# 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
> NHTSA complaint `759964` · 2010-02-07 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER HYBRID
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
- **Miles at failure:** 6,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
I OWN A 2009 HIGHLANDER HYBRID AND AM CONCERNED THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING THAT ARE NOW BEING REPORTED FOR THE PRIUS. SOMETIMES, WHEN BRAKING IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGING AND THERE IS A SENSATION THAT THE CAR IS SPEEDING UP.  CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FINALLY SLOWS THE CAR DOWN.  I WAS RECENTLY INVOLVED IN A MINOR ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE QUICKLY ENOUGH WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT.  THE SENSATION THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING WAS EXPERIENCED AT THAT TIME AS WELL AS ON OTHER OCCASIONS.  I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO MY TOYOTA DEALER JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND THE MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, STATED HE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR DELAY IN BRAKING. THE BRAKES WERE THEN TESTED USING COMPUTERIZED DIAGNOSTICS AND I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK BUT WAS OFFERED NO EXPLANATION OF WHY I WAS HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES.   I AM SHARING THIS ISSUE WITH YOU AS I BELIEVE MY HIGHLANDER HYBRID 2009 MAY NOT BE CONSISTENTLY TRUSTWORTHY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NEEDED. PLEASE ADVISE.  *TW
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