1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Service Brakes, Electric

2008 Toyota Highlander Service Brakes, Electric Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 2 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 16, 2008 · 80,000 miles

    Service Brakes, Electric

    I received a vsc error code, on a 2008 toyota highlander, not the hybrid model, but a limited top of the line model. The vehicle starts to accelerate by itself & then when you slam on the brakes to try to stop it, it fails to stop. In order to avoid slamming into the vehicle in front of me & to the right of me, i chose to turn left hard & run into the concrete divider. This was the 2nd occasion that this type of…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10351064

  • March 1, 2008 · 100 miles

    Service Brakes, Electric

    Our 2008 toyota highlander has had the same intermittent braking problem since we purchased it in 2008. When we brake for the first second or so of depressing the brake pedal the brakes will either not respond or there will be a slight surge in acceleration. After further depression of the brake pedal, the brakes will engage, but the initial engagement is not smooth. It feels like someone that has braked their…

    ODI 10308305

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2008 Toyota Highlander.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.

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