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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	864944
Internal NHTSA #	10407755
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2006
File date	09/06/11
Component	HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On june 9, 2011 at approximately 11:00pm central time, my family (wife, two daughters, one son and i) were driving our 2006 toyota highland hybrid down i65 about 20 miles nw of lafayette, indiana. We suddenly lost power and could not drive the car. We were going about 70mph and luckily there were no cars around us at the time, as we had extreme difficulty in steering the car and struggled to pull it off to the side of the road. It said something on the screen about check vsd and hybrid system. The engine continued to whirl, but we could not start car or do anything with it. We called a tow truck & waited in the dark on side of interstate 65 to wait for them to pick us up. It took about 45 minutes to get the tow truck there and for someone to come pick us up. We definitely felt lucky to get off of the highway without getting hurt as this area had no lights and was very dark (except for the red lights on the wind mills all around us). We went to a hotel in lafayette and the tow truck dropped the car off at the dealership. The next morning, the dealership sent a courtesy car to pick me up & take me over there. I spoke with the service department and they said they would evaluate the problem. I told him it might be the inverter, as my father owned a lexus rx400 hybrid and the inverter on his car failed and lexus gave him the part. The service department told me that he personally had never changed an inverter, so he did not think it was that. I rented a car and my family and i continued our trip to florida. A couple of days later, the toyota dealership called me and said they had to take the engine apart and it could be an expensive repair just to figure out what was wrong. He thought it might be rodent damage. Days later he called back and said that it was in fact the inverter and that the repair would cost me $9,600. 00. I went online & determined that many people with 2006 toyota highlanders hybrids with vin# similar to mine have had the same issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	119200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKE BLUFF, IL
VIN pattern	JTEEW21A560XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	70
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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems, Complaints and Defects

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