2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jan 17, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · 280,000 miles · CO

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check hybrid system and two other unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact managed to coast the vehicle to the side of the highway; however, the vehicle failed to restart. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic test was performed. The mechanic discovered that there was a leak in the inverter cooling system. Upon investigation, the contact discovered an unknown recall that was related to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but informed her that the vehicle was not included in the unknown recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 280,000.

Filed Jun 19, 2019 · Engine · 250,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle lost power, the check engine and ABS warning indicators illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. Also, "check hybrid system" appeared on the instrument panel. Fred haas toyota world (20400 interstate 45 n, spring, tx 77373) was notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed because the test was not free. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 250,000.

Filed Mar 22, 2018 · Electrical · 84,000 miles · MA

Car has 84,000 miles on it. After a 40 minute hiughway drive, car lost power and stalled. Engine lights "check hybrid system" "check ABS" and "check vcs" came on. Towed to dealer, diagnostic check said the problem was with a wiring harness for the hybrid electrical cable, which suffered from corrosion and thus was leaking voltage. Cost to fix minimum of $3500. Faulty design??

Filed Mar 8, 2016 · Fuel system · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the entire instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v396000 (hybrid propulsion system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Nov 10, 2015 · Steering · NY

Stall steering wheel

Filed Jun 10, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 105,000 miles · NJ

We were driving on the nj turnpike. Suddenly, the car stalled and the steering locked. Luckily, we just started the hour long drive and were on the slow lane and was able to glide the car over safely to the shoulder. The check "csv" and "check hybrid system" lights came on and the hybrid battery showed no energy. The car would not start and was towed to the closest toyota dealership. There were no prior warnings about battery errors or problems before completely stalling. It is understandable problems will arise, but with no warning and a car stalling on a major highway, the incident could have been extremely dangerous.

Filed Feb 20, 2013 · Engine, Steering · 115,000 miles · MD

I was driving my 2006 toyota higlander hybrid on I 95 in 4 lanes of dense traffic all going at least 60-70mph, when I noticed that I was losing power and my car was starting to slow down. I glanced at the dash to see multiple warning signals - check hybrid, check vsc and others. Fortunately, there was a big enough gap on the left for me to pull across the left most lane because I knew if I did not I was going to stall and likely be in a major accident. It was a very scary moment. I could not restart my car and had to wait to get towed, ( dc rush hour). The dealer said my inverter needed to be replaced. After hearing the news I remembered that I had a notice from toyota, a recall for part of the inverter. Initially, I was told this would not cover what I needed. In the end, I was covered . I am thankful to all who reported similar issues so that this would be addressed.

Filed Nov 27, 2012 · Engine · 149,994 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated while stopped at a traffic light all of the lights on the instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact merged to the side of the road where all attempts to restart the vehicle failed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. The failure and current mileage was 149,994.

Filed Oct 23, 2012 · Electrical · 114,000 miles · PA

After making a left turn at a stop sign, the vehicle display started indicating error codes including check hybrid system. After driving approx 1/2 mile, the vehicle lost power and shut down/stalled in the middle of the highway in traffic. Fortunate, I received some help from an on-looker to help me manually steer the car over slightly on to the sidewalk area as traffic is congested in that area. Toyota does not consider this a safety issue even though their recall notice indicates "increasing the risk of a crash". Additionally, they will not honor their recall notice for the hybrid system inverter stating the intelligent power module located on the inverter was not the cause of the failure even though the conditions were exactly what is stated on the recall notice.

Filed Oct 2, 2012 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the check hybrid system warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was merged to the shoulders as all of the instrument panel gauges illuminated. In addition, the vehicle would not move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated hat the wiring harness to the rear differential was corroded. The corrosion had to be cleaned off from the wiring harness connection and the engine restarted. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure who stated that there was no recall for the failure and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Aug 22, 2012 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the inverter needed to be replaced. There was a recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v342000 (electrical system) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Jun 21, 2012 · Electrical · 113,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse from a residential drive way, the vehicle exhibited a loud popping noise and all of the warning lamps illuminated. The contact mentioned that immediately after the failure occurred, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the inverter and electronic control unit was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 11v342000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 113,000.