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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1314008
Internal NHTSA #	10899834
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	22/08/16
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2008 toyota highlander experienced hybrid system failure. It turns out its a inverter assembly failure. There was class law suit filed in 2006 for the same failure https://topclassactions. Com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/1074-toyota-highlander-hybrid-class-action-lawsuit/ my car 2008 model experienced same failure but it was never recalled. I had near death experience driving this car when it came to abrupt halt please review this and consider these model car for recall before they result in any deaths. Toyota has been very reluctantly putting it on nhtsa that they are the ones issuing the recalls and not toyota.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	JTEEW44A682XXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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	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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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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