Major Problems with 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 5 Mileage: 27000 miles

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 30000 miles

2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 72900 miles

Browse 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid complaints by category

Problems with SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and INVERTER are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Highlander Hybrid owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES 2006 highlander hybrid 34 000 miles bought used. fairly often when i apply the brakes at lower speeds the suv...	76 ~ 125763 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM live in northern us 2006 toyota highlander hybrid im feeling electricity on and off as im driving my car feel...	69 ~ 98814 miles
INVERTER > HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM 2006 toyota highlander. consumer states design flaw in vehicle *tgw the consumer stated as he was trying to make turn...	40 ~ 106804 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC vehicle started to loose brake pressure when going down hill or moving ahead slowly as in a fast food rest...	40 ~ 32914 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL driving on the highway at a slow speed due to traffic around 20 mph. the car in front of me...	32 ~ 72991 miles
ENGINE driving in 6 lanes of heavy traffic we heard a 'thunk' and lost all power. i wrestled the vehicle to...	24 ~ 126505 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL 2006 toyota highlander 54 248 miles i brought my 2006 highlander into a dealer facility for routine maintenance and to...	23 ~ 119171 miles
STEERING i own a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid with over 50k miles on it. on 1 july 2008 i started my...	23 ~ 87237 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC driving on the highway at a slow speed due to traffic around 20 mph. the car in front of me...	21 ~ 31805 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i bought an '06 toyota highlander hybrid in june of '07. for the last 9 months i have had nothing...	20 ~ 81376 miles
POWER TRAIN (2006 toyota highlander hybrid) pulling onto 4 lane (2 lanes divided by concrete barrier) highway merging into 55+ mph traffic....	15 ~ 107143 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i own two highlander hybrids 2006. one was purchased in september 2005 the other in september 2006. on the older...	15 ~ 71750 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER new 2006 highlander hybrid 7200 miles well under both factory and extended warranty. no a/c -air conditioning not working- found...	10 ~ 76196 miles
AIR BAGS 4 ro's 3 repairs and 25 days down air bag light toyota has repaired all warranty conditions we summited a	7 ~ 62928 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM my wife was backing out of our driveway when the car suddenly lost power to the wheels and all of...	6 ~ 102209 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2006 toyota highlander 4wd hybrid stalled during left turn (in front of traffic) when traveling to work. both the gas...	6 ~ 90050 miles
VISIBILITY 2006 toyota highlander hybrid sun visor drops down unexpectedly hindering drivers view. could not see traffic light which changed to...	5 ~ 78996 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER sun visor on driver side will not stay up. - blocks view/visibility. *tr...	4 ~ 112366 miles
TIRES i own a 2006 toyota highlander limited hybrid bought new currently with 40 000 miles. this vehicle has gone through...	4 ~ 52175 miles
SUSPENSION in my highlander hybrid when traveling at speeds of 0-15 miles per hour holding the steering wheel straight and firmly...	4 ~ 52052 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN since i owned the car in speeds between 40 and 45 mph there is a hesitation back and fourth this	4 ~ 11713 miles
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. the contact stated that while driving from a complete stop the...	3 ~ 85333 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 toyota highlander hybrid consumer states that toyota sold her a vehicle in unsafe condition and writes regarding an engineering...	2 ~ 46050 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM this input will show the commonality between complaints #10139802 10194711 10256617 10259470 10280157 & 10289084 which are for multiple toyota/lexus...	2 ~ 53250 miles
ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM > STEERING the steering wheel suddenly pulled to the left in the direction of oncoming traffic then to the right and left...	2
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS dt*: the contact stated while traveling 35 mph on a clear day with dry road conditions the vehicle entered into...	2 ~ 10500 miles
TRACTION BATTERY > PROPULSION SYSTEM > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked an unknown...	1 ~ 110000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY both rear windows keep coming off track. *tr...	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY both rear windows keep coming off track. *tr...	1
BODY > STRUCTURE vehicle a ran a red light while being distracted by putting on her shoe and ran a red light at...	1 ~ 84000 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. the contact stated that while driving 45 mph the brakes where...	1 ~ 72000 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the front window defroster and heater controller potentiometer assembly is defective. ice build-up on the front window is known to...	1 ~ 75000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. the contact was driving approximately 25 mph when the engine stalled...	1 ~ 55000 miles
WHEELS i am the original owner of this vehicle. this vehicle is used on standard suburban and highway paved roads. no...	1 ~ 82117 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i experienced total power loss to the engine and steering of my 2006 toyota highlander hybrid while driving down the...	1 ~ 129000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN my 2006 toyota highlander hybrid loses all power on ice or any slippery surface. this has caused my car to...	1 ~ 10000 miles
CONTROL MODULE > ANTI-THEFT > IGNITION the toyota dealership where i bought my 2006 highlander hybrid new installed a car alarm at the time of purchase....	1 ~ 1000 miles
SEATS in july of 2009 i noticed a tear on both front leather seats in almost the same spot on the...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. consumer states unintended acceleration caused a crash. *tgw the consumer stated she was waiting in line...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2006 hybrid toyota highlander - accelerator pedal seems to depress on its own when driver's foot is on it feels...	1
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING we drove our 2006 toyota highlander hybrid home from town at about 7:00 p.m. on a cool evening (six miles)...	1 ~ 25590 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC have been experiencing braking problems ... driving in traffic or coming to a complete stop fairly quickly (i.e. stop sign)...	1 ~ 15000 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING have been experiencing braking problems ... driving in traffic or coming to a complete stop fairly quickly (i.e. stop sign)...	1 ~ 15000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT new 2006 highlander hybrid 7200 miles well under both factory and extended warranty. no a/c -air conditioning not working- found...	1 ~ 7250 miles

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