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!!!
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid brakes complaints
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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 report it without satisfaction. I went to my dealer without correction or recognition of it being a problem. The recent reports on fellow toyota brands have me worried. Any car that goes forward rather than stop under certain conditions when breaks are applied is worrisome. Please include your evaluation of the highlander hybrid in your review. Is toyota aware and not telling us? I want the federal safety agency to know about this and I appreciate any help you have to offer.
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.
Hi, this is an issue with toyota highlander hybrid braking, the braking system doesn't work properly and and vehicle moves forward and this is intermittent. It been recurring for some time and the dealership(toyota of hackensack) won't acknowledge the issue ad are dismissive to downright disrespectful . When you brake st times the vehicle continues forward like the brakes are not holding or no brakes being applied. As you can see from the links below its not an isolated issue. Http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/toyota-highlander-hybrid-t404.html http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0d8058/3 http://www.hybridcars.com/forums/brake-failure-2007-t1013.html http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/09/prius_accelerate.html thanks manoj das
Vehicle started to loose brake pressure when going down hill or moving ahead slowly as in a fast food rest line. The brakes would hold at first then loose pressure to a point were you had to push harder on the pedal to make them work. This would happen on a hill which would take you by surprise and cause the car to be out of control until you pushed harder on the brake. If a car was coming from another intersection you would not have time to stop your car and could cause a accident. While in a line at the drive thru the brake pressure let go and my car hit the car in front there was no damage and the other driver was nice enough to forgive me but that might not always be the way. The car was going in for service the next day or so and I explained the problem to the dealer. They said it was a normal condition of the hybrid. This was after the tech. Person drove the car and said he felt it, he also drove another hybrid and he said the same thing happened which to me proves my point. I called toyota they and the dealer say they cannot fix the problem and will do nothing about it. I told them it did not do this when I first bought the car it only started about 2 months ago which proves it is not a normal condition.
Driving on the highway at a slow speed due to traffic, around 20 MPH. The car in front of me unexpectedly came to a complete stop. I had 2 car lengths and put on the brakes, but the car never "grabbed"--I just slowed and coasted into the back of the car ahead of me. Because the ABS on a hybrid does not kick in until the car reaches 25 MPH, my car was busy regenerating power from the brakes rather than doing a quick, emergency stop. Now I am liable for the damage to the car ahead of me that I rear-ended, and I am concerned that I would not stop properly if a child ran in front of me on a neighborhood street. This has been submitted as a problem with the toyota prius as well on hybridcars.com forum.
Have been experiencing braking problems ... Driving in traffic or coming to a complete stop fairly quickly (I.e. Stop sign), the brake engages ... Lets go for a second... Catches, car stops. This didn't happen all the time, but it began happening quite frequently ... Took it to toyota. They changed the brake pads and rotors on the front ... Since there was a technical bulletin on the newer model, but not mine. Riving on a service road ... 55-60 MPH ... The car starts slowing down by itself ... Constantly.. Kept speeding up and it kept slowing down, as if brakes were being applied... No brake lights though. Today I was driving the car ... Going down a gradual slope ... On a turn ... Braked ... The car sped up .. Went from 30 MPH to about 35 MPH, while braking ... Car skided off the road, skid light came on, beeping non stop ... Hit a pole... Shattered my mirror and scratched the side ... Car wouldn't stop ... Threw it into park and finally skidded to a stop. Driving on thursday, about to come to a stop and .... It does this short stop thing recently.. Where it brakes rather forcefully and abruptly when it is cold... So after that happens ...the car completely shuts off... And comes to a full stop. No lights. No engine. Brake pedal goes all the way to the floor. Car is still in drive, key still in ignition ...push it into park, take out key... Restart.... Driving again. The glove compartment light doesn't turn on anymore now. This has happened 3 times since last thursday now. There are alot more incidences and different failures.
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