2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints

MY WIFE OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. LIKE THE PRIUS, THIS CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY EXPERIENCE A MOMENTARY PAUSE IN ITS BRAKING SEQUENCE AS IT SWITCHES FROM ITS REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM TO ITS HYDRAULIC ONE. HOW OFTEN DOES THIS HAPPEN? IT IS INFREQUENT, OCCURRING APPROXIMATELY ONCE WEEKLY OR SO. NEVERTHELESS, IT IS NOTICEABLE. TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS GLITCH, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT, EVENTUALLY, IT MIGHT. THE PAUSE IS VERY SHORT--A SECOND OR LESS. *TR

2006 HYBRID TOYOTA HIGHLANDER - ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEEMS TO DEPRESS ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVER'S FOOT IS ON IT; FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS STEPPING ON YOUR FOOT AND PUSHING IT DOWN FURTHER. MY WIFE AND I HAVE EACH EXPERIENCED THIS INDEPENDENTLY ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE CAR IS CONTROLLABLE AND THE BREAKS WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

IN OUR 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID WE HAVE HAD A REPEATED FEELING THAT THE BRAKES ARE GIVING WAY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR THE 10 MONTHS WE'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THE CONDITION SEEMS TO OCCUR REGARDLESS OF CONDITIONS. I DON'T NOTICE IT AFTER HITTING A BUMP LIKE IS REPORTED WITH OTHER TOYOTAS. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESOLVE ITSELF WITHIN A MOMENT OR TWO OF THE GIVE WAY. IT DEFINITELY IS A CONCERN WHEN BRAKING IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT OR COMING DOWN A HILL TO A STOP. THERE IS DEFINITELY A GREATER CHANCE FOR REAR-ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US WHEN THIS OCCURS. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WEEKLY, IF NOT DAILY. SO FAR, THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE - IT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN COUNT ON. I'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED ON MULTIPLE CAR FORUMS. IT'S ALSO BEEN DESCRIBED AS A LURCH, FEELING OF BRIEF ACCELERATION, GIVE-WAY, BRAKE GAP AND OTHERS. I HAVEN'T READ ANYWHERE YET THAT TOYOTA HAS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. WOULD LIKE INFO IF THERE IS. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY INSTANCES OF LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, PARTICULARLY WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INCLINE, DECLINE, OR OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE. I HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN 2006. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP ON ONE OF THESE SURFACES, THERE IS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND THE SUV SEEMS TO LURCH FORWARD FOR AN INSTANT BEFORE BRAKING POWER RETURNS AND THE VEHICLE STOPS. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM RESEMBLES THAT REPORTED BY PRIUS DRIVERS. SPECIFICALLY WHEN I AM RIDING THE BRAKES, ON AN DOWNHILL, AS I APPROACH A STOP, ETC, IF I HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES SUDDENLY RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT IS LURCHING FORWARD FOR A MOMENT. IT IS A FRIGHTENING SENSATION OF LOSING CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS. I LIVE AT THE TOP OF A STEEP HILL AND EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM EVERYTIME I LEAVE HOME. IT HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BUT I BELIEVE IT COULD IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION. *TR

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED A MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS ON A NEARBY STREET TO OUR HOUSE. IT ONLY HAPPENS FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN NORMAL SLOWING CONTINUES. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME BRAKE CONDITIONS AS CAUSED THE RECENT RECALL, SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAKES "SKIP" WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 25 MPH WHEN THEY SWITCH FROM REGEN TO REGULAR BRAKING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR DOES NOT CONTINUE TO SLOW DOWN AT THE SAME RATE AND I HAVE ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SEVERAL TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON CONDITION AND MAY BE MORE FREQUENT WHEN HITTING A SHARP BUMP, BUT IT HAPPENS ONCE OR TWICE A DAY IN ALL CONDITIONS. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LOSES ALL POWER ON ICE OR ANY SLIPPERY SURFACE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY CAR TO "DIE" ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS INCLUDING ENTERING AND EXITING HIGHWAYS, DRIVING ON HILLS, DRIVING IN SNOW. I HAVE SLID OFF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I ENCOUNTERED AN ICY PATCH. I HAD NO CONTROL. UPON ENTERING A FREEWAY VIA AN ICY ENTRANCE RAMP, MY CAR LOST ALL POWER WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I OWN TWO 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS. AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE BRAKING RECALL ISSUED RECENTLY FOR THE PRIUS, WE ARE NOW BOTH 100% SURE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS IN BOTH OF OUR VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE FORWARD FOR ABOUT A SECOND WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROAD SURFACE IS BUMPY. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN IT OFF TO OUR IMAGINATION, BUT THE PROBLEM DEFINITELY EXISTS IN THE 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WONDERING WHEN THE RECALL WILL BE... *TR

MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID (2006) WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURRED WHERE MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS ANTICIPATED IN A NORMAL DISTANCE CAUSING ME TO BUMP THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (NO INJURIES). I THOUGHT MY FOOT HAD SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE MOMENTARILY. HOWEVER, I DISCOVERED THIS TO BE AN OCCURRENCE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS - TYPICALLY 25MPH OR LESS AND HITTING A BUMP. I CONTACTED THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE MANAGER INDICATED HE WAS AWARE THAT SOME OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. THE SENSATION IS LIKE THE BRAKING FRICTION SUDDENLY "SLIPS" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP AT A FURTHER DISTANCE THAN ANTICIPATED. I'VE SENSE FOUND THAT THERE IS A SUDDEN TRANSITION FROM HYBRID REGEN BRAKING TO STANDARD HYDRAULIC BRAKING. SOME HAVE INDICATED THAT IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM. WHEN CONTACTED BY A TOYOTA REP ABOUT THE PROBLEM HE SIMPLY INDICATED THAT IT DIDN'T EXIST. THIS WAS NOT TRUE SINCE THE DEALER MECHANIC KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BACK THEN. AND, AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SERVICED MY CAR AT THE TOYOTA DEALER AND HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE PROBLEM IS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS. A DISAPPOINTING RESPONSE. NOW WE FIND THAT THE PRIUS HYBRID IS PRODUCING SIMILAR ECCENTRICITIES IN BRAKING. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED ALL HYBRIDS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR RECALL REPAIR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID- A DELAY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED IN COLD CONDITIONS AND ON SOME BUMPY ROADS. *TR

MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006 MODEL HAS TROUBLE WITH SLIPPAGE WHEN I BRAKE. I NOTICE IT MAINLY AT LOW SPEED, LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE MORNING. IT IS HAPPENING A LOT LATELY, AND THIS COULD BE BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER WE ARE HAVING IN CHARLOTTE (BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ IN THE FORUMS, COLD WEATHER COULD BE A FACTOR). THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BUT I AM NOTICING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT MORE OFTEN LATELY. *TR

PLEASE DO NOT LIMIT YOUR BRAKE INVESTIGATION TO NEW PRIUSES. WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID THAT HAS EXTRA BRAKE FADING WHEN BRAKING ON BUMPY SURFACES. ONE PARTICULAR STREET IS VERY RUFF AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL WHERE WE BRAKE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, AND ON THIS STREET THE BRAKES ALWAYS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE "LETTING GO" BUT IF YOU KEEP PRESSING THE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DOES SLOW DOWN. WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS BEHAVIOR, WE HAVE JUST GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THIS QUIRK. *TR

TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006 MODEL HAS HAD MOMENTARY FAILURE OF BRAKES ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS OVER LAST 2 YEARS. *TR

2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID 4WD. SURGE WHEN BRAKING AND GOING OVER BUMPS. SINCE 2007, ON MANY REPEATED OCCASIONS, WHEN I GO OVER BUMPY ROADS AND BRAKING, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT ACCELERATION SURGE WHEN BRAKING. EVERY TIME I BRING MY HIGHLANDER INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER I ASK IF THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, WHAT CAUSES IT, AND IF THERE IS ANY SERVICE INFORMATION OR BULLETIN ON IT. FORM NOTES>>I CHECKED SERVICE BRAKES..THIS APPLIES TO THE REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEM-THIS TERM IS NOT CLEAR. AS TO WHAT MILEAGE--THIS IS A CONTINUING ONGOING PROBLEM SO THERE IS NO WAY TO INDICATE THAT ANSWER IN YOUR BOXES. SIMILARLY THIS HAS HAPPENED AT A WIDE RANGE OF SPEEDS, 15-35 MPH SO YOUR FORM DOES NOT PROVIDE A WAY TO INDICATE THAT. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INCONSISTENT BRAKE FEEL SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JUST GOES FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE AS IF THERE IS NO BRAKE, IT HAPPENS ONLY FOR A SECOND OR 2 BUT I ALMOST HAD HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALSO TO TOYOTA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DEALERSHIP DISMISSES MY CLAIMS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND IT'S THE ABS AND SINCE I CANNOT RECREATE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP ITS BEEN A TOUGH. IT IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS MENTIONED WITH PRIUS. *CN

