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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HEV Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	673717
Internal NHTSA #	10226607
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HEV
Model Year	2006
File date	27/04/08
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle started to loose brake pressure when going down hill or moving ahead slowly as in a fast food rest line. The brakes would hold at first then loose pressure to a point were you had to push harder on the pedal to make them work. This would happen on a hill which would take you by surprise and cause the car to be out of control until you pushed harder on the brake. If a car was coming from another intersection you would not have time to stop your car and could cause a accident. While in a line at the drive thru the brake pressure let go and my car hit the car in front there was no damage and the other driver was nice enough to forgive me but that might not always be the way. The car was going in for service the next day or so and i explained the problem to the dealer. They said it was a normal condition of the hybrid. This was after the tech. Person drove the car and said he felt it, he also drove another hybrid and he said the same thing happened which to me proves my point. I called toyota they and the dealer say they cannot fix the problem and will do nothing about it. I told them it did not do this when i first bought the car it only started about 2 months ago which proves it is not a normal condition.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	10800
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FALL RIVER, MA
VIN pattern	JTEEW21A460XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	5
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	BRISTOL TOYOTA
Dealer's telephone number	401-253-2100
Dealer's city	BRISTOL
Dealer's state code	RI
Dealer's ZIP code	02809

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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.
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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 Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HEV Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems, Complaints and Defects

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