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2018 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1945232 · 2023-11-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

My relatives remembered the 2002-2011 recall of 80,000 Toyotas, 90 deaths due to unintended acceleration and said that seems exactly what happened to me last month. NEAR FATAL COLLISION DUE TO STICKY PEDAL 2018 Toyota Highlander 10/10 Slowly backed out of parking space in large, empty commercial lot: sunny day, 3pm  Tapped pedal into Drive  Car sped off at 50+mph with my foot off pedal  Sped around lot for approximately 3minutes  Holding brake down and down-shifting did nothing except cause sheer terror with my uncontrollable vehicle  Hit pole and vehicle came to a stop after near-complete destruction of passenger-side bumper  No injury except sheer mental terror  No witnesses DO NOT Blame the victim. Dealer says all-weather floormat could never have been or be involved.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11556609
Machine
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