| Issue ID | 1515859 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11153155 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 23/03/18 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2008 highlander abs is failed and that put our family and others in danger because of the abs is not working properly. The lights keep staying on, doesn't matter what you do, reset it or not. The brakes stopped working, the siren inside the vehicle making buzzy noise when opening the door or attempting to start the vehicle. I've done a lot of research online regarding to the toyota hybrid models and found many disappointed customer reviews, they all point to the abs platform design flaws by toyota just like the abs on camry hybrids & other hybrid models that have been recalled. I took my vehicle to a local toyota dealer as suggest by toyota representative, the same toyota dealership where i bought my two camrys from; paid $125 to have them checked out. My highlander abs and the results tuned out to be both abs actuator (47070-48010) and abs pump (44510-48080) are failed and the costs to have both fix is $9000 while the vehicle is only worth between $6000 (now $0) which is more than half of the vehicle's value, for just a few small defective parts made by toyota. I do believe that the cost is ridiculously high and because of the manufacture design flaws & not from end users fault. I've called toyota twice to bring it to their attention but i got disappointing results instead. We, toyota highlander hybrid owners need to unite and contact toyota and or smart attorneys to connect all the dots and sue toyota for the above problems. Our life and others is in danger due to toyota's defective parts. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 215000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | WALDRON, AR |
| 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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