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2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid hybrid & electric propulsion problems

45 complaints about hybrid & electric propulsion have been filed for the 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
45 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
108,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When hybrid & electric propulsion problems show up

Hybrid & electric propulsion complaints by mileage, 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 108,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 108,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 14% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 43 hybrid & electric propulsion complaints that report mileage, the median is about 108,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact was driving 10 MPH when the contact crashed into a curb and the power steering failed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the power steering and the hybrid computer system failed. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 60,000.

Reported at 60,000 miles, November 2011 Crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact was driving the vehicle and it stalled without warning and the hybrid system light came on. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the inverter had failed. The failure and current mileage was 130,000.

Reported at 130,000 miles, June 2011

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