Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Toyota Highlander Hybrid - part 2

Driving on the highway at a slow speed due to traffic, around 20 mph. The car in front of me unexpectedly came to a complete stop. I had 2 car lengths and put on the brakes, but the car never "grabbed"--I just slowed and coasted into the back of the car ahead of me. Because the abs on a hybrid does not kick in until the car reaches 25 mph, my car was busy regenerating power from the brakes rather than doing a quick, emergency stop. Now I am liable for the damage to the car ahead of me that I rear-ended, and I am concerned that I would not stop properly if a child ran in front of me on a neighborhood street. This has been submitted as a problem with the Toyota prius as well on hybridcars. Com forum.

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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that she was driving approximately 1 mph, when the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the garage and a bedroom. She then shifted the vehicle into reverse it accelerated in reverse. She depressed the brake pedal to avoid an additional incident, shifted into neutral gear to stop the vehicle from accelerating. There were no injuries and no police report was taken. She called the dealership but no one inspected the vehicle to find out why the failure occurred. She had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. She had not experienced any more acceleration failures when the complaint was filed. The current mileage was approximately 19,000. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.

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A month or two after I bought my 2007 Highlander Hybrid in March of 2007, I had two incidents where my car accelerated for me. Both times I was on the freeway, traveling at approximately 65 mph. Both times, I felt a surge of power for about 7 - 8 seconds. The two incidents happened maybe a month apart. I told my husband about it at the time and he assured me it was just because I wasn't used to my new car. I know for sure that wasn't the reason. Almost three years later I haven't had any more surges but I do have two small children. I am hyper aware of the fact that there is something wrong with Toyota vehicles and they have yet to figure it out. If we could afford it, we'd get rid of this car immediately and get a new one. But we can't.

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid crashed after sudden unbreakable acceleration with $13,500 damage. Toyota investigated and said driver hit gas instead of brake despite vehement denials by driver.

I own a 2006 Toyota highlander highbrid, which I purchased new. I have not had a runaway situation, but have experienced power surges while braking and only experienced these during the braking phase. The approximate speeds during these braking events were between 20-45 mph. The surging lasts for approximately 2-3 seconds, with the vehicle lunging forward while my right foot being on the brake. I discussed the issue with hecker Toyota and service advisor . I thought there was a problem with the cvt transmission and service advisor test drove the vehicle with no problems detected. Service advisor also stated there were no Toyota service bulletins for any issues like this. I have encountered this situation approximately 10-11 times since new. The problem does not seem to be temperature related. I don't recall any surges when cold (below 20f or colder) because mn roads usually have some icy or slippery conditions and I would remember this situation.

I purchased a Toyota hilander hybrid in March 2006. Since that year, I have been experiencing a problem with braking. When I brake (example at a traffic light or a stop sign) I notice that the car begins to slow down, but for a fraction of a second, the car appears to coast or continue to lunge forward and I get a feeling that the car is not under my control any more. It is a terrible feeling to experience when I am firmly and gradually depressing the brake, and I sense that the car is moving and that I would not be able to stop!!! it appears to happen more often in cold weather, and no, it is definitely not ice or wet road that is the cause. The road could be dry, and free of ice, and I experience it. Please read an msnbc article on prius braking problem and I can relate to the description in that article. I have got my car checked out at two dealers - one in mason ,OH and the other in brookfield, WI. Both dealers say they cannot reproduce the problem. I have filed a complaint with Toyota in late 2006 or early 2007, but Toyota denies any problem with the hybrid hilander SUV braking system. Toyota and the dealers tell me that they have never ever heard of such a problem from any owner of a Toyota hybrid car. . Read more...

2006 Highlander Hybrid has surge in speed during braking. Happens consistently when going from descend to ascend.