# 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `640872` · 2007-10-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 5
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY 2003 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AT A MCDONALD'S, AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE AND ALMOST PARKED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED THROUGH THE ENTRANCE OF THE MCDONALD'S.  I CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP.  *JB
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