This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2007 power train. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2007 power train and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	948716
Internal NHTSA #	10482662
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2007
File date	18/10/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When starting after stop at the end of a freeway exit ramp a loud noise was heard in the front of the vehicle. The vehicle then lost all power and i was able to coast to the side of the road. The check hybrid system and check vsc system error lights were displayed and the car would not restart. The car was towed to a toyota dealership and diagnosed with failure of the inverter. My car was not included in the 2011 recall for this problem. The cost of repair was quoted as $8000 and after speaking with toyota corporate they offered a $1500 customer appreciation rebate. Based on online research this seems to be a known problem with this model. Another local toyota dealer said they have repaired 4 of these in the past week. Toyota can not assure us that the problem with this inverter has been solved or if the new one will be more reliable. This is a major safety concern. The car had always performed well and gave no warning before this complete failure. If my car had failed 60 seconds earlier i would have been on i-81 going 70 mph surrounded by tractor trailers and would probably be dead. Have not decided whether or not to proceed with the repair.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	123000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUNTINGTOWN, MD
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
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	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
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	5
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

JF2SKAMC7LH425283 YARVFAHKKGZ002535 5J6TF3H55CL003146 JTJPABCX904003016 WPTADZA25GLA70130 TMAJ3817GLJ054596 KMHCT41BAHU182098 JHMAP1130YT005783 VF1VY0A06UC240441 WBAWZ510700L23695 JTJZK1BA0D2415047 ZPBED5ZLXTLA44538

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?