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID BRAKES MALFUNCTION ON ROUGH ROADS, RAIN, BUMPS. THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK OR DRIVING AROUND TOWN. TOYOTA SAID THIS IS HOW A HYBRID DRIVES, NO ACTION TAKEN BY TOYOTA. I DRIVE SLOW TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. *CN

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN JUNE OF 2006. THE PROBLEM WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN WHEN BRAKED AND THE REAR END GETS BOUNCED BY ROUGH PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES WILL FADE AND THE STOPPING TAKES A FEW FEET LONGER THAN EXPECTED. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER "KERRY TOYOTA", AND WERE TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. WE WILL BOTH SAY THAT THE PANIC "HEAVY BRAKE PEDAL" BRAKING MODE ON THIS VEHICLE IS AMAZING AND WORKS QUITE WELL. WE LOVE THIS CAR AND HAVE ADJUSTED TO IT; BUT WITH ANTICIPATED LONGER STOPS ON ROUGH ROADS, OR POTHOLES! WE LIKE THE CAR SO WELL THAT WE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 2010 PRIUS. AFTER THE 1ST SERVICING OF THE PRIUS, WE DID NOTICE A HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL IN THE REAR BRAKES. WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING SOLUTIONS TO THE TOYOTA BRAKING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TW

BRAKE HESITATION SIMILAR TO 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS. *TW

MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID'S BRAKES APPEAR TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO DESIGN FAULT IN THE BRAKES OF THE PRIUS MODEL. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED, LAST JUNE 2009. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES MOMENTARILY "FAIL" WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR DRIVE OVER A BUMPY ROAD -- IN OTHER WORDS IF I START BRAKING AND HIT A BUMP, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD FOR A SECOND BEFORE CONTINUING TO SLOW DOWN. (THIS IS NOT ANTILOCK BRAKING ENGAGING -- I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.) I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED WITH ANY TOYOTA MODELS OTHER THAN THE PRIUS, BUT THE DESCRIPTIONS I READ/HEAR IN THE MEDIA ARE EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR ROAD TESTED BY MY MECHANIC -- BUT I COULD NOT PRODUCE OR SIMULATE THE CONDITIONS THAT LEAD TO THE PROBLEM. BUT THAT WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM WEEKLY, IF NOT DAILY -- AND IT IS ALARMING! IN A PANIC STOP ON A BUMPY ROAD, RESULTS COULD BE DISASTROUS. PLEASE ADVISE THOSE INVESTIGATING PRIUS BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT IT MAY NOT JUST BE A PRIUS PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS OTHER ACTION I CAN TAKE TO NOTIFY INVESTIGATORS OR TOYOTA. THANKS *TW

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA HILANDER HYBRID IN MARCH 2006. SINCE THAT YEAR, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING. WHEN I BRAKE (EXAMPLE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN) I NOTICE THAT THE CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN, BUT FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, THE CAR APPEARS TO COAST OR CONTINUE TO LUNGE FORWARD AND I GET A FEELING THAT THE CAR IS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL ANY MORE. IT IS A TERRIBLE FEELING TO EXPERIENCE WHEN I AM FIRMLY AND GRADUALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, AND I SENSE THAT THE CAR IS MOVING AND THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP!!! IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER, AND NO, IT IS DEFINITELY NOT ICE OR WET ROAD THAT IS THE CAUSE. THE ROAD COULD BE DRY, AND FREE OF ICE, AND I EXPERIENCE IT. PLEASE READ AN MSNBC ARTICLE ON PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEM AND I CAN RELATE TO THE DESCRIPTION IN THAT ARTICLE. I HAVE GOT MY CAR CHECKED OUT AT TWO DEALERS - ONE IN MASON ,OH AND THE OTHER IN BROOKFIELD, WI. BOTH DEALERS SAY THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA IN LATE 2006 OR EARLY 2007, BUT TOYOTA DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THE HYBRID HILANDER SUV BRAKING SYSTEM. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER EVER HEARD OF SUCH A PROBLEM FROM ANY OWNER OF A TOYOTA HYBRID CAR. IF YOU VISIT HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0D8058 YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF HYBRID CUSTOMERS (TOYOTA AND LEXUS) WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT IS DISTINCT AND A TERRIBLE ONE TO E

