| Issue ID | 759072 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10303790 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | HIGHLANDER |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 01/02/10 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My toyota highlander 2005 will accelerate by itself when i start out at a light making it rev the engine excessively. This happened alot when i got the car until last fall i got fuel system cleaned and all carbon removed from lines. It went away after i got carbon cleaned out and now it has recently started happening again. It sometimes makes my front tires squeal. I have asked the joe meyers toyota in houston, tx. About it and they say there is nothing wrong with my car. I never brought it up with them again. I need to find out if there is any fix for this problem asap since there has been issues with this being worse and causing deaths. Note: after buying the car in jan 06 the floor mats constantly pushed forward upto pedals so i got my husband to use a grommet on them to make holes and attach via clips from joe meyers toyota. Now they don't move. This was never the cause of the acceleration. It was coming from the engine - pedal was not stuck. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 124623 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOUSTON, TX |
| VIN pattern | JTEGP21A750XXXXXX |
| 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 | 5 |
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