NHTSA Complaint #10588112 — 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 50 - 55 MPH ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE MOTOR STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE RESULT WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND A BIT DANGEROUS I MIGHT ADD. WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO RESTART. AFTER TOWING IT TO A DEALERSHIP WE WERE INFORMED THERE WAS NO DOUBT A LOWER END MOTOR FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE IN THE SAME WAY. THERE IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WITH AN ENGINE INVERTER ITEM THAT CAUSES A VERY EXPENSIVE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. IN FACT THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL ON THE 2007 MODELS BUT THE RECALL UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T EXTEND INTO THE 2008 YEAR. *TR