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2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — SERVICE BRAKES

crash3 injured · 2147488 · 2025-11-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

Vehicle had a very loud high pitch whining noise the rapid accelerated I was braking and brakes were not working vehicle screen was flashing Vehicle Malfunction. yes vehicle is available. I could not stop the vehicle I struck three signs and a lady fell down as i was approaching the the building very fast, hit a wrought iron black fence and it fell on a park vehicle and then i hit a park vehicle and it stop i threw it in park. i am not sure. Insurance company After the vehicle accelerated there was a message saying VEHICLE MALFUNCTION, not before the accident.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11698619
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown