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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	998651
Internal NHTSA #	10532153
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	23/07/13
Component	HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While at the toyota dealer for service, the dealer took the car for a test drive prior to the service and upon returning to the dealer lot the car died - no power. Dealer diagnosed as a bad inverter, ballpark repair cost is $9500. Besides being a serious safety issue, i cannot understand how a modern car can contain a critical component that costs $10k to replace that has no maintenance in the maintenance schedule or other diagnostics to alert the driver of pending catastrophic failure that may strand them in an extremely unsafe location (i. E. Middle of the freeway). I hope that nhtsa investigates the 2008 highlander hybrid inverter failures documented on this site and toyota is held accountable for this serious safety hazard and extremely costly defect.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	13000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JOSE, CA
VIN pattern	JTEEW41A982XXXXXX
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	25
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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Hybrid Propulsion System Inverter Problems, Complaints and Defects

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