Power Train Problems of Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Vehicle hybrid/engine shut off while driving. Various warning lights lit up including vsc, hybrid system, and check engine. I was forced to change lanes with the car off but moving at about 40 mph and pull over on a side street. I as able to restart the vehicle and continue my drive. The following day, even though the check engine light and all warnings had cleared, the car turned off again while I was driving and breaking at a red light. The car failed to properly restart after this second incident. The vehicle was towed to a Toyota dealership which specified that the issue is the hybrid inverter. The vehicle only has about 81,000 miles and according to Toyota a recall had already been performed on the intelligent power module for the inverter in 2014.

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Over night my parked SUV moved 10 feet backwards on a very slight up sloped parking space at my home. It was locked, in park and no ice underneath. I did not move it after first noticing incident, but it then moved another 2 feet this morning. Then later I got in and moved it back to original place, put it in park and it came to an abrupt stop. Then set parking brake so this doesn't happen again. Called south hills Toyota and they were not aware of any cause or problem. Please advise, rjm no icy conditions involved. Smart key was in house on table. No one in household moved it.

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Vehicle was in motion, departing from parked lot. Vehicle lost all drive power, and instrument panel warning lights turned on. After shutting vehicle off and restarting, warning message to check brake system, and check hybrid system illuminated. Also all warning indicators activated in the guage cluster panel. Thankfully, we were not driving fast when the vehicle became disabled, otherwise it could have been fatal. Had vehicle towed to nearest Toyota dealership, where they advise "the power inverter assembly failed. " Toyota refuses to help, even though this exact problem has been recalled for other VIN numbers matching my vehicle. These are unsafe conditions and proves that Toyota has not done a thorough job of recalling all affected units.

I found some info in a forum where multiple people have the same complaints about leaking around the axle. I was informed that the right axle seal needs replacement when I took my vehicle to the dealership for a multi-point inspection. I'm not sure if this is something that happens over time but it seems like it's happened to others who have noticed it before the warranty expiration and it was covered under the powertrain warranty. I purchased an extended warranty but it has expired and I was never told about this issue while my vehicle was under warranty.

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2008 Toyota highlander experienced hybrid system failure. It turns out its a inverter assembly failure. There was class law suit filed in 2006 for the same failure https://topclassactions. Com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/1074-Toyota-highlander-hybrid-class-action-lawsuit/ my car 2008 model experienced same failure but it was never recalled. I had near death experience driving this car when it came to abrupt halt please review this and consider these model car for recall before they result in any deaths. Toyota has been very reluctantly putting it on NHTSA that they are the ones issuing the recalls and not Toyota.

While driving on a major highway and in the fast lane going approximately 75/80 mph my 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid died and failed to drive. The panel on the dash had a red ! exclamation point, and said check hybrid system and check vsc system. I was able to navigate my vehicle to the right breakdown shoulder to call for a tow. Tried to start my vehicle several times and it would not start, but the hazard lights and instrument panel continued to light giving evidence my new 12v battery was functioning properly. Called Toyota motor USA and asked what recalls they have listed for my vehicle and they asked for my VIN. They told me the electrical inverter assembly was covered for my VIN. They gave me the number of a tow company to call and told me it was covered by Toyota and I'd have a rental waiting for me. I had it towed to my local dealership as directed, they fixed several other recall issues but not this one, so when I drove off the lot the car died again. I managed to start the vehicle and drive it back across the highway into the dealership. After speaking with Toyota corporation USA again, they apologized and said they misinformed me and that my vehicle was not part of that recall. However, they paid for my tow and for my rental for 5 days (thus far). My case number given from Toyota corp is 1607053248. I read online there is a class action suit regarding this issue. Karl and irina gaal vs. Toyota motor sales, u. S. A. , inc. , a California corporation. Via atty mike arias. Toyota's customer experience has put in a request for me to speak with a supervisor and the Toyota dealership's gm in my area is also working on this issue as it's still pending.

After the vehicle is driven to a stop and turned off while still in drive, reverse or neutal, there is no audible or visual warning that the car is not in safely in park. When you take your foot off the brake pedal, the car will roll away if it's on an incline.

Tl- the contact owns a 2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, she felt the a kluncking noise coming from the front end, the vehicle lost power and failed to accelerate or restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer immediately noted that the vehicle seemed to consume abnormal quantities of oil at that time of the failure. The contact had previously had a oil change one month and a half prior to the failure and the oil meter measured one quart of engine oil left in her vehicle. The dealer then ran the diagnostic however was unable to diagnose the failure. Several months after, the contact received notification of recall NHTSA campaign number: 13v396000 (hybrid propulsion system) however, after the dealer performed the revision the failure reoccured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000. The VIN was not available. Az.

