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#1 of 3 Highlander 2006, stalled on highway with msg vsf by prat Jul 26, 2009 (7:53 pm)
I was on highway and suddenly my 06 highlander hybride stalled and i saw the msg as "Hybride failed"and "VCF failed, I towed my car to dealer and staying in Motel, and I need help, why this happen and how should I deal with Toyota, Help me.. , I am stuck on the road 400 miles away from home. Replies to this message: soaringsister (Oct 24, 2009 3:50 pm) charlesp (Nov 02, 2009 11:43 am)
#2 of 3 Re: Highlander 2006, stalled on highway with msg vsf [prat] by soaringsister Oct 24, 2009 (3:50 pm)
Replying to: prat (Jul 26, 2009 7:53 pm) I hope you were able to get rescued! This exact same thing happened to us with our 2006 Hybrid Highlander. We were on the way to the airport, so that was a problem. We only bought the car last April, and it came with a warranty, so everything was paid for, including the towing, the rental car, etc. It's my understanding that the Hybrid battery is warrantied for the first 150,000 to 200,000 miles, so yours should all be covered, too. Hope things have gotten better for you! Replies to this message: charlesp (Nov 02, 2009 11:43 am)
#3 of 3 Re: Highlander 2006, stalled on highway with msg vsf [soaringsister] by charlesp Nov 02, 2009 (11:43 am)
Replying to: soaringsister (Oct 24, 2009 3:50 pm) About two months ago, my failure was not so dramatic.   I had driven to work early in the cool AM and had parked at work in open air, Summer LV Sun and temperatures, and on going home up untilI the instant I accelerated to get on freeway, all had been fine. Just as I accelerated without the car feeling weird at all, warning of "Hybrid Failure go to service" popped up on display. Thankfully, just in time for me to avoid the freeway.   All this happened earily enough in day for me to get to Toyota Dealer and spend 2 1/2 hr as they trouble shot and enabled the car to be driven. Cause was confirmed as Hybrid ECU failure. Was assurred I could drive with no problem while the Hybrid ECU was ordered. Truth was mileage sucked, but they were right -- I could drive.   Bit of fiasco as Toyota couldn't decide where ECU was in supply chain, but after two-1/2 weeks I was given repair appointment. All parts and labor covered under warranty (me with 60,400 miles on 2006 HH) and now my car drives better than ever before. All the ECU reprogramming needs have gone away. No surging, smooth running at 40mph and 70mph, excellent engineering upgrade by Toyota.   I had heard 206 HH Hybrid System warranty was only 100K Miles, I would be interested to know if it is confirmed to be ractually longer than that (outside CA.)   Chuck

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