| Issue ID | 769828 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10313871 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER HV |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 16/11/07 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota highlander hybrid. The contact stated that she was driving approximately 1 mph, when the vehicle accelerated and crashed into the garage and a bedroom. She then shifted the vehicle into reverse it accelerated in reverse. She depressed the brake pedal to avoid an additional incident, shifted into neutral gear to stop the vehicle from accelerating. There were no injuries and no police report was taken. She called the dealership but no one inspected the vehicle to find out why the failure occurred. She had not spoken with the manufacturer to-date. She had not experienced any more acceleration failures when the complaint was filed. The current mileage was approximately 19,000. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 7000 |
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| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | LOS ANGELES, CA |
| VIN pattern | JTEHW21A370XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 1 |
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