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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HEV Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	686570
Internal NHTSA #	10236989
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HEV
Model Year	2006
File date	04/08/08
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Dash board dwscription: check hybrid system. Check vsc system the car would not restart. Toyota highlander hybrid 2006 hybrid failure. Suv just stopped causing me to have whip lash. Very dangerous. Email below explains more... Email: yesterday 08/04/08 around 05:17 pm, my highlander hybrid suv hybrid system failed. It happened while i was driving around 30 mph. The car just halted. It acted like if you went from 5th gear to 2nd gear, a big jolt; causing me to have a whip lash. My left side of my neck really hurts and i cannot turn my head to my right.... My question to toyota is why didn't the system default to the gas engine instead of just stopping? You know if this happened to me on the highway, i may have been seriously hurt or even killed. I think this is a very dangerous failure. What will toyota do to make me feel safe driving this car with my family? I do not want this to happen to me again, because who knows if i will survive it or not.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	33000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FAIRFAX, VA
VIN pattern	JTEEW21A260XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HEV Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HEV Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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