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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1358476
Internal NHTSA #	10956638
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	22/02/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving to an off ramp when my 2008 toyota highlander hybrid just stop in the middle of a very busy traffic! It almost caused a terrible accident. I had it towed and the toyota dealership diagnosed it as an inverter converter problem and will cause me $11000 (yes, eleven thousand dollars) to replace it. This appear to be an engineering defect fault. Of all the warning in place it seems to inform the driver, such as the abs light, low gas gauge, low air, oil maintenance warning, why not the 'inverter problem detected, bring your car to the dealer now?'. I feel that toyota is being irresponsible in designing a car that just simply stop in the middle of the highway or on any street without warning. This error is super dangerous and can cause innocent lives and toyota should take responsibility in correcting the wrong instead of hiding behind the scene. I did some research and found that there are other such problem but their customer service said that my vehicle id number is not on the recall list. Who include my vehicle on the recall list anyway? Certainly this is a problem after all it is affecting vehicles 2006 to 2012? Please help.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	264000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTMINSTER, CO
VIN pattern	JTEEW44A982XXXXXX
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
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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	40
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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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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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