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My wife and I were travelling on I-95 (southbound) towards richmond, va. My wife was the driver. We were steadily travelling at a speed. . . Between 65 and 70 in the left lane (required speed limit). All of a sudden, with no warning, the panel lights started blinking and the power to the car was shut off. My wife was screaming because she was not able to control or effectively apply brakes. She tried and pulled car off the road barely and we pushed it off to a safe side. This could have resulted in a serious accident if we were travelling in the middle lane. The car was left overnight and towed to Toyota dealer. The dealer called back and gave a quote of $10000 because the hybrid inverter have to replaced. I mentioned the recall on the inverter. The dealer said the recall does not cover my issue. There is a recall on your website -what action or recourse do I have. The original owner of the car replaced the inverter at 16200 miles. Evidently all the 2006 inverters are defective. My question is this ---why your department is Toyota to get away with such a serious defect?.

My wife was driving the car home after grocery shopping and the car just quit. She coasted to the side of the road and called me. I arrived and tried to start the car with no luck. Finally called a tow truck and had it towed to the Toyota dealer. They inspected the car on Tuesday (Sep 17,2013) and said the inverter was bad and that a replacement would be $8,500. I asked them to check recalls etc. . . With the regional rep. They are awaiting a small part to see if that will cause the inverter to work properly. My biggest concern was the car just quit without warning while driving down the road!.

The hybrid abruptly stalled while driving, light and alarms all around. Dealer states its the power inverter, he mentioned it was a recall, but not covering my car. The symptoms are identical.

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Hybrid inverter failure. Accelerating from stoplight to enter highway ramp. Loud bang and all lights on dash came on. Engine continued running but no propulsion. Had it towed to dealer and informed it was a hybrid inverter failure, and would cost $10,000 to repair. We are now looking at class action lawsuits.

My son was driving and the vehicle stopped on him in the middle of the road with no warning or power steering. Vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. Was informed by the dealership that the hybrid generator had shorted and needed $7,300. 00 worth of repairs. I am very concerned that this vehicle is dangerous, if he was on a very busy road and this vehicle were to have stopped on him as suddenly as it did that day he could of possibly been rear-ended and seriously injured. This vehicle has been a part of several recalls with this same type of issue, but Toyota has refused my request for this vehicle to be repaired or issue a recall with this issue.

My wife went to move the car and backed it up where it died. Car started rolling back the drive and stopped half on half off the drop off of our driveway. She had no steering and no brakes. I checked out the car and it said hybrid error call dealer. The car would not run. I had it towed to dealer and he called me to tell us the power inverter needs to replaced at the cost of 8,600. 00. I understand Toyota had a problem with their 06 - 07 highlanders for the same issue. Nothing on a car should cost $8,600 to fix without being in a major car accident. We should have been told up front how much this would cost to fix in the event of failure. Luckily she wasn't on a highway when this happened.

When starting after stop at the end of a freeway exit ramp a loud noise was heard in the front of the vehicle. The vehicle then lost all power and I was able to coast to the side of the road. The check hybrid system and check vsc system error lights were displayed and the car would not restart. The car was towed to a Toyota dealership and diagnosed with failure of the inverter. My car was not included in the 2011 recall for this problem. The cost of repair was quoted as $8000 and after speaking with Toyota corporate they offered a $1500 customer appreciation rebate. Based on online research this seems to be a known problem with this model. Another local Toyota dealer said they have repaired 4 of these in the past week. Toyota can not assure us that the problem with this inverter has been solved or if the new one will be more reliable. This is a major safety concern. The car had always performed well and gave no warning before this complete failure. If my car had failed 60 seconds earlier I would have been on I-81 going 70 mph surrounded by tractor trailers and would probably be dead. Have not decided whether or not to proceed with the repair.

Depressed accelerator after being stopped at traffic light. Car jerked forward, stopped and would not restart. Warning messages for the hybrid system (message was 'stop immediately and notify dealer'), brake system and 4 wheel drive. Car was towed to dealer who determined it was failure of hybrid inverter requiring complete replacement. I'm concerned because this sound similar to issues reported for 2006 and 2007 highlander models.

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 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.

While driving my 2006 Highlander Hybrid in seabrook texas on March 5, after accelerating to approximately 40 miles per hour. The car lost all power and the power steering went out. The car then had to be towed to dealership. It looks like there is an investigation open into this issue. Nhtsa # pe11005.

While driving the vehicle up a slight incline in the street after driving about 10 miles, it suddenly stopped moving. The engine was still on but the car would not go forward or backwards. The message on the dash was first check csv (or vsc) and then check hybrid system. The police had to push the car out of the intersection and the car was hauled to the Toyota dealer. I have not heard from them in 6 days what the problem is.

