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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1292500
Internal NHTSA #	10875884
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	15/06/16
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On june 15th, 2016 while over 200 miles from home on a family trip with my pregnant wife and 2 year old son in the car driving down a 2 lane highway with a semi truck behind us at approximately 45 mph constant speed our 2008 highlander hybrid brakes locked up, a warning tone sounded, several lights lit up on the dash including brakes, abs, vsc, (((!))), and /!, and the car stopped completely in the highway with the engine still running. The lcd displayed several alternating messages about the brakes, abs, and vsc and also about needing to have the vehicle checked by a dealer. As our car was about to be smashed by a semi truck i pressed the gas pedal to the floor. The brakes were completely locked up, but fortunately the car inched forward at less than 5 mph with wide open/full throttle to pull off of the road before the semi truck could hit us from behind. The situation was terrifying. I have taken the vehicle to a dealer. They do not know the reason for the issue. They want $500 to trouble shoot and generate a repair estimate. It sounds like the abs actuators are commonly $3,000. I have noted many similar problems on the nhtsa website for the 2008 highlander hybrid and other toyota hybrid vehicles in which the brakes, abs, and vsc lights illuminate and braking issues occur.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	119900
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OLATHE, KS
VIN pattern	JTEEW44A382XXXXXX
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	45
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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.
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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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