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2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid engine and engine cooling problems

28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid8% of all complaints for this model year.

28
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
8%
share of all complaints
92,100 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I was pulling into our driveway and when I pressed the accelerator, the car stopped and began to roll backwards. All of the warning lights came on along with a warning on the lcd panel that stated "check hybrid system" and "check vsc". It was towed to a toyota dealership. They indicated that the…

    filed Oct 12, 2011

  • There have been four incidents with this vehicle in which the hybrid system shutting down. The first three times the vehicle was fine when I turned it off, but would not restart. With all three of these incidents the vehicle would restart with no issues after a few hours. The csv and the check…

    filed Sep 7, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.