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WORST VEHICLE IVE EVER OWNED!!!!
JOHN SMITH, 09/17/2018
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4dr SUV AWD (3.3L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
8 of 19 people found this review helpful
The car gets worse gas millage then my bosses full size F-150 which is garbage. The maintance cost is way too high. The brakes are horrible and the abs actuator is a known problem for going out. The battery under the rear seat is way too high in cost and is not a lifetime battery like Toyota claims. The comfort is not what it should be. The awd is not really awd it is front wheel drive until the front wheels spin then a motor turns on the rear wheels. The towing capicity for an suv is bad at a max of 3500 lbs, which a full size Chevrolet car can tow. I average 22 miles per gallon which is almost two miles a gallon less then a F150 pickup. Think about that for a second a truck that weighs more and has a bigger motor gets better miles per gallon then a hybrid. This is the last highbrid i will ever own!!!!!!!!!!
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Buy a Honda
The Judge, 08/07/2007
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
Serious and dangerous uncontrolable torque steer. Poof fuel economy, pathetic tiny front seats with uncomfortable arm rests combine for a truely sad ride. Lots of rattles and squeaks. The car has an almost rubberband motion to it. I will never buy another toyota. Toyota flat out lied, told me you don't need the 4wd and as it turns out it is the only thing that helps control the uncontrollable pull to the right in the 2wd version. That is why the 2008 hybrids will only be offered in this layout. Never again with this POOR company. The gas motor thumps when it kicks in, got much worse after the first 100 miles. Deceptive regarding their claim of a "seamless transion" between gas and electric.
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SUA in a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Toyota Sad, 01/31/2021
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
3 of 8 people found this review helpful
We bought our 2006 Highlander off the lot used with 30,000 miles. Very inexpensive to operate, loved it, until it turned on us. While turning around in a friend’s driveway, it took off backwards. Smashed the garage door into their vehicle, damaging the rear hatch. Our bumper also caught the pillar between the garage doors, removing it from the foundation, which required the stone faced to totally be replaced. DON’T EXPECT TOYOTA OR THE DEALERSHIP TO CARE ABOUT ANY OFF THIS. 1ST we called the dealership, they stated it was an SUA issue and we would have to contact a special Toyota number designed to handle Sudden Unintended Acceleration issues. There are not enough words left to describe in detail the time spent the almost 2 months of our unresolved (Case) as they called it. A Third party assessed the Vehicle and its computers at Toyotas request. They then sent us and Toyota their report, which at first Toyota claimed they never received. The report showed that neither the brake nor the accelerator was pressed at the time the vehicle took off backwards. My wife, who had just backed into the, slightly up hill driveway, had just left off the accelerator, glanced down reaching to shift it into forward, and had less than 30’ to realize it was speeding up before it hit. Since it is a Hybrid there were no auditable sound to alert her of the acceleration. The dealership and Toyota offered NO assistance, regarding the need of a mode of transportation to work. The dealership could have cared less that the vehicle they sold us had seriously failed and Toyota’s response was lethargic. I do not know what could have happen had someone been standing behind our Highlander, therefore my wife and I chose to never dive it again. I would advise anyone thinking of buy an older Highlander Hybrid to check, how many times it has crashed on its own. Want some interesting reading Google SUA.
Mileage is consistent with sticker
FRITZER, 09/02/2006
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (3.3L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've had the vehicle for six weeks. I average 30.1 MPG, combined city/highway. Drive to work is 15 miles in Sacramento, CA. If I push acceleration above 50 kW and do not anticipate stops ahead, mileage drops below 28 MPG. If I accelerate modestly and keep the power at or below 25 kW during acceleration, I consistently get better than 30 MPG overall. I verified the readings on the vehicles MPG meter at the gas pump - hand calculations. This is a fun vehicle to drive and the challenge is to out do the mileage from the day before. If you spend a lot of time driving above the hash marks on the kW meter, expect worse gas mileage - simple math. Fly like a rocket, pay for the gas!
So far...So good
Gus, 08/25/2005
2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid 4dr SUV (3.3L 6cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I must say i like it a lot! Comfortable, easy to drive, and fun. The price is a little hefty... hoping to get a rebate back from Uncle Sam!! I can't believe it's on sometimes! So quiet. The only complain is the sun-roof... Can't tell if it's completelly closed all the way sometimes. Other than that, My family really likes it! Maybe I will buy the Lexus 400h also :).