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. PROBLEM WITH NON LINEAR HAND OFF FROM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO REGULAR BRAKING THAT OCCURS ROUTINELY. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT NOW SEE THAT FORD HAS A RECALL OF ITS HYBRIDS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. DO OTHER HIGHLANDER OWNERS HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM? IS THIS AT ALL RELATED TO THE CURRENTLY REPORTED 2010 PRIUS BRAKING PROBLEMS? *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE BRAKES BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING OVER THE BUMP. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WAS A NORMAL RESPONSE FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51000. UPDATED 4/5/10 *CN UPDATED 06/04/10

2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID EXHIBITS SAME BRAKING PROBLEM DESCRIBED FOR PRIUS. I OWNED ONE FOR THREE YEARS AND MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I TRADED ON A RAV 4 IN MARCH 2009. THIS CAR HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH JUMPING FORWARD WHEN BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE ETC. *TR

MOVING A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2006 HAD FINISHED BACKING UP AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED BACKWARD AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN AND ANOTHER CAR. ALL OBSERVERS AGREE THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER MY FOOT WAS OFF THE PEDAL AND I HAD NO CHANCE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. I HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED AND RECEIVED A LARGE GASH IN HER LEG WHICH REQUIRED MANY STITCHES AND PHYSICAL THERAPY REHABILITATION AND ANOTHER AUTO WHICH WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE. *TR

2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID HAS SURGE IN SPEED DURING BRAKING. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHEN GOING FROM DESCEND TO ASCEND. *TR

BRAKING PROBLEM - 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, ELECTRICAL REGENERATION BEGINS. BUT, IF YOU GO OVER A BUMP THE REGENERATION DROPS OUT. THIS RESULTS IN AN ESTIMATED (BY ME) 25% REDUCTION IN BRAKING POWER. THE DRIVER MUST THEN APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE TO REGAIN STOPPING POWER. THIS OCCURS CONSTANTLY AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES TO MY DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO WORK. *TR

MY 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID BRAKES DO NOT GRAB IMMEDIATELY WHEN I AM DRIVING FORWARD AND GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR TRAIN TRACKS WHILE BRAKING TO REDUCE MY SPEED. THIS OCCURS ANY TIME I AM IN THAT SITUATION. IT IS EVEN MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A POT HOLE OR TRAIN TRACKS. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THIS OUT 2-3 TIMES. THEY DON'T SEEM TO TEST DRIVE IT, JUST TEST THE BRAKES AND SAY THEY ARE OKAY. *TR

DURING CONSTANT BRAKING OF MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID (SUCH AS WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT), THERE IS SOMETIMES A MOMENTARY, BUT NOTICEABLE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES (WHICH CAUSES SLIGHT ACCELERATION), BEFORE THE CONDITION RESOLVES ITSELF ON ITS OWN. AT THE MOMENT OF FAILURE, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN THE CONDITION SELF-CORRECTS BEFORE THERE IS TIME TO REACT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PERHAPS 30 TIMES IN THE NEARLY THREE YEARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS ALSO NOTICED THIS CONDITION. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I RECEIVED A SERVICE LETTER FROM TOYOTA WHICH, I THOUGHT, WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEAL TO HAVE IT SERVICED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

LAG BETWEEN REGENERATIVE AND HYDRAULIC BRAKING UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID NEW IN 2006. COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER THAT JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO RELEASE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR HYBRIDS AS THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SWITCHED TO HYDRAULIC BRAKING AND NO FIX WAS AVAILABLE. I NOW HAVE A 2010 PRIUS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER INCLUDED AND ALSO INVESTIGATED FOR THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE 2010 PRIUS INVESTIGATION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF MINOR BUT ANNOYING PROBLEMS: 1) BATTERY DEAD IN MORNING 4 OR 5 TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2) AFTER TURNING OFF ENGINE AND OPENING DOOR, BUZZER OCCASIONALLY GOES OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 3) SOME RADIO STATIONS PICK UP A LOT OF STATIC WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED. 4) DVD CAROUSEL PLAYER PICKS UP ERRORS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLAY DISKS FOUR OR FIVE. WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA IN 2007 REGARDING SOME OF THESE ISSUES BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. THESE PROBLEMS COULD BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC ISSUES WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN HEARING ABOUT. *TR

MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF MOMENTARY LOSS OF BRAKING POWER ON UNEVEN SURFACE. AUTOMOBILE: 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. DEALER STATES IT IS 'NORMAL' AND THAT THE NEWER HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. REPEATEDLY SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND AS RECENTLY AS TODAY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF BRAKING ISSUES NOW BEING INVESTIGATED WITH RESPECT TO THE TOYOTA PRIUS. WHEN BRAKING ON AN UNEVEN OR WET SURFACE, THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND I WILL FEEL AS IF THE BRAKES ARE FAILING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND TO SERVICE AND THEY DENY THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID LIMITED 2WD - SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE JUST ANNOUNCED PRIUS BRAKE RECALL. IF I AM BRAKING AND HIT A POTHOLE, THE BRAKES RELAX AND I MUST PUSH MUCH HARDER TO GET THE SAME BRAKING FORCE. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NEW, BUT HAVE ADAPTED TO IT. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS THE FIX IS LIKELY A SOFTWARE UPDATE. *TR

THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT MY 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID NEW INSTALLED A CAR ALARM AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE LEFT HAND PASSENGER "DOOR AJAR" ALARM WILL BEGIN GOING OFF. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING AND DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT WILL CAUSE THE DOME LIGHTS TO FLASH ON AND OFF AS WELL AS THE DINGING OF THE BELL. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN HITTING POT HOLES - BUT I DO NOT ALWAYS FEEL ANY BUMP. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY TRACED IT TO A CAUSE OF "THE KNOCK SENSOR FOR THE ALARM IS TIED TO THE GROUND IN THE DOOR AJAR SENSOR", THEY SAID THAT THE CONNECTION WAS LOOSE. THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE ALARM, THE SECOND AND THIRD, AND ... TIMES THEY SAID THE WIRE WAS LOOSE. THE LAST TIME I ADVISED THEM TO CHANGE WHERE THE ALARM KNOCK SENSOR WAS GROUNDED AND THEY SAID THAT THEY SOLVED THE PROBLEM WITH A BETTER CONNECTION. GRANTED THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN MUCH ANYMORE, BUT IT STILL CONTINUES. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO TO CORPUS CHRISTIE THE ALARM WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES ON THE SECOND MORNING OF OUR TRIP. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS IN WHAT SEEMS TO ME AS COOLER DAMPER WEATHER. AGAIN, I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED BY THE DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF POWAY IN POWAY, CA) THE LAST TIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY... I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THEM AFTER THIS LAST INCIDENT IN DECEMBER ON OUR TRIP, THEN AGAIN LAST WEEKEND (SATURDAY NIGHT) WHEN DRIVING HOME

DURING BRAKING I EXPERIENCED A "SLIPPING" OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN THE CAR HITS ROUGH ROAD OR BUMPS.

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD WHENEVER SLOW BRAKING (GAS PEDAL NOT PUSHED) EVER SINCE PURCHASE IN 2006, AND STILL BEHAVES THIS WAY NOW. WE HAVE CONTACTED OUR DEALER ON AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OCCASION, AND ONE ADDITIONAL TIME AFTER THE RECALL BEING ISSUED. EACH TIME, THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE DEALERS MOST RESENT RESPONSE (02/02/2010) WAS THAT OUR CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALLED LIST, AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR CAR. THE DEALER CAN CHECK AGAIN BUT IF THEY STILL FINDS NOTHING WRONG, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE CHECK UP. BUT WE HEAR SO MANY REPORTS OF IDENTICAL EXPERIENCE TO OURS IN TOYOTA HYBRID CARS (PRIUS, CAMRY AND HIGHLANDER) THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR LURCHES OR ACCELERATE WHEN SLOW BRAKING!!! *TR

LIVE IN NORTHERN US, 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID, IM FEELING ELECTRICITY ON AND OFF AS IM DRIVING MY CAR, FEEL ELECTRICITY IN QUICK BURSTS THRU LEGS AND THRU SEAT. I TOOK TO DEALER AND SHOWED NOTHING, I THINK THIS IS COVER UP.. *TR

THIS INPUT WILL SHOW THE COMMONALITY BETWEEN COMPLAINTS #10139802, 10194711, 10256617, 10259470, 10280157, & 10289084 WHICH ARE FOR MULTIPLE TOYOTA/LEXUS MODELS. ALL THESE COMPLAINTS SAY SAME THING IN DIFFERENT WORDS. PROBLEM IS A VSC ALARM WHICH SETS OFF INDICATORS FOR SKID, ABS, AND OTHER SYSTEMS WITH THE ECU COMPUTER CAUSING AN AUDIBLE ALARM AND MESSAGE TO CHECK VSC SYSTEM. ALARM SEEMS TO PARTIALLY DISABLE BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES BECOME MUSHY AND I BELIEVE FRONT BRAKES ARE DISABLED. I KNOW REAR BRAKES STILL OPERATE MECHANICALLY, AND BECAUSE ABS IS DISABLED, REAR BRAKES CAN LOCK UP AND SKID IF BRAKE PEDAL IS PUSHED HARD ENOUGH. STANDARD RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA/LEXUS IS TO REPLACE ECU COMPUTER. HOWEVER, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM ABOVE COMPLAINTS, THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY OWN COMPLAINT IS FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID 4WD-I WITH APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES. I EXPERIENCED A ONE TIME VSC ALARM OVER 1 YEAR AGO WHEN THE ENGINE START BATTERY WAS DYING. TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME TO REPLACE BATTERY AND SEE IF PROBLEM CONTINUED. I REPLACED BATTERY AND ALSO HAD ALL FOUR TIRES ROTATED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER I STARTED EXPERIENCING MORE VSC ALARMS AT A HIGHER RATE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AS WELL AS AT LOW SPEED. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE. 2 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO "ADJUST" SYSTEM TO STOP ALARMS WITHOUT SUCCESS. I HAVE GONE AS LONG AS 4 MONTHS WITHOUT AN ALARM AND THEN FOR NO REASON (NO SKID EVENT) ALARM RECU

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED HYBRID, BOUGHT NEW, CURRENTLY WITH 40,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES, GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES, WERE UNDER WARRANTY FOR 50,000 MILES, WERE REPLACED AT 23,390 MILES. AT THE TIME, I CONTACTED BOTH TOYOTA AND GOODYEAR TO ADVISE THEM OF THE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR. TOYOTA WAS DISMISSIVE, SAYING IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. GOODYEAR HONORED THEIR WARRANTY AND ISSUED CREDIT ON A REPLACEMENT SET OF GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. THE SECOND SET OF TIRES WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 5, 2010 WITH ONLY 15,579 MILES ON THEM. IN THE FIRST REPLACEMENT, MY OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS WERE $445.62; RECENT COSTS WERE $547.12; TOTAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR REPLACING PREMATURELY WORN GOODYEAR TIRES: $992.74 I AM BRINGING THIS MATTER TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR THREE REASONS: 1) UNLESS I AM THE ONLY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER LIMITED HYBRID OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE, I BELIEVE THE EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT THE SPECIFIED TIRES ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THEY MAY PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, A GREAT INCONVENIENCE TO THE OWNER; (2) I BELIEVE HAVING TO REPLACE TIRES TWICE ON A VEHICLE WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT IS BOTH HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND ONEROUS; (3) GOODYEAR MAY BE OVERSTATING THEIR TIRE MILEAGE ESTIMATES, A WARRANTY FOR A TIRE WITH 50,000 MILES WHEN IN FACT, IT MAY ONLY GET HALF THAT IF NOT LESS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER, IN THE INTEREST OF CONSUMER SAFETY AND SATISFACTION. AS FOR MYSELF, I SEEK REIMBUR

I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA HYBRID HIGHLANDER FROM ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA. ALEXANDRIA, VA. OVER THE YEARS SINCE PURCHASE, I HAVE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH A PECULIAR "FORWARD THRUST MOVEMENT" WITH ACTIVE BREAKING AND HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS IN 2007, AS WELL AS MENTIONED IT AT ALL MANUFACTURER CHECKUP TIMES.THE DEALER DOWNLOADED SOME NEW TOYOTA ?DRIVE TRAIN COMPUTERIZED PROGRAM ONCE (?2007) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUES. HERE IS A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE WHICH OCCURRED CHRISTMAS EVE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PRIOR TO THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF OUR STREET. I APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP, INSTEAD IT "THRUST ITSELF", FOR LACK OF BETTER WORD, FURTHER FORWARD WHILE BREAKS WERE APPLIED, FORCING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID BUSY CROSS STREET ONCOMING TRAFFIC. UPON SLAMMING THE BREAKS ALL THE WAY DOWN AND HOLDING, THE CAR REACTED CORRECTLY AND STOPPED. INCHES AWAY FROM A CAR TRAVELING AT 35 MPH OR MORE. OUR STREET ROAD WAS NOT WET NOR DID IT HAVE ICE: THE CAR MOTION WAS NOT ONE OF A SLIPPERY SLIDE. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 40F. MY TEENS WERE IN THE CAR, AND THE PASSENGER SEATED TEEN OBSERVED THE SITUATION. SHE HAS SIMILARLY REPORTED THIS TENDENCY TO "GO FORWARD" WITH BRAKING RATHER THAN SLOW, AND THE NEED TO PRESS HARD. I WAS NATURALLY UPSET AT THIS NEAR MISS OCCURRENCE CHRISTMAS EVE. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT LEAST A HALF A DOZEN TIMES AS I CAN RECALL SINCE PURCHASE. I CALLED TOYOTA WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED TO REP

I OWN TWO HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS, 2006. ONE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE OTHER IN SEPTEMBER 2006. ON THE OLDER OF THE TWO, IN FRONT OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME MELTED PLASTIC SHOWN IN MULTIPLE PICTURES I FOUND ONLINE. ON THE NEWER ONE, YOU CAN SEE IMPERFECTIONS FORMING ON ONE SIDE, AND A SMALLER FULLY MELTED AREA IN THE OTHER. I AM IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AND THEY ARE OFFERING NEW LENS PARTS AND I MUST PAY LABOR. I PUSHED BACK AND TOLD THEM I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY BOTH MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND THE NEARLY $2000 TOYOTA ASSURANCE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT WILL ULTIMATELY OBSCURE THE LIGHT AND MAKE MY VEHICLE HARDER TO SEE ON THE ROAD, WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSES, A HOLE WILL FORM IN THE LENS ALLOWING CHILDREN TO TOUCH THE EXTREMELY HOT HALOGEN LIGHTS, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS BURNS. IT WILL ALSO EXPOSE THE HEADLAMPS TO DAMAGE FROM ROCKS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY THE MELTED PART. FROM THE TWO HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006'S I HAVE, IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA'S MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM BECOMES APPARENT BETWEEN 40,000 AND 60,000 MILES. RELATED ODI NUMBERS FOR MY OTHER 2006 HIGHLANDER, WHICH IS A YEAR OLDER AND HAS A MORE PRONOUNCED PROBLEM DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL TIME WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON: 10292093 MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST ON THE HIGHLANDER 2005 MODEL COMPLAINT FILED 20070816, CROWNSVILLE, MD (RESULTED IN FIRE

I OWN TWO HIGHLANDER HYBRIDS, 2006. ONE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2005, THE OTHER IN SEPTEMBER 2006. ON THE OLDER OF THE TWO, IN FRONT OF THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME MELTED PLASTIC SHOWN IN MULTIPLE PICTURES I FOUND ONLINE. ON THE NEWER ONE, YOU CAN SEE IMPERFECTIONS FORMING ON ONE SIDE, AND A SMALLER FULLY MELTED AREA IN THE OTHER. I AM IN TOUCH WITH TOYOTA AND THEY ARE OFFERING NEW LENS PARTS AND I MUST PAY LABOR. I PUSHED BACK AND TOLD THEM I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, AND THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY BOTH MY ORIGINAL WARRANTY AND THE NEARLY $2000 TOYOTA ASSURANCE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT WILL ULTIMATELY OBSCURE THE LIGHT AND MAKE MY VEHICLE HARDER TO SEE ON THE ROAD, WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSES, A HOLE WILL FORM IN THE LENS ALLOWING CHILDREN TO TOUCH THE EXTREMELY HOT HALOGEN LIGHTS, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS BURNS. IT WILL ALSO EXPOSE THE HEADLAMPS TO DAMAGE FROM ROCKS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKED BY THE MELTED PART. FROM THE TWO HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2006'S I HAVE, IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA'S MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM BECOMES APPARENT BETWEEN 40,000 AND 60,000 MILES. *TR

4 RO'S; 3 REPAIRS; AND 25 DAYS DOWN AIR BAG LIGHT TOYOTA HAS REPAIRED ALL WARRANTY CONDITIONS WE SUMMITED A HEARING WITH THE CALIFORNIA DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM (CDSP) AND TOYOTA "SEEKS FOR CUSTOMER'S REQUEST OF A BUYBACK/REPLACEMENT BE DENIED. *TR

COMMENTS: DEAR SIR OR MADAM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. IN AUGUST OF 2008 WHILE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER & CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO BRAKE NOR STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO EVENTUALLY STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS DONE. MY HUSBAND WRESTLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ALLEYWAY & THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE "ELECTRIC LINK ASSEMBLY" & THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. YESTERDAY MORNING AT 6AM I GOT INTO THE CAR & TURNED THE KEY, THE "READY" LIGHT CAME ON & I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE & PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE, AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE GAS ENGINE CAME ON FULL POWER & THE CAR FLEW BACKWARD. I TRIED FRANTICALLY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO STOP THE CAR & STEER THE CAR WHILE CAREENING IN REVERSE. THE CAR SLAMMED INTO OUR REAR NEIGHBORS VEHICLE (WHICH IS TO THE BACK & RIGHT OF OUR GARAGE ACROSS THE ALLEY) OUR CAR PUSHED THEIRS OVER 4-6 FEET & CONTINUED TRYING TO REVERSE FULL POWER OVER THEIR BUSHES I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I SLAMMED THE CAR INTO THE "PARK" POSITION. THE CAR STOPPED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. I SHUT IT OFF & JUMPED OUT. I WAS NOT INJURED, HOWEVER OUR CAR & OUR NEIGHBORS WAS DAMAGED. THE CAR WAS AGAIN TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I CONVEYED TO THEM WHAT HAPPENED & THE CAR IS THERE NOW GETTING CHECKED. I CALLED THEM IN THE EVENING TO ASK WHAT THEY HAD FOUND &

2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER, 54,248 MILES I BROUGHT MY 2006 HIGHLANDER INTO A DEALER FACILITY FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TO INVESTIGATE A V.S.C. WARNING LIGHT INDICATION THAT HAD APPEARED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE OBD TEST REVEALED A C1241 CODE. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY. I FOLLOWED THE SERVICE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THE V.S.C /ABS/CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ON. RETURNED TO DEALER WHERE OBD TEST INDICATEDC1300 FAILED SKID CONTROL ECU. VEHICLE APPEARS TO OPERATE WITHOUT ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY. VEHICLE HANDLING IS VERY UNSTABLE. NEAR CRASH ON FREEWAY WHEN LEFT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP. *TR

AFTER 10,000 MILE SERVICE AND NEW BATTERY AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS USE THE CAR'S STEERING FAILED TO RESPOND IN STORE PARKING LOT . I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. THE CAR'S THREE YEAR WARRANTY ENDED IN SEPT. AND I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER ADVISED AFTER 3 DAYS THAT PARTS FOR RACK & PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE ORDERED THEY WERE $1500 AN A DEPOSIT WAS REQUIRED. IN 3 WEEKS THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED REQUESTED SOME TYPE ASSISTANCE SO DEALER TOOK OFF $200.00 THE BILL. *TR

I WAS PULLING UP TO SUBWAY AND I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS A LITTLE TIGHT. I WENT AND ATE AND THEN HEADED TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE IN ORLANDO. WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY I ALMOST HIT A CAR BECAUSE THE STEERING STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND LEFT. I MADE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO BECAUSE IT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME, BUT AS I WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING THE WHEEL WOULDN'T STOP MOVING BACK-IN-FORTH. THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS FOR FREE, EVEN THOUGH I COULD OF KILLED OR INJURED MYSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE AROUND ME. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND FIX IT!!! *TR

PULLING AWAY FROM PARKED POSITION. STEERING SYSTEM FAILED,MAKING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT TOWN&COUNTRY TOYOTA IN CHARLOTTE NC. HAD THIS FAILURE HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED A FATAL ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR