10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,000 miles

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2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid engine problems

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2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Owner Comments

problem #1

Aug 302006

Highlander Hybrid 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 15,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Have been experiencing braking problems... driving in traffic or coming to a complete stop fairly quickly (I.e. stop sign), the brake engages... lets go for a second... catches, car stops. This didn't happen all the time, but it began happening quite frequently... took it to Toyota. They changed the brake pads and rotors on the front... since there was a technical bulletin on the newer model, but not mine. Riving on a service road... 55-60 mph... the car starts slowing down by itself... constantly.. kept speeding up and it kept slowing down, as if brakes were being applied... no brake lights though. Today I was driving the car... going down a gradual slope... on a turn... braked... the car sped up.. went from 30 mph to about 35 mph, while braking... car skided off the road, skid light came on, beeping non stop... hit a pole... shattered my mirror and scratched the side... car wouldn't stop... threw it into park and finally skidded to a stop. Driving on Thursday, about to come to a stop and.... it does this short stop thing recently.. where it brakes rather forcefully and abruptly when it is cold... so after that happens...the car completely shuts off... and comes to a full stop. No lights. No engine. Brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. Car is still in drive, key still in ignition...push it into park, take out key... restart.... driving again. The glove compartment light doesn't turn on anymore now. This has happened 3 times since last Thursday now. There are alot more incidences and different failures.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

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