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2006 Toyota Highlander electronic stability control (esc) problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2006 Toyota Highlander4% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
4%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The brake accumulator/actuator is a defective part and toyota has refused to honor the repair. They manipulated owners by having a warrenty support program with end dates, instead of having a recall on it. Which is why when I researched before I bought, is not listed on car fax. The warranty…

    filed Aug 7, 2020

  • The brake actuator assembly has gone out at 135000 miles. It interfers with braking. The brakes lock up frequently and car will almost hop to a halt. It is quite concerning and scary when it occurs.

    filed Jul 8, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.