Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems of Toyota Highlander Hybrid - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 13v396000 (hybrid propulsion system: inverter). While in a parking lot, the vehicle went into fail safe limp home mode and the vehicle stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to newark Toyota world (230 e cleveland Ave, newark, DE 19711, (302) 368-6262) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. Additionally, diagnostic testing would cost $600. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 185,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and "vehicle stability control" and "hybrid system" displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to hudson Toyota (599 NJ-440, jersey city, new jersey) where it was diagnosed that the inverter was faulty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 119,000.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. While driving approximately 50 mph, the engine stalled, the vehicle shut off, and the check hybrid indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the hybrid inverter malfunctioned. The hybrid system needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000. The VIN was not provided.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the hybrid inverter malfunctioned. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

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2010 Toyota highlander. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle electrical problems and recall parts not available. After the dealer informed the consumer, the part was not available. The consumer continued to drive the vehicle for the rest of the week. Four day later, the vehicle would not turn on after an extremely cold day. The consumer called for a jump, thinking it was the battery. The service technician came out and it was discovered, the battery was not the issue, but maybe some other type of electrical issue, as the vehicle sounded as if it were trying to turn over, but wouldn't. Also, the car alarm was going off intermittently for hours for no reason. The consumer called another dealer, about getting the vehicle fixed, but was informed the part was on national back order.

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We took the vehicle to the dealer in for a 5,000 mile service maintenance. After our service advisor looked over the vehicle he said we needed new set of tires as the current ones were at the wear indicators. Our service advisor also said our vehicle was in the open campaign (NHTSA campaign number: 13v396000) to replace the intelligent power module (ipm) in the vehicle hybrid system. The service advisor said it would take about four hours and there would be no charge. Since the replacement of the ipm the vehicle has experienced a significant drop in mpg. Before the replacement of the ipm the vehicle was averaging 26 - 27 mph in the city and about 30 mpg (29. 8 mpg highest) freeway driving. After the replacement of the ipm the vehicle is averaging 21 - 22 mpg in the city and 24-25 on the freeway. This is a 5-6 mpg decrease. We have been told by the dealer the replacement of the ipm has nothing to do with the mpg and it is because of the winter months our mpg has drop. I do not believe the winter months would have this much effect on the mpg. I have done some online research and found other owners having the exact same issue after their ipm was replaced.

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The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign id number 13v396000 (hybrid propulsion system) however, the contact was unable to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the remedy part would not be available until January 7, 2014. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the hybrid inverter failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. -.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the hybrid inverter needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while in reverse, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check hybrid and check brake system warning lights. The vehicle was taken the to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised to the contact that the power inverter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 2,860. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving 50 mph when the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the inverter failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 107,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the hybrid inverter failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages was 106,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 5 mph the vehicle stalled. The check vsc warning and power steering warning lamps illuminated immediately after the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the inverter was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 113,990 and the current mileage was 114,000.

The contact owns 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving 10 mph when the contact crashed into a curb and the power steering failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the power steering and the hybrid computer system failed. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 60,000.

Pulling out of a parking space at a low rate of speed. Car came to an immediate and abrupt halt. Could not be restarted.

Driving on the 94 freeway west, the "check hybrid system" warning light came on. Car suddenly died unexpectedly. Was able to coast to the nearby exit - nearly hit by numerous vehicles. At the exit, the car was blocking traffic. People helped push the highlander to the side, where I called aaa. The highlander was towed to the Toyota el cajon dealership for repair. Toyota informed me the inverter had died. It would cost $9600. 00 to repair because out of warranty. Toyota head office refuses to help. At 3. 5 years old, the repair is worth more than the car. Other Highlander Hybrids from 2007 were recalled for the same problem. The car cost $40,000. 00 new at purchase in 2007. It should last more than 3. 5 years. The inverter problem could have had deadly consequences.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, he heard a loud noise and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the inverter was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but did not offer any assistance because the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 119,500.

While driving through virginia foothills, the entire electrical system on my hybrid stopped working. I had significantly reduced braking ability, no power steering and was in heavy traffic. This could have been a very serious incident if I had to stop for an emergency. I slowly pulled over shut the system down and after a while the warning lights and warning buzzer went off.

