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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes, Electric Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	778051
Internal NHTSA #	10320598
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2006
File date	17/03/10
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	We've owned the car for about a year and this problem has happened to my wife and i both while driving. While braking the brake pedal rises against your foot and the vehicle surges forward then as you apply more force the pedal goes down and the vehicle stops suddenly. It happens intermittently and the brake wear and fluid levels have always been fine, it seems to be a problem with the power assist to the brake maybe as the hybrid model engine starts because it seems to happen when braking after coasting so the engine would be off but as the brakes are applied about halfway through the normal stop you feel the brake pedal get hard and then normal again. During the brake pedal hardness the speed of the vehicle increases which reacts in a harder brake pedal pressure but by then the assist is back and the stop is sudden. This could cause both an accident from hitting someone during the loss of brake and from behind because of the sudden stop.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	67063
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORTHBOROUGH, MA
VIN pattern	JTEEW21A460XXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	30
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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 HYBRID Service Brakes, Electric Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes, Electric Problems, Complaints and Defects

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