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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	741139
Internal NHTSA #	10285779
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Model Year	2008
File date	11/09/09
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	To whom it may concern, on september 11th, 2009 we drove from orange county to kernville for a weekend trip. 120 miles into our journey we were o in the mojave desert on highway 395 when i overtook another car at approximately 75miles per hour. As i got back into lane, i attempted to depress the brake to slow back down but the car continued to accelerate. My wife was sitting beside me. Perplexed, i looked down at the pedals and told my wife the car would nor slow down, as i continued to try and depress the brake pedal. At each attempt to decelerate the engine whined alarmingly but the car continued to accelerate. I tried several times to press and release the accelerator followed by returning my foot to the brake. At no time did the accelerator pedal appear to be hindered or restricted in anyway. The car continued to accelerate. At 95miles per hour i forced down both the brake pedal and the emergency/ hand brake at the same time forcing the car to slow down, all the while the engine continued to rev up. As we approached stopping saskia pushed the gear stick into park and we bounced and shuddered to a halt. It was terrifying. The children did not understand what was going on and were completely panicked by the situation, screaming and crying as we tried to stop the car. Both saskia and i were visibly shaken. We took a short brake and then gingerly attempted to move forward again. The car appeared to be working and we slowly accelerated back on to the highway attempting several times to stop and brake to make sure that the car was working properly. It was immediately apparent that the brakes were not working properly though still functional. They were taking longer to stop and there was a grinding sound and shuddering very time we tried to slow down. We were much closer to our destination than to home and decided it made sense to continue and hope that we could call the dealer the next day.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	16000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NORTH TUSTIN, CA
VIN pattern	JTEEW44AX82XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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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	95
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER HYBRID Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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