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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1474611
Internal NHTSA #	11101972
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	04/06/18
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Brake malfuntion warning indicator lights, abs ,vsc(sliip indicatorl) light),emergency brake light and master warning lights illuminate on instrument panel. I,ve been dealing with this for 2 weeks now. The first time i took it in to the dealership, the diagonistic test showed nothing, , but, possibly could be low voltage from a perfectly good 18months and 20 day old battery bought from the dealership. I had a new battery put in for fear of doing anything to harm the hybrid system. May i also add that the dealership offered no prorate on the battery. . About 200 miles, less than 4 days , everything lit up again. Fearing what i had researched on line, they quoted me a price of $5129. 00 for this repair of abs pump/brake actuator.. Really?? Who has that kind of money for a defect that should be taken care of by toyota? I asked them to return the battery taken from my car a few days earlier since that wasn't the problem . I told them i would have to look at my options about the ridiculous repair. I was offered $6000. 00 at the dealership or possibly more for a trade in for my vehicle.. Nice, right?? Still in shock,, i pull all the maintenance records of which this vehicle with 113,400 miles has been meticulously maintained. Since it was bought at that dealership now, i am wondering if they even know how to do diagionistic testing since one week it didn't show up and a few days later it did! Now, i research more and and find a recall 13v396000 of 09/04/13 for the hybrid propulsion system,inverter component which explicitly describes what happened to my highlander. I am wondering if my car was in that group and if i was. Toyota needs to step up and make it right. I have no problem paying for normal wear and tear of a vehicle,.... But this is clearly a toyota defect!!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	113400
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ASHEBORO, NC
VIN pattern	JTEEW44A882XXXXXX
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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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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