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2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	989647
Internal NHTSA #	10521163
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2007
File date	30/05/13
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Driving my beloved 2007 highlander hybrid (hh) home from work, i was on the freeway in the slow lane and heard a loud "pop" sound. I immediately saw numerous warning messages flash on the dashboard - "check hybrid system", "check vcs system", and "check power steering." thankfully my car did not stop immediately on the freeway as others have but i was able to get off the freeway and to my trusted mechanic before the system completely failed. According to the dealership that now has my car, the inverter has failed but this vin number was not in the toyota recall of 2006/2007 hh cars. I have 146,000 miles and this part should not have failed. Though i purchased the car used just 2 years ago, i have maintained it exactly as directed and the carfax on the car showed that the previous owner had all of the required maintenance done at a dealership using the toyota maintenance schedule. Though the full extent of the damage will not be determined until after the inverter is replaced (it is believed that the power steering went out at the same time and there is the potential for other damage as well), the inverter issue on these vehicles continue to place people in very dangerous situations. I feel very fortunate that i was not in one of the fast lanes and that the car didn't stop working; i was fortunate to get off the freeway and to a safe location. I know that the nhtsb had a hand in the 2011 recall of the 2006/2007 hh vehicles and i believe that there are still vehicles on the road that were not included in the recall that probably should have been (mine included.) please continue to monitor this situation and hold toyota accountable for the poor design/manufacturing of their hybrid technology.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	146000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CARMICHAEL, CA
VIN pattern	JTEEW21AX70XXXXXX
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	6
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Vehicle speed	60
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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 Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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