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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes, Electric Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	768307
Internal NHTSA #	10312618
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	20/10/09
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving on the freeway, with small child in back, and all of a sudden the imminent danger warning lights came on. They stated stop the car in the nearest safe area and call dealer. I feared back to an acceleration issue in 1985 with an older car and looked for a less crowded area to pull over. I was in traffic and that was not possible. I phoned the nearest dealer, they could not tell me what was going to happen other than i needed to get there or pull over and stop. I was less than 15 miles away so i chose to try and get there since i was able to slow the car with breaks. I arrived at the dealer and sat 3 hours before i had any detail, with my two year old. They could not locate the problem. They escalated the issue up the toyota service levels. Finally, they came back that there was a small (hairline)break fluid leak in the car and that part would need to be replaced. I was just out of warranty at 41,000 miles and i would have to pay the part and labor to install. After 5 hours, they gave me a ride home and did not offer a rental car. The details i received back were very vague and to this day i really don't know what caused the issue but i had to pay for an expensive repair, after many conversations about the issue - toyota agreed to pay for the part $1500 but i was responsible for labor $600. I was told that they may have paid for all the repair (a year ago) but the floor mat issue was costing them so much money they were not paying for labor any longer. I feel a repair that was not common and not caused my driving or lack of proper maintenance. They called it a fluke and that is evidenced by the only place they could find the part was in cincinnati, ohio when i live in ca. It took more than a week for the part to arrive and i was without my car for three weeks as i had no way to get back there. They did not offer up a rental car and my husband was out of town during that time.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	41000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BONSALL, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	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	65
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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 Service Brakes, Electric Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes, Electric Problems, Complaints and Defects

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