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Problems with 2006 Toyota Highlander ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

On average, the 2006 Toyota Highlander starts to “feel” problems with the ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and its various aspects after 103 747 miles.

Components Affected by ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Issues

We have classified the 8 complaints from 2006 Toyota Highlander about ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL into the following categories.

AUTOMATIC (ASC) 1

Recently reported ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL problems on 2006 Toyota Highlander

Ongoing issue with generation 1 highlander hybrids and prius from same date ranges. a warranty adjustment has already been issued and ended. the abs brake accumulator gets an internal leak code c1391. reduced braking, esc, brake and other lights come on. many of those repaired under warranty are already failing a second time. vehicle is dangerous to drive since it can be driving perfectly and fail while in motion causing dangerous braking conditions.

I was driving straight on the main road coming to a stop light.the vehicle would not stop after pressing on the brakes several times. there are several lights on the dash:brakes,traction control, 2 yellow exclamation marks one inside a triangle and the ,abs. the mechanic is saying the brake actuator is faulty and needs to replaced.

Takata recall. check engine light won't go off along vsc light. on the street when the car stop running.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander. on several occasions, while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and lost power. the contact stated that all of the warning indicators illuminated on and off. the contact called stevens creek toyota san jose at (408) 984-1234 (located at 4202 stevens creek blvd, san jose, ca 95129) where it was confirmed that no recalls were associated with the vin. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

Driving vehicle when warning lights for abs and skid control came on. check vsc system in dash. when brake is applied right front tire locks and causes vehicle to spin. slow speed is the only reason for no accident. took vehicle to dealer and was told "brake accuator " electronics had failed and needed to be replaced for $3800. research shows this is an issue on the highlander, the lexus and the camry so why have the highlanders not been included in the recall?

I was backing out of my driveway, stopped waited for traffic,backed up, got stuck on a small pile of snow, left rear tire started to spin i pulled forward and back again the traction light came on, had no traction. it happened again, backing out of my driveway. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander. as soon as the vehicle was started, the vsc light and check engine warning indicator illuminated simultaneously and remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but could not be diagnosed. the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was invalid. the approximate failure mileage was 240,000.

Complaint: 2006 base highlander, fwd, 4 cylinders. brake system (vsc, trac off, abs & brake) and tpms lights on, disabling safety features. 1)tpms flashing light. issue may have been in-process since day 1. it regularly came on, reset by dealers and eventually showed us how to reset ourselves. 2)brake system lights. all (4) came on, diagnosed as left rear wheel sensor. dealer quoted cost: $1000. replacement didn't work, wound up replacing wheel hub assembly pigtail. lasted two (2) weeks, re-diagnosed as abs pump/control module assembly. dealer quoted cost: $2500. while this itself is ridiculous, the repair costs would exceed 1/8th (13%) the cost of the vehicle new! now, in 2014, it's approximately (50%) of the current vehicles value. this issue has recently resulted in screeching to a halt in dangerous traffic. it essentially negates the star safety system features, for various environmental and driving conditions. this issue cannot be ignored any longer, since it's the topic on numerous web site forums and inquiries and even salvaged used parts are being sold by many sites for this problem. recompense: remuneration of expenses to date and future repairs to correct this problem is requested. review of tsb and/or investigation into recall campaign to fix all affected vehicles. *tr

Toyota highlander hybrid-i have lost abs brakes, stability control and power steering along with the hybrid engine on two occasions with my 2 week old 2006 highlander. i have brought it to the dealer twice-the first time they found "malfunction codes" and "rebooted" the computer and told me it was operating as "designed," only to happen again 2 days later. currently, they are replacing a computer. date of incident and purchase of vehicle is actually 2006 but is not an option below. i am concerned it will happen again and result in an accident in the future. *jb

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