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2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

crash · 763729 · 2010-02-17

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Miles at failure
33,000
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER THAT HAD MAT ENTRAPMENT--I HAD AFTER MARKET MATS AS NONE WERE GIVEN TO ME WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE--I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CORPORATION AND HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED AT DEALERSHIP AND REP SAID THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN MY ACCELERATOR--THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED AND I HIT A PICNIC TABLE AND 2 BIRD FEEDER AND A FENCE IN MY YARD BEFORE I GOT THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT MY ACCELERATOR AS THE 2007 IS NOT ON RECALL BUT I FEEL IT SHOULD BE--THEY DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT TO ME JUST TOLD ME THAT MY FLOOR MAT CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN--I REALIZE THAT BUT I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER TO MY QUESTION--I BLEW A MICHELIN TIRE AND HAVE DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER--TOTAL COST--ABOUT $600 ACCORDING TO TOYOTA GARAGE--NO ANSWER FROM THEM EXCEPT TO SAY THIS WAS MY FAULT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10311366
Machine
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