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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	758445
Internal NHTSA #	10303258
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2002
File date	30/05/08
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought a 2002 toyota highlander limited in may 2008. The car had just under 60,000 miles on the odometer. This car is my second car, mainly to be used to tow my horse trailer. Within a month of owning the car it showed the sudden unexpected acceleration. This was not unfamiliar to me because i also own a 2002 toyota camry. I have owned the highlander now for 1 and 3/4 year and the car has showed the described behavior off and on. It happens mostly on the freeway and mostly when i am not towing. It does not have anything to do with floormats or sticky gaspedals. Since the same behavior happens in both toyota's i own, it is time that toyota starts looking at something else than the silly explanations of floormats and sticky gaspedals. It is the engine which runs away, leaving the driver no control over the speed. I had not expect this from toyota. I bought toyotas because of their reliability and because i trusted the company (as opposed to ford, which i also owned and experienced a problem which turned out the company knew a long time about and did not do anything about). I guess toyota is not different. Also, it is time that the recall goes further back then the 3-4 years. I even have a copy of a professional car review of the camry who experienced the problem in 2002.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	61000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHANDLER, AZ
VIN pattern	JTEGF21A220XXXXXX
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	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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