ShifteratiToyota Highlander Hybrid
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The Hybrid trim was offered on 3 generations of the Toyota Highlander, and was not the same on each. Find the generation first.
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1st gen 2006–2007
Hybrid: Base and Limited grades1,2
Watch out for
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Hybrid inverter failure All years
What to check: Ask a Toyota dealer whether recalls 11V342000 and 13V396000 were done, and watch for hybrid warning lights on a long drive.
Two recalls covered heat damage in the inverter, which can put the car in limp-home mode or shut the hybrid system down. Edmunds' 2006 page carries owners' reports of inverter failures, and SlashGear reports owners of Hybrids dying at speed.
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2nd gen 2008–2013
Hybrid: Base and Limited grades4,5
Everything else about the 2nd gen → -
3rd gen 2014–2019
Hybrid: Limited and Limited Platinum in 2014; LE and XLE added below them for 20176,7
Everything else about the 3rd gen →