Driving north on interstate 75 near warner robins, GA in our 2006 Highlander Hybrid. Going 75 mph in the left lane when the dashboard lit up with vsc, check hybrid, and esp lights. Immediately lost all power. No power steering, limited breaking, no acceleration. Barely avoided a catastrophic accident (4 people in my car) and made it to the breakdown lane. Towed to a local Toyota dealer by aaa. Car has 85000 miles on it and Toyota diagnosed a faulty inverter. It is being covered as a warranty repair. Waiting for completion of repairs in georgia to complete drive home to nebraska (all the while incurring non-trivial expenses for hotel, rental car, etc. ).

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated they were driving onto the highway and trying to accelerate when the vehicle lost power. The vehicle continued to roll forward forcing the contact to drive onto the service lane. The contact heard a popping noise and the check hybrid system light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and after the failure was diagnosed, the dealer stated they did not find any failures with the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 108,000.

We were driving our 2006 Highlander Hybrid from virginia to ohio. We pulled to the side of the OH turnpike just before mile marker 218 to change drivers as the past few service stops were closed for renovations. We did not turn off the vehicle. When the new driver pressed on the gas pedal to return to the highway, the car made a funny sound then the dashboard lit up with alternating errors for the hybrid system and vsc system. The car was frozen and would not move. We had to have it towed to a dealership. There were no injuries. Several days later, the vehicle is still at bedford Toyota in OH being awaiting delivery & replacement of the inverter. There were no prior warnings or indications of problems with the vehicle. In fact, it had just been in for its 65,000 mile check-up two weeks earlier.

While accelerating to approximately 40 mph from a standing stop at a traffic light in a zone merging 2 lanes to 1, my 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid (`48,000 miles on odometer, I am original owner) experienced sudden and total power loss. I was able to pull off the road and had vehicle towed to dealer. They reported a failed inverter in the hybrid system and I am awaiting the part and repair. From my online research I understand this has been a problem with the 2006 and early 2007 models and that NHTSA may be investigating. Although no accident ensued this failure at speed in a lane merge was frightening, occurred without warning and could easily have resulted in a crash.

2006 Highlander Hybrid inverter failuare caused a complete power shut down and left me stranded on the road. There was no power, no brakes, no steering. I could have been hit by cars in front or behind. Lucky that I was not on the freeway going 70 mph. The failure had no warning nor any symptons. Prior to the failure, I drove the car approximately 70 miles earlier during the day.

Our 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid simply stopped running yesterday in the middle of a very busy street. We had it towed to the dealer who told us that the inverter ( part of the hybrid portion of the vehicle ) was finished and that the repair would be $7800. 00. They also told us that this is the only year of this vehicle which is exempt from the state of California requirement of a 150,000 warranty on hybrid vehicles . Toyota will not stand behind this vehicle although it is a problem with this car that they are familiar with and have made corrections to. This is a serious, dangerous and expensive problem for which Toyota should take responsibility. The car as easily have stopped on the freeway or some other more dangerous spot.

Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2006 model has 58,212 miles on the odometer. Was pulling away from a stoplight on a busy street when the car suddenly lost power. We had to pull over to the side of the road. The car was completely disabled, with no motive power whatsoever. The police came and assisted, we had the car towed to the dealer, and we are currently waiting for a hybrid inverter (a common part cited in NHTSA action pe11005.

Toyota Highlander Hybrid inverter failure.

On June 9, 2011 at approximately 11:00pm central time, my family (wife, two daughters, one son and I) were driving our 2006 Toyota highland hybrid down i65 about 20 miles NW of lafayette, indiana. We suddenly lost power and could not drive the car. We were going about 70mph and luckily there were no cars around us at the time, as we had extreme difficulty in steering the car and struggled to pull it off to the side of the road. It said something on the screen about check vsd and hybrid system. The engine continued to whirl, but we could not start car or do anything with it. We called a tow truck & waited in the dark on side of interstate 65 to wait for them to pick us up. It took about 45 minutes to get the tow truck there and for someone to come pick us up. We definitely felt lucky to get off of the highway without getting hurt as this area had no lights and was very dark (except for the red lights on the wind mills all around us). We went to a hotel in lafayette and the tow truck dropped the car off at the dealership. The next morning, the dealership sent a courtesy car to pick me up & take me over there. I spoke with the service department and they said they would evaluate the problem. I told him it might be the inverter, as my father owned a Lexus rx400 hybrid and the inverter on his car failed and Lexus gave him the part. The service department told me that he personally had never changed an inverter, so he did not think it was that. I rented a car and my family and I continued our trip to florida. A couple of days later, the Toyota dealership called me and said they had to take the engine apart and it could be an expensive repair just to figure out what was worng. He thought it might be rodent damage. Days later he called back and said that it was in fact the inverter and that the repair would cost me $9,600. 00. I went online & determined that many people with 2006 Toyota highlanders hybrids with VIN# similar to mine have had the same issue.

On a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4x4. Engine stalled while driving at 70 mph on highway. Vehicle coasted to side and would not restart. Had to have it towed home and engine still will not start. Will have to take it to dealer.

While traveling down highway 101 during rush hour at 70+ miles an hour, the vehicle made a clunking sound and suddenly stalled. I swerve across several lanes of highway while coasting to a stop nearly colliding with two vehicles while changing lanes to pull off to the shoulder. I had to push the vehicle to completely remove it from the highway. Several attempt to restart it were unsuccessful and the error message "check hybrid system" appeared on the dashboard. The vehicle was towed to the nearest Toyota dealership who inspected the vehicle and the following day informed me the inverter had failed. They estimated the cost of repairs at nearly $10,000. 00. This is unacceptable for a car that is only 5 years old and cost over $45,000 new, not to mention the fact that I had to push the vehicle off of a busy highway.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving the vehicle and it stalled without warning and the hybrid system light came on. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the inverter had failed. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid power inverter failure - a $9,000 repair. My 2006 Highlander Hybrid came to a dead halt last Friday afternoon going just over 40 mph on a busy street in austin, TX. The engine would run, but it would not move in any gear. I had it towed to the Toyota dealer on I-35 and it was diagnosed with a failed power inverter - a $9,000 repair. It has 70k miles and I just purchased it for $18k a couple of months ago. The original owner purchased an extended warranty to 100k miles, so very fortunate that this very expensive repair was covered including a free rental car for the week it was in the shop. I will definitely purchase another warranty when this one expires as who can afford this type of repair on a used vehicle! I am considering selling this vehicle and took it to the same Toyota dealer that replaced the power inverter to give me a trade in appraisal. They ran a car fax history report on it and there is no indication that the car has had the power inverter replaced! they show it serviced on the date of the repair, but did not indicate that the power inverter had been replaced - are they trying to hide this problem?????.

While driving my 2006 hylander hybrid @ 55 mph, at night, there was a loud pop / thud and lurch, then total loss of power and the dash board lit up like a christmas tree. I barely made it to the shoulder of the road without getting getting hit from behind several times as vehicles steered around me. Honking their horns and flashing their lights at me. As I crawled to the side of the road @ 10:30 at night. I feel lucky to be alive. Vehicle has just over 40,000 mile on it and has had all required maintenance. Turned out to be the hybrid inverter failed. This is a non sevicable part.

My 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid had problems with the power inverter similar to those reported by others where, without any warning and while driving the car, there was a loud sound and the car would no longer move forward nor backwards although the engine was on. The vehicle dash turned on warning lights with "check vsc hybrid system" there was no previous warning of this problem, even though I had taken the car to regular maintenance in the dealer a month or two ago. No-one was hurt but the complete sudden lack of propulsion could potentially have led to serious accident. I was forced to tow the car to the dealer and had to get a rental car to continue on my regular day to day activities. After investigation I was informed that the power inverter needed to be replaced at a cost of over 7,000 for parts, plus extra costs for labor. This seems unreasonably high. I recommend this is investigated and Toyota be asked to: 1. Initiate a recall for this part. This is an extremely dangerous problem. Don't wait until someone is injured or dies. 2. Offer free replacement of this part to all Toyota owners who have had this problem, including part, labor, towing and any rental car costs associated with the down time caused for this. 3. Issue reimbursements for any customer who have had to suffer through this problem and paid for it from their own money. 4. Extend the warranty on the hybrid related problems to at least 150,000 miles across all states - as it currently is by law in California. 5. Offer a free and comprehensive evaluation of all hybrid systems components for everyone with a Highlander Hybrid that is over or near 100,000 miles, and replace any components that are close to failure. 6. Train your service professionals to look for potential hybrid system failures as part of any regular maintenance schedule. This is a serious issue and I don't think Toyota is handling it in a fair and reasonable way. Updated 06/09/11.

The power inverter on my 2006 Toyota higlander hybrid failed at on a high speed us highway causing my car to shut down at that high speed. The road in question did not have a shoulder and the loss of control could have been catastrophic.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 65-70 mph the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the inverter failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who decided to pay for the repairs. The vehicle identification number was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 116,000.