Toyota / Highlander Hybrid / 2007
2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 160 complaints about the 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 17.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 17.5%.
Complaints160
Crashes21
Fires4
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 17.5% · 28
Service brakes 17.5% · 28
Vehicle speed control 9.4% · 15
Hybrid propulsion system 8.8% · 14
Service brakes, hydraulic 7.5% · 12
Electronic stability control (ESC) 6.3% · 10
Engine 5.0% · 8
Fuel/propulsion system 5.0% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 21 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Toyota Highlander Hybrid in this data, 2007 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 11 in the last three years against 27 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 105,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving down the road and lost power of my vehicle. Toyota dealership said it was my #6 coil but I have a feeling it was the inverter with everything that happened to it. I googled it and everything that happened was exactly what happened when the inverter goes on the vehicle. I don't really trust them. Electrical system · reported at 109,000 miles
The hybrid abruptly stalled while driving, light and alarms all around. Dealer states its the power inverter, he mentioned it was a recall, but not covering my car. The symptoms are identical. Electrical system
Vsc light came on and the car would not drive. Towed to Toyota and had it diagnosed. The poa80, p3020 hv battery inoperative/shorted. The vehicle was in motion on the highway when it happened. Electrical system · reported at 171,908 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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