While driving vehicle had a loud pop sound occurred while driving 40/MPH. Within 2 seconds vehicle slowed to about 5/MPH allowing just enough time to get to the bike lane before coming to a complete stop. No vehicles were on same side of road allowed to jump to bike lane. Toyota of kearny mesa (san diego, ca) ran diagnostic on vehicle to determine that the hybrid inverter dead'. At this time they are still attempting to fix the vehicle.
2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid engine complaints
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The vehicle stalled (lost control of steering and engine ceased to operate) while driving at around 35 MPH. "hybrid system warning" was displayed and it advised to pull over and contact dealership immediately.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated while driving at night approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the entire instrument panel failed to function. Within a few minutes of the failure, the instrument panel began to illuminate intermittently with the flickering of the power button indicator light. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated there was a faulty battery inverter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the malfunction. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.
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