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#140 of 143 Re: Highlander Hybrid won't start [condor2007] by llbonner Jul 14, 2009 (11:01 am)
Replying to: condor2007 (Jul 13, 2009 8:58 pm) Do you have one of the DVD players? Is it an after-market one (either that Toyota put in or one that someone like Best Buy put in?) b/c if so, it could be the DVD player. I had an after-market DVD player (installed by Toyota at the time of sale so it came with it but it wasn't installed in the factory in Japan) and couldn't leave the care for more than 2 days without the 12V battery dying. I was told I had left the lights on (I hadn't), left the door open (I didn't), etc. I finally searched the net and discovered that for people with after-market DVD's (and you might not even know you have one, depending on your Toyota salesperson) this happens with the hybrid. I got the dealer to replace my 12V battery and install a kill switch for the DVD player and problem solved. A few months later my DVD model was recalled b/c it was draining the battery power for regular (non-hybrid) cars. So if you have a DVD player see if you can find out if it's after market and if it is, try to get the kill switch installed. Good luck!!! Replies to this message: condor2007 (Jul 14, 2009 9:25 pm) wvgasguy (Jul 17, 2009 9:14 am)
#141 of 143 Re: Highlander Hybrid won't start [llbonner] by condor2007 Jul 14, 2009 (9:25 pm)
Replying to: llbonner (Jul 14, 2009 11:01 am) All the equipment is standard Toyota and came with the car. They just told me again today that all they did was to recharge the battery and now the car starts again. For how long? Replies to this message: wvgasguy (Jul 17, 2009 9:14 am)
#142 of 143 Re: Highlander Hybrid won't start [condor2007] by wvgasguy Jul 17, 2009 (9:14 am)
Replying to: condor2007 (Jul 14, 2009 9:25 pm) Well, your battery is almost 3 years old. You may need a new one.
#143 of 143 Re: New Toyota Highlander Hybrid Owners - Give Us Your Report [cat46] by rtdunham Nov 19, 2009 (10:23 am)
Replying to: cat46 (Dec 20, 2008 6:35 pm) cat46   "I find out that the car drives mainly in front wheel mode and is not all time all wheel drive like my other highlander. I ... am terrified of driving it in the snow....Had I been aware of the fact that this is a vehicle for Florida, I would have kept my original until they made a hybrid that can be driven in all climates"   According to the reviews at Edmunds, the first-gen Highlander Hybrid AWD wasn't true AWD, but rather included a third electric motor, on the "AWD" model, that kicked in on the rear wheels when additional traction was needed. The gas engine, according to those reviews, never distributed power to the rear wheels. Still, I've seen drivers from high-altitutude, heavy-snow areas say the HH "AWD" performed great for them in snow. Your fears may be unfounded: I'm guessing maybe a salesperson or literature just made you aware for the first time of how the HH "AWD" works, and you didn't realize that's how it worked in the previous gen HH, too.

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