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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	758145
Internal NHTSA #	10303030
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	HIGHLANDER
Model Year	2009
File date	01/06/09
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased a 2009 toyota highlander, in february 2009. On june 1, 2009, i was northeast of rockville, indiana on highway 47 in this toyota highlander. I approached a slow moving vehicle on a straight section of roadway and passed the vehicle. As i was passing i felt like the car was going faster than i was accelerating. When i pulled back into the right lane the car was going even faster and i realized that the car was accelerating on its own. Luckily, i was still on a long straight section of the road and had some time. I first tried to brake but the car kept going even faster. I put the car in neutral and started braking and luckily found a place to pull off the road. I was completely shocked that the engine was racing uncontrollably. I looked down at the accelerator and nothing was pushing or touching it. I then turned off the car, put the car in
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4648
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EDWARDSBURG, MI
VIN pattern	JTEES42AX92XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	01/02/09
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	JORDAN AUTOMOTIVE GROUP
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	MISHAWAKA
Dealer's state code	IN
Dealer's ZIP code

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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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2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Toyota HIGHLANDER Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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