| Issue ID | 767228 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10311673 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 18/04/09 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota highlander hv. The contact stated as he was driving at 50 mph and set the vehicle speed control, the vehicle accelerated and the speed increased rapidly. He had to continue to apply his foot on and off of the accelerator pedal to stop the vehicle. After the vehicle slowed down he pull to the side of the road ,turned the vehicle on and off, and drove the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated that he could not duplicated the failure, yet they reset the computer. The vehicle accelerated after the computer was reset while driving in rainy and inclement weather conditions. The vehicle would shut off immediately without any warning. The toyota manufacturer was called and stated that the vehicle was designed to shut off in inclement weather to protect the electrical drive motor in the wheels. The manufacturer was not willing to repair the vehicle since there were no recalls associated with his vin. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | PISGAH FOREST, NC |
| VIN pattern | JTEEW21A860XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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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 | 50 |
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