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2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 1313413 · 2016-08-31

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
70,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER EXPERIENCED HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE. IT TURNS OUT ITS A INVERTER ASSEMBLY FAILURE. THERE WAS CLASS LAW SUIT FILED IN 2006 FOR THE SAME FAILURE HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/1074-TOYOTA-HIGHLANDER-HYBRID-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT/ MY CAR 2008 MODEL EXPERIENCED SAME FAILURE BUT IT WAS NEVER RECALLED. I HAD NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE DRIVING THIS CAR WHEN IT CAME TO ABRUPT HALT PLEASE REVIEW THIS AND CONSIDER THESE MODEL CAR FOR RECALL BEFORE THEY RESULT IN ANY DEATHS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN VERY RELUCTANTLY PUTTING IT ON NHTSA THAT THEY ARE THE ONES ISSUING THE RECALLS AND NOT TOYOTA.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10899834
Machine
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