# 2019 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1769068` · 2021-09-19 · 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
- **Year:** 2019
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
I was involved in an accident that I believe was caused by sudden unintended acceleration (sua). In a very busy commercial parking lot,  I was pulling into a parking space proceeding at a very slow speed, when there was a sudden surge in acceleration accompanied by a grinding/acceleration sound. I hit the brake to no effect, and the vehicle jumped the curb and hit a building shop and entered the shop. The air bags did not deploy, and I was shaken up but not injured. Thankfully, there was no one at the front desk area of the business. The car was not drivable and was towed to a body shop.
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