Driving in 6 lanes of heavy traffic we heard a 'thunk' and lost all power. I wrestled the vehicle to get it to coast off of the road. Car was towed to Toyota dealer where it was found that the inverter needed to be replaced. Cost was $7600, after a substantial discount from the dealer, who was obviously embarrassed about charging so much for a single part. The incident could have caused an accident, since all power and electrically assisted driving functions failed simultaneously. Fortunately it didn't. Subsequently I found that Toyota had upgraded their inverters beginning in 2007. We have also received in 2011 from Toyota an "interim safety recall notice" for the inverter, but have heard nothing since.

(2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid) pulling onto 4 lane (2 lanes divided by concrete barrier) highway merging into 55+ mph traffic. Accelerated to about 30-35 mph and heard a "clunk". Car started to coast without any acceleration (gasoline engine still running). Unfortunately this was at a complicated intersection where several roads intersect without room for a shoulder. I was able to drift to the right most lane, where entering traffic from intersecting road used. I was left stranded without any control over forward movement. The repair cost is in excess of $18,000. Apparent need for a complete replacement of the hybrid system (inverter and drive system). The "blue book" value might be in the $15-16,000 range.

Accelerator pedal sticking - Toyota Highlander Hybrid 2008 (not recalled!) on 2/18/10, my accelerator got stuck while driving. I have been driving for 30 years, and I know how to drive, so please spare me Toyota! also, my car is not even on the recall list yet!!!! I accelerated quickly from a stopped position. Once the accelerator was released, the vehicle continued to race. I hit the brake, put car in neutral, and the vehicle stopped moving. About 3 seconds later, and without touching the accelerator, (the accelerator was not stuck to the mat, and in its released position) I put the car back into drive. The car once again began to race forward. I put the car in neutral again (it stopped once again), waited 20 seconds, and back in drive, it was then ok. The pedal did not get stuck to the floor mat as Toyota claims could happen. The floor mat in my car was no where near the path of the pedal. I was able to drive the car home, albeit very carefully! the scary part, is that Toyota did not recall this vehicle for this problem! I bought the car to the dealer the same day, and they were a bit nonchalant about this, and also told me they did not find a problem, and there was nothing they could do about it, which really concerns me! also, my call to Toyota corporation was taken very loosely, and they did not seem to have much concern, except to tell me to remove my floor mats.

2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4wd - the antiskid mechanism for ice is very effective but creates a dangerous situation when in snow. On this model, there is no manual override. I live in rural north dakota and blowing snow or rural roads are a part of life here. This is the second time that I got stuck in a minor drift on the road but in temperature of double digit below wind chills. When the problem occurs is when the car sense wheel slippage. This turns all power off to the wheels. 'flooring the pedal" results in no revving of the engine. (this may be a problem only on the hybrid, I am not sure. ) as the power gets turned off, it becomes impossible to 'rock' the vehicle out of the drift. The first time this happened, I thought that I broke the vehicle as it was like the car was off. Nothing happens when depressing the gas pedal. I needed to shovel completely so there was no wheel slippage. Yesterday, it created a dangerous situation with the elements and the car not receiving power to the wheels. I did an internet search when this happened the first time and found others have had similar problems. One person described the vehicle when stuck in snow as "a gigantic boat anchor. " I called my local Toyota dealer and then the '800 number' for Toyota customer service and did not get anywhere. I think the safety solution is a manual override switch.

I own a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. During the snow days we were trying to drive it up my snow covered road but could not due to the slight incline and the compact snow. My wife was driving, I was in the passenger seat and grandpa was in the back. Once we stopped the car was put into park, I got out and was walking around the back. By then my wife and grandpa were just outside of the vehicle with the doors still open. Then the vehicle started rolling backwards bumping into me and knocking me over almost running over me. My wife and grandpa were being pushed over by the open doors. My wife was able to climb back in and hit the brakes to stop the vehicle. Grandpa was knocked over onto the ground and broke his glasses. Other than freaking us all out we were ok. I am sure this had something to do with the high tech traction control system, but it seems to me that a car in park should not start rolling no matter what. My question to you is. Is this normal behavior? have other people submitted this problem?.

While driving at speed on the highway the inverter/converter failed the vehicle was coasted to a stop on the highway shoulder. Now again on 04/28/2011 with 88,856 miles on the vehicle the same failure has occurred while acceleration up-hill on the highway at about 40 mph. Most of the damaged components (inverter/converter & an ecu) where covered by warranty. I am very concerned about the safety of this vehicle and my wife continuing to drive it even though it has been repaired again.