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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid stability control problems

Owners reported stability control problems in 25 complaints for the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
25 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
126,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When stability control problems show up

Stability control complaints by mileage, 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 126,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 3 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 126,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 4% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles3

What the data shows

Of the 24 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 126,000 miles, and 4% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving ABS, vsc and check engine light illuminated, I continued driving (was 10 miles from home on fwy). Five minutes later I encountered traffic, traveling at 40-50 MPH I took foot off gas and began to apply brakes. Brakes immediately seized and the car started to skid. I released the brakes, then tried again, same result. I pulled to side of fwy and stopped. I drove surface streets using the parking brake when I needed to stop, until I got to my house.

Reported at 115,000 miles, November 2015 Injury

On june 15th, 2016 while over 200 miles from home on a family trip with my pregnant wife and 2 year old son in the car driving down a 2 lane highway with a semi truck behind us at approximately 45 MPH constant speed our 2008 highlander hybrid brakes locked up, a warning tone sounded, several lights lit up on the dash including brakes, ABS, vsc, (((!))), and /!\, and the car stopped completely in the highway with the engine still running.

Reported at 119,900 miles, June 2016

Other problems reported for the 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

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