warnings all came on. Brakes went out while in motion on a city street. Had to shove break pedal down with both feet to the floor going uphill to stop. Dealership told us it's the break actuator pump and will be $5000 to repair. This is a serious hardship on us. I'm a foster parent and need my vehicle in working order. Dealership said only they can do the repair due to sensor calibrations.

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At roughly 80k miles, every time I started the car, a "brake malfunction" alert would display. Multiple sensors on the are illuminated. The brakes feel normal, but recently I did notice some audible noises when I use the brakes. I took it to the dealership and they said the brake actuator needed to be replaced for around 3200 w/ labor. After doing some research, I found that this same system was recalled on the camry hybrid but not the Highlander Hybrid, despite many complaints. If this is a manufacturing defect, it is a very dangerous one that could cause brake failure and lead to death.

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My car had been making a chirping noise when I braked so I took it to a brake place and they put on new brake pads and rotors, about a week late all the lights on my dash came on saying everything was wrong, I called the brake place they said it was just a loose connection. About 2 months later I was slowing down to make a stop at a light approximately a half a football field away and my brakes just stopped working and I slid into the car in front of me. . I took it back to the brake place they said it was the hybrid system, from which there was a recall for my car. I took it to the Toyota dealer and they fixed the recall but then said my problem is the brake hydraulic actuator, a 2500. 00 part! from what I understand it is the sensor that tells your brakes to operate when you press the brake pedal!!! then I started researching and it looks like others are having the same problem in the hybrid highlander in 2006 and 2007 makes!!! I put my car in my garage for the last 2 months because I simply do not have the money to fix this and now the battery is completely dead! when I drove it home from the dealership after they fixed the recall and told me the news about the actuator, it felt like I was driving on ice and really had no control of the brakes at all. . . I would think with the complaints I have seen about this, that this would be a recall issue, I mean when you press on the brake pedal and your brakes actually work, your car should stop!! this could really end up hurting someone!.

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