Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID engine problems
92 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
824 owner complaints analyzed
26 distinct recall campaigns
90,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 732 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
92 of 824 complaints match this topic (11.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10151242 · 2006-02-26 (February 26, 2006)
2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 4WD HYBRID STALLED DURING LEFT TURN (IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC) WHEN TRAVELING TO WORK. BOTH THE GAS AND ELECTRIC ENGINE STALLED - I.E. I PUSHED THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED, AND EVERYTHING HAS WORKED WELL SINCE (4 DAYS). *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 1,450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151242 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10235629 · 2008-07-24 (July 24, 2008)
I BOUGHT AN '06 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID IN JUNE OF '07. FOR THE LAST 9 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS IT STALLS OUT IN TRAFFIC. IT HAS STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE, HIGHWAYS, WAITING TO MAKE TURNS AND SITTING IN TRAFFIC. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN IS TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING THIS BUT BECAUSE IT IS NOT REGISTERING AN "ERROR" CODE THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS "NOTHING THEY CAN DO." IT HAS BECOME SO BAD THAT I FEAR FOR MY FA…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10235629 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10241403 · 2008-09-08 (September 8, 2008)
MY 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CAR WAS LATER TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN HANFORD,CA. THE CAR HAS 140 MILES OVER 100,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS LATER POINTED OUT TO THE INVERTER AND IT WILL COST ME ROUGHLY $5,000. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 100,140 miles reported. Look up ODI 10241403 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10244868 · 2008-10-08 (October 8, 2008)
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID WITH 43058 MILES. ON OCTOBER 6, 2008, AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR ONE HOUR, I DECIDED TO VISIT MY PARENTS, WHILE BACKING-UP TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET, I LOSS ALL THE POWER STEERING. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE, FINALLY I REACH A SAVE AREA. A SIGNAL WAS LIGHTED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL, AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL, I FIND A PAGE WERE STATES THAT THE EPS SYSTEM CAN PROTECT ITSELF FROM OVERHEATING CAUSING THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IN A HIGHLIGHTED SECTION OF THE OWNERS…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10244868 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10329671 · 2010-05-10 (May 10, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE INVERTER WITHIN THE HYBRID SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE INVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER THE CONTACT'S FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 62,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10329671 at NHTSA ↗