# 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1312124` · 2016-08-26 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER HYBRID
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 96,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
I ARRIVE AT A PARKING LOT ON FLOWER AVENUE STRIP DRIVING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A CLINIC, AT A VERY LOW SPEED, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED--BY THE TIME I HIT THE BRAKES ATTEMPTING TO STOP, IT WAS IN THE OFFICE OF OF MATERNAL AND CHILD CARE, UNSTOPPABLE--FORTUNATELY, IT WAS ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THERE WERE NO EMPLOYEES OR PATIENTS IN THE RECEPTION AREA OF THE OFFICE...SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.  THIS CAR MUST BE RECALLED---I TOOK IT TO KOONS TOYOTA IN VIENNA, VIRGINIA-- WHERE I BOUGHT IT LAST OCTOBER--A 2009 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER...
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