The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph when the began vehicle loosing power. The hybrid warning light was illuminated and the vehicle then stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a failure in the battery cell. The dealer advised the contact that the inverter would need to be replaced. The contact stated that the dealer had replaced the battery a few months prior to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer engineer inspected the vehicle and advised that the towing company caused more damaged to the vehicle battery while attempting to get the vehicle started. The failure and the current mileage was 29,500.

- Irvine, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the vehicle completely stalled and coasted until it stopped. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that there was an inverter failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000. Updated 02/08/11 updated 11/30/2011

- Hermosa Beach, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid. While traveling 65 mph the contact noticed that all warning lights had appeared on the dashboard, seconds later the vehicle had suddenly shut off without warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the inverter needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings and the vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were 115000.

- Columbus, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was awaiting a replacement of the hybrid inverter assembly. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 136,000.

- Crestline, CA, USA

Re: 2006 Toyota Highlander hybrid 2wd SUV 29,500 miles. Upon entering a highway I experienced total failure of the hybrid system in my SUV, which slowly drifted to a halt, nearly causing several accidents. The nearest dealership replaced the inverter portion of the hybrid system. It was covered under warranty but I was told that had it not been covered it would have cost me between $9,000 and $10,000! or about 1/4 the cost of the entire vehicle new!

- Boca Raton, FL, USA

2006 Toyota Highlander. Consumer states that the vehicle stalls due to a electrical problem which drains the battery. The vehicle has stalled 6 times and the battery has been replaced 3 times. The dealer did find an internal short by the engine and the theft deterrent switch was replaced. The consumer stated the dealer has been unable to rectify the stalling problem.

- Suisun City, CA, USA