# 2006 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `759074` · 2010-02-05 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER HYBRID
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
MOVING A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2006 HAD FINISHED BACKING UP AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED BACKWARD AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN AND ANOTHER CAR.  ALL OBSERVERS AGREE THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER MY FOOT WAS OFF THE PEDAL AND I HAD NO CHANCE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE BEFORE IT HAPPENED.  I HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS HOSPITALIZED AND RECEIVED A LARGE GASH IN HER LEG WHICH REQUIRED MANY STITCHES AND PHYSICAL THERAPY REHABILITATION AND ANOTHER AUTO WHICH WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE DAMAGE.  *TR
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