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2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	945253
Internal NHTSA #	10479526
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2007
File date	03/09/12
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving on the interstate at 55 mph the car, without warning, died. No power, lights, brakes, steering, nothing worked. At side of road tried to restart. All warning lights came on, would not restart, everything then went dead. Car was towed to dealer. It was claimed to be a coil pack, however upon further investigation, i found out it was actually the power inverter that converts 12vdc to ac to power the electric motors on the car. When the inverter shorted out, it killed the entire electric battery system, the hybrid batteries and the gas engine battery causing all systems to shut down. The car is a death trap. Toyota knew this would happen when they sold me the car and did not tell me. I found out that this has happened to hundreds of highlander hybrid owners, mostly 2006, 2007 and some 2008. If the car is over 7 year/100,000 warranty toyota will not fix it. It cost owners $10,000 to $15,000 to fix. This is a major problem that will, may have, killed the driver and occupants. The problem usually occurs over 40mph, which is usually highway driving. That's what happened to my wife. On the highway at 55mph in the center lane. Car dies without warning. She was fortunate to get to the side of the road without an accident. No brakes and no steering. Toyota needs to recall these cars; they have a design flaw that will kill someone if it hasn't already.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	40162
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROOKFIELD, CT
VIN pattern	JTEEW21A670XXXXXX
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	55
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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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2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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