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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1140337
Internal NHTSA #	10664471
Manufacurer	Toyota Motor Corporation
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2008
File date	10/12/14
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On december 10th, 2014, around 8:15am, our 2008 highlander sport awd suddenly accelerated at full throttle when approaching a stop sign, entered the cross section and crashed with incoming suv on the passenger side. The car kept going at high speed after running a curb and flattened all 4 tires on straight lines and eventually stopped in a neighbor's yard, made deep trench into the lawn. The other parties were taken to hospital for medical exam and their suv was badly damaged to the engine compartment. We have photos from various angles showing that this car was not stoppable by a human at the moment. We were told our car will be a total loss by the insurance company. Our evidence indicated the car's defects was the primary cause of full throttle acceleration which has been the case for many other toyota car owners for the last few years. We need to hold toyota responsible and accountable for this and other accidents and to be investigated thoroughly by the nhtsa. Our loss should be properly compensated by toyota. Thank you for your attention. Case:toyota highlander uncontrolled acceleration accident on 12/10/2014 case number:[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	49000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BRYN MAWR, PA
VIN pattern	JTEES43A382XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	Y
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No. of injured persons	4
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	60
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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.
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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