# 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1440306` · 2018-01-15 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER HYBRID
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 102,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYED THE ABS VSC WARNING LIGHTS. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS ON IT, WHICH COST ME $ 100. AFTER WHICH I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $4500. SO I ASKED IF THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE AND IF THE BREAKS ARE STILL OK AND WORKING, THEY SAID IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE BUT TO REPLACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I WAS ABOUT TO GO ON A VACATION SO DIDNT HAVE (THE TIME )OR MONEY TO SPEND ON A PART THAT IN MY MIND SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO CALL TOYOTA TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS ON MY MODEL...THEY HAD NONE. AS I WAS COMING BACK FROM MY VACATION, DOING ABOUT 60MPH  A LADY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY CAR CAUSING ME TO REAREND HER VEHICLE. MY BREAKS LOCKED UP AND THANKFULLY NO ONE GOT HURT. I AM INTERESTED IN CONTACTING A LAWYER TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.
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