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2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1176459
Internal NHTSA #	10706384
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2006
File date	17/04/15
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving on a straight highway between 45 -50 mph. Sudden a bunch of lights and warnings came up in the dashboard. I lost power steering and motor propulsion too. I pressed the accelerator and nothing happened. Although i had the ability to brake, it seemed that the braking was also impaired. However because i was going up an incline i did not need strong braking. I managed to coast over to the breakdown lane. Luckily there were only a couple other cars near me so it wasn't too difficult to maneuver by them and coast to the other side of the road where the breakdown lane was. Once i was completely stopped i shut the car down completely and restarted in the normal hybrid startup manner. The car propulsion and steering came back but now the message was alternating between "maintenance needed" and "check vsc system", and the check engine light and symbol was on. I shut off everything electrical to minimize electrical drain. I was able to drive the car another 8-10 miles to get home but i was constantly looking to see where i could pull over if the car stopped again. I made it home. Tomorrow bring it to the toyota dealer. Significantly, i recently had the brake actuator replaced at a cost of around $2700, specifically because they warned me that i could lose braking and other electronic facilities unpredictably. I thought that expensive repair would avoid this. Unfortunately it appears that what they were predicting could happen did happen, but after the repair! I was on a highway when the car died but with not much traffic and an easy access breakdown lane. Had it been 10 minutes later i might have been on a much busier highway in a place where a breakdown lane is much harder to reach. That would have been a dangerous situation. Had it been daytime and in a safer area i would have stopped and called for a tow truck.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49936
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JUAN, PR
VIN pattern	JTEDW21A560XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	50
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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 HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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