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2002 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	776962
Internal NHTSA #	10319653
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2002
File date	01/06/06
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Sometime in 2006, my 2002 toyota highlander experienced unintended acceleration. I was standing on the brake to make the car stop and it wouldn't. I pulled into a parking lot through the car into neutral, hit the brake, then through it into park while it was still moving. I called jiffy lube who just had performed an oil change. They sent a technician over to look at it. When i started the car for the tech the engine continued to race. We both looked to see if there was something stuck under the accelerator. There was not. We both pulled up on the accelerator and it did not appear to be stuck. The tech couldn't explain it. I can't recall if i had the car towed to toyota or if the problem stopped suddenly and i drove myself. Toyota is one mile from where the incident occurred. Toyota told me they couldn't replicate the problem and assured me that it wouldn't happen again. I drove him without incident until i pulled in my driveway, the car accelerated and i again had to throw the car into park while moving. The car was then towed to toyota and we were told the problem was "fixed" and given some excuse that didn't make sense. It never happened again and we traded the car for a new one in 2008. The dealership was bob rohrman toyota in westmont, il. I think the recall needs to go back further to include 2002 vehicles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DOWNERS GROVE, IL
VIN pattern	JTEHF21A620XXXXXX
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	